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Maggie Rogers
-"Austin City Limits" presents the magical music of Maggie Rogers. ♪♪♪ -♪ Let me help you wake you up ♪ ♪ Let me help you break you up ♪ ♪ Let me help you open up ♪ ♪ I'm in love, I'm alive ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm burning ♪ ♪ Ooh, here I am, settling ♪ ♪ Freaking out ♪ ♪ You bring me in to help me ♪ ♪ Let me get me out ♪ ♪ Oh no-o-ow ♪ ♪ I'm in retrograde ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ -Recorded live from the Moody Theater, it's "Austin City Limits." -Now, a tender but powerful musical force, Maggie Rogers. -♪ If I was who I was before ♪ ♪ Then I'd be waiting at your door ♪ ♪ But I cannot confess I am the same ♪ ♪ So, look at me and hear me now ♪ ♪ With all my body screaming out ♪ ♪ In my mind I'm thinking of the place ♪ ♪ Where no one knows me ♪ ♪ And no one knows you ♪ ♪ And you don't know me ♪ ♪ And I don't know you ♪ ♪ You would open up your heart ♪ ♪ Drop your weapons, drop your guard ♪ ♪ Just a little trust is all it takes ♪ ♪ Oh, I know that you've been around ♪ ♪ But hear me now, I'm crying out ♪ ♪ Let me be the light upon the lake ♪ ♪ But if you give a little, get a little ♪ ♪ Maybe we could get to know each other ♪ ♪ Give a little, get a little ♪ ♪ Give a little ♪ ♪ But if you give a little, get a little ♪ ♪ Maybe we could learn to love each other ♪ ♪ Give a little, get a little ♪ ♪ Give a little ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Give a little, get a little ♪ ♪ Give a little ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Give a little, get a little ♪ ♪ Give a little ♪ ♪ If only we could find a way ♪ ♪ To leave all of our darker days ♪ ♪ Soak in all the sweetness on our skin ♪ ♪ Oh, and if you're waiting in the sun ♪ ♪ Then carry me on wings of love ♪ ♪ To that brighter day where all begins ♪ ♪ But if you give a little, get a little ♪ ♪ Maybe we could get to know each other ♪ ♪ Give a little, get a little ♪ ♪ Give a little ♪ ♪ But if you give a little, get a little ♪ ♪ Maybe we could learn to love each other ♪ ♪ Give a little, get a little ♪ ♪ Give a little ♪ Come on! ♪♪♪ ♪ Give a little, get a little ♪ ♪ Give a little ♪ ♪ Ooh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh-oh ♪ ♪ Mmm, oh, ooh ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ But if you give a little, get a little ♪ ♪ Then maybe we could get to know each other ♪ ♪ Give a little, get a little ♪ ♪ Give a little ♪ ♪ And if you give a little, get a little ♪ ♪ Then maybe we could learn to love each other ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, ooh ♪ ♪ No one knows me ♪ ♪ And no one knows you ♪ ♪ You don't know me ♪ ♪ And I don't know you ♪ ♪ Everything's fresh ♪ ♪ Yeah, everything's new ♪ ♪ But if you don't know me ♪ ♪ And I don't know you ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ I can feel it starting up now, yeah ♪ ♪ I can feel it all just coming through ♪ ♪ There's a whole new world just waiting, baby ♪ ♪ So much waiting just for me and you ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Waiting just for me and you ♪ ♪ Give, give, give, give, give, give a little ♪ ♪ Give a little, get a little ♪ ♪ Give a little ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪
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♪ Ooh ♪
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All right, Austin, it is a Friday night -- if you are still sitting down, I don't know what you're doing. My name is Maggie Rogers, this is my beautiful band. I'm gonna play you some songs from my record. ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ I've been sleeping ♪ ♪ Barely dreaming ♪ ♪ Through a year and one half ♪ ♪ Found another ♪ ♪ Called him my lover ♪ ♪ Helped me get my old self back ♪ ♪ It was you ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ It was you ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Only you ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ You remind me, oh, you bring me back ♪ ♪ And you said ♪ ♪ Let me help you wake you up ♪ ♪ Let me help you break you up ♪ ♪ Let me help you open up ♪ ♪ I'm in love, I'm alive ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm burning ♪
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♪♪♪ ♪ Oh, I was reckless ♪ ♪ Once was breathless ♪ ♪ Running from that day I snapped ♪ ♪ But I've got a feeling ♪ ♪ And keep believing ♪ ♪ I'm never gonna give this back ♪ ♪ It was you ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ It was you ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Only you ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm never gonna give this back ♪ ♪ And you said ♪ ♪ Let me help you wake you up ♪ ♪ Let me help you break you up ♪ ♪ Let me help you open up ♪ ♪ I'm in love, I'm alive ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm burning ♪
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♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ And if you're giving up, would you tell me? ♪ ♪ I'm gonna keep this love if you let me ♪ ♪ And if you're giving up, would you tell me? ♪ ♪ I'm gonna keep this love ♪ ♪ And you said ♪ ♪ Let me help you wake you up ♪ Come on! ♪ Let me help you break you up ♪ ♪ Let me help you open up ♪ ♪ I'm in love, I'm alive ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm burning ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Let me help you wake you up ♪ ♪ Let me help you break you up ♪ ♪ Let me help you open up ♪ ♪ I'm in love, I'm alive ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm burning ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Let me help you wake you up ♪ ♪ Let me help you break you up ♪ ♪ Let me help you open up ♪ ♪ I'm in love, I'm alive ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm burning ♪
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♪ Oh, I'm burning ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm burning ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm burning ♪ ♪ Burning ♪
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♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ This is a song about having a crush. ♪ Standing in the open light ♪ ♪ Within the swelter of the night ♪ ♪ I found myself staring at you ♪ ♪ And every time our fingers touched ♪ ♪ I felt like it would be too much ♪ ♪ And too little to hang on to ♪ ♪ I cannot fall in love with you ♪ ♪ I cannot feel this way so soon ♪ ♪ I cannot be this way with you ♪ ♪ I cannot fall in love with you ♪ ♪ I knew it when you walked my way ♪ ♪ That I'd be begging you to stay ♪ ♪ I couldn't say it to myself ♪ ♪ I couldn't say it to myself ♪ ♪ I felt it burning in a way ♪ ♪ I held on when you pulled away ♪ ♪ I couldn't say it to myself ♪ ♪ I couldn't say it to myself ♪ ♪ I couldn't say it ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ I couldn't just say it ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ And every evening, every time ♪ ♪ I keep replaying in my mind ♪ ♪ And wondering if you do the same ♪ ♪ And if it makes you lose your breath ♪ ♪ And if it makes you just forget ♪ ♪ That all of it's a bit insane ♪ ♪ I cannot fall in love with you ♪ ♪ I cannot feel this way so soon ♪ ♪ I cannot be this way with you ♪ ♪ I cannot fall in love with you ♪ ♪ I knew it when you walked my way ♪ ♪ That I'd be begging you to stay ♪ ♪ I couldn't say it to myself ♪ ♪ I couldn't say it to myself ♪ ♪ I felt it burning in a way ♪ ♪ I held on when you pulled away ♪ ♪ I couldn't say it to myself ♪ ♪ I couldn't say it to myself ♪ ♪ I knew it when you walked my way ♪ ♪ That I'd be begging you to stay ♪ ♪ I couldn't say it ♪ ♪ I couldn't say it ♪ ♪ Ooh, I felt it burning in a way ♪ ♪ I couldn't say it ♪ ♪ Oh, I couldn't say ♪ ♪ I couldn't say it ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ I couldn't just say it ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ ♪ Cannot fall in love with you ♪ ♪ I cannot feel this way so soon ♪ ♪ I cannot be this way with you ♪ ♪ I cannot fall in love with you ♪
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♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ I'm coming up slowly ♪ ♪ I'm high on emotion ♪ ♪ With waves of this feeling ♪ ♪ As light as the ocean ♪ ♪ And then I see you ♪ ♪ When I feel like I'm drowning ♪ ♪ And then I see you ♪ ♪ It's okay, it's okay, I'm okay ♪ ♪ I'm all right again ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ It's okay, I'm okay, it's okay ♪ ♪ Take me to that place where you always go ♪ ♪ When you're sleeping or your day takes you low so low ♪ ♪ When I'm on and off again ♪ ♪ On and off again, on and off again, oh ♪ ♪ Take me to that space when I need someone ♪ ♪ When I'm shaking or my mind starts coming undone ♪ ♪ When I'm on and off again ♪ ♪ On and off again, on and off again ♪ ♪ You turn me on like ♪ -♪ Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh ♪ -♪ Turn me on like ♪ -♪ Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh ♪ ♪ Take me through this wild time ♪ ♪ Stay with me through all of time ♪ ♪ If I'm drenched in madness ♪ ♪ Tangled blues ♪ ♪ Won't you? ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Won't you? ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Take me to that place where you always go ♪ ♪ When you're sleeping or your day takes you low so low ♪ ♪ When I'm on and off again ♪ ♪ On and off again, on and off again, oh ♪ ♪ Take me to that space when I need someone ♪ ♪ When I'm shaking or my mind starts coming undone ♪ ♪ When I'm on and off again ♪ ♪ On and off again, on and off again ♪ ♪ You turn me on like ♪ -♪ Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh ♪ -♪ You turn me on like ♪ -♪ Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh ♪ -♪ You turn me on like ♪ -♪ Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh ♪ -♪ You turn me on like ♪ -♪ Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh ♪ -♪ You turn me on like ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Take me to that place ♪ ♪ Where you always go ♪ ♪ Oh, take me to that place ♪ ♪ Where you always go ♪ ♪ Won't you take me to that place? ♪ ♪ Take me to that place, take me to that place ♪ ♪ Take me to that place ♪ ♪ Where you always go ♪ ♪ Where you always go ♪ ♪ Where you always go ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Where you always go ♪ ♪ Where you always ♪
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I just want to invite you, during this set, it's kind of -- this is a different vibe, you know? This is a really historic place, and whenever we get to play these kinds of things, we think about... We, like, talk about, backstage, like, channeling the energy of the space and honoring all of the people who have stood, shoes or no shoes, on this stage. And, um --
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Just a reminder that that energy belongs to you, too, so, whatever you need to work out or go through, move through, or think through or feel through, we're here for you and we have our own to figure out, too, so, uh... We are together in it.
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This is a song about friendship. ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ I count my time in dog years ♪ ♪ Swimming in sevens, slow dancing in seconds ♪ ♪ Oh, and I'm the one that loves you ♪ ♪ Oh, and I'm the one that loves you ♪ ♪ I spend my time daydreaming ♪ ♪ As sure as the sea ♪ ♪ It's just you and me ♪ ♪ Oh, and I'm the one that loves you ♪ ♪ Oh, and I'm the one that loves you ♪ ♪ And if you had a bad week ♪ ♪ Just let me touch your cheek ♪ ♪ Oh, and I'll be there waiting ♪ ♪ When you get frustrated ♪ ♪ I know things are changing ♪ ♪ But, darling, I'm saying ♪ ♪ I'll be singing you in all of my songs ♪ ♪ Come what may ♪ ♪ I'll still stay ♪ ♪ Inside your mind ♪ ♪ For all of time ♪ ♪ Singing, ooh ♪ ♪ We will be all right ♪ ♪ In the afterlife ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Of all that is shifting and shaking my system ♪ ♪ I know your rhythm ♪ ♪ I know, I know, I know, I know ♪ ♪ I know that I'm the one that loves you ♪ ♪ Oh, and I'm the one that loves you ♪ ♪ And if you had a bad week ♪ ♪ Then I'll sing you to sleep ♪ ♪ Oh, and I'll be there waiting ♪ ♪ If you start to get jaded ♪ ♪ I know things are changing ♪ ♪ But, darling, I'm saying ♪ ♪ I've been here all along ♪ ♪ Come what may ♪ ♪ I'll still stay ♪ ♪ Inside your mind ♪ ♪ For all of time ♪ ♪ Singing, ooh ♪ ♪ We will be all right ♪ -♪ Ooh ♪ -♪ Not in vain, we'll still stay the same ♪ ♪ Inside your mind ♪ ♪ For all of time ♪ ♪ Singing, ooh ♪ ♪ We will be all right ♪ ♪ In the afterlife ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ In the afterlife ♪ Mmm ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Oh, I count my time in dog years ♪ ♪ Dog years, dog years, dog years ♪ ♪ Dog years ♪ ♪ We will be all right ♪ ♪ We will be all right ♪ ♪ In the afterlife ♪ -♪ Dog years, dog years ♪ -♪ Singing, baby, we will be all right ♪ ♪ We will be all right ♪ -♪ Dog years, dog years ♪ ♪♪♪ -♪ Singing, baby, we will be all right ♪ ♪ We will be all right ♪
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♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Oh, you said I can't take no more ♪ ♪ Lyin' by the sycamore ♪ ♪ And I know ♪ ♪ That we've both been here before ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ You said, "let's leave them blank" ♪ ♪ But heartache always feels the same ♪ ♪ And I know ♪ ♪ That We've both been here before ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Oh, here I am, settling at your house ♪ ♪ Broken blinds keep the light comin' out ♪ ♪ And I ♪ ♪ Am just the shape I'm in ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Oh, here I am, settling, crying out ♪ ♪ Finding all the things that I can't do without ♪ ♪ Oh, now ♪ ♪ I am giving in ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Oh, I'm in retrograde ♪
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♪ I'm in retrograde ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm in retrograde ♪ ♪ Retrograde ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Standing, staring straight ahead ♪ ♪ Listening when Stevie says ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Mm, "Come out of the darkness" ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Feeling all I've ever known ♪ ♪ Fall away and letting go ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh, come out of the darkness ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Ooh, here I am, settling on your floor ♪ ♪ Quietly, all the world outside your door ♪ ♪ And I ♪ ♪ Am reckoning ♪ ♪ Ooh, here I am, settling ♪ ♪ Freaking out ♪ ♪ You bring me in to help me ♪ ♪ Let me get me out ♪ ♪ Oh no-o-ow ♪ ♪ I'm in retrograde ♪
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♪ I'm in retrograde ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ If only I could give in, if I could get out ♪ ♪ If only I could break in, if I could let me out ♪ ♪ Only I could let go, if I could sit out ♪ ♪ If only I could get back, if I could let me out ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Oh, I'm in retrograde ♪ ♪ Yeah, mm ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ I'm in retrograde ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, oh, yeah ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ I'm in retrograde ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, I'm in retrograde ♪
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Sorry...
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These songs, you know, I have, um... Well, I clearly have a lot of feelings.
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And I've been writing and producing music for about ten years now, and... these feelings are, um... They're all sort of jumbled up in a set list when I put them next to each other, and sometimes they give me a small amount of emotional whiplash. So we're transitioning from big, emotional breakup tunes...
Sadder song, higher energy, to tender song about gratitude and empathy and... I just need, like, two seconds.
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Almost three years ago exactly my life changed very quickly, right as I was graduating from college, and... I started this career in the music industry. Um... Because a lot of people gave me the chance all at once to do this thing I love more than anything else in the entire world, and...
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And, um... It was a little overwhelming at first, to have, sort of, every dream I ever dreamt put in front of me at once, and, uh... Every night I got on stage not knowing what to find and what version of myself I would find -- if I would be really terrified and overwhelmed, and... anxious or scared or far from home.
And every night I got on stage and I felt incredibly held by this audience that gave me this space, and I felt like there was a space for me to be vulnerable and... I continue to be... overwhelmed completely, night after night, by that space that is held and made for this music that means more than anything to me, so... I wrote this song to say "thank you."
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♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Would you believe me now ♪ ♪ If I told you I got caught up in a wave? ♪ ♪ Almost gave it away ♪ ♪ Would you hear me out ♪ ♪ If I told you I was terrified for days? ♪ ♪ Thought I was gonna break ♪ ♪ Oh, I couldn't stop it ♪ ♪ Tried to slow it all down ♪ ♪ Crying in the bathroom ♪ ♪ Had to figure it out ♪ ♪ With everyone around me saying ♪ ♪ "You must be so happy now" ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Oh, if you keep reaching out ♪ ♪ Then I'll keep coming back ♪ ♪ But if you're gone for good ♪ ♪ Then I'm okay with that ♪ ♪ If you leave the light on ♪ ♪ I'll leave the light on ♪ -♪ Light on, light on ♪ -♪ Ooh, I am finding out ♪ ♪ There's just no other way ♪ ♪ That I'm still dancing at the end of the day ♪ ♪ If you leave the light on ♪ ♪ I'll leave the light on ♪ -♪ Light on, light on, light on ♪
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-♪ And do you believe me now ♪ ♪ That I always had the best intentions, babe? ♪ ♪ Always wanted to stay ♪ ♪ And can you feel me now ♪ ♪ That I'm vulnerable in oh, so many ways? ♪ ♪ Oh, and I'll never change ♪ ♪ Oh, I couldn't stop it ♪ ♪ Tried to figure it out ♪ ♪ But everything kept moving ♪ ♪ And the noise got too loud ♪ ♪ With everyone around me saying ♪ -♪ "You should be so happy now" ♪ -♪ Oh, if you keep reaching out ♪ ♪ Then I'll keep coming back ♪ ♪ But if you're gone for good ♪ ♪ Then I'm okay with that ♪ ♪ If you leave the light on ♪ ♪ I'll leave the light on ♪ -♪ Light on, light on, light on ♪ -♪ Ooh, I am finding out ♪ ♪ There's just no other way ♪ ♪ And I'm still dancing at the end of the day ♪ ♪ If you leave the light on ♪ ♪ I'll leave the light on ♪ -♪ Light on, light on, light on ♪ ♪♪♪ -♪ Oh, leave the light on ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Would you leave the light on? ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Leave the light on ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Ooh, leave the light on ♪ ♪ Oh, if you keep reaching out ♪ ♪ Then I'll keep coming back ♪ ♪ But if you're gone for good ♪ ♪ Then I'm okay with that ♪ ♪ If you leave the light on ♪ ♪ I'll leave the light on ♪ -♪ Light on, light on, light on ♪ -♪ And I am finding out ♪ ♪ There's just no other way ♪ ♪ And I'm still dancing at the end of the day ♪ ♪ If you leave the light on ♪ ♪ I'll leave the light on ♪ ♪ If you leave the light on ♪ ♪ Then I'll leave the light on ♪
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♪ Oh, if you leave the light on ♪
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♪ Mm ♪
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♪ Oh, I could feel the change a comin' ♪ ♪ Felt it in the breeze ♪ ♪ Oh, I could feel the change a comin' ♪ ♪ Comin' right for me ♪ ♪ Oh, I could feel the change a comin' ♪ ♪ Saw it on TV ♪ ♪ Oh, I could feel the change a comin' ♪ ♪ Saw it staring right on back at me ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Oh, I could feel the shadow comin' ♪ ♪ Straight on down the line ♪ ♪ Masquerading like it was a friend of mine ♪ ♪ Oh, I could feel the darkness wrappin' ♪ ♪ All its arms in mine ♪ ♪ Oh, I could feel the world was turnin' ♪ ♪ All inside my mind ♪ ♪ Oh, I could feel the world was turnin' ♪ ♪ All inside ♪ ♪ My mind ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Oh, my mind ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Oh, my mind ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Oh, my mind ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ I knew it when it started ♪ ♪ Felt the shift right as it parted ♪ ♪ Saw my feet right down below me ♪ ♪ Saw the whole room move around me ♪ ♪ Saw my old life and my old friends ♪ ♪ Saw me haunted, saw me back again ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Oh, maybe there's a past life ♪ ♪ Coming out inside of me ♪ ♪ Maybe it's the song I'm singing' ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Oh, maybe everything's just turnin' ♪ ♪ Out how it should be ♪ ♪ Oh, maybe there's a past life comin' out inside of me ♪ ♪ Oh, maybe there's a past life ♪ ♪ Comin' out inside of me ♪ ♪ Maybe there's a past life ♪ ♪ Comin' out inside ♪ ♪ Inside of me-e-e ♪
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♪♪♪ ♪ I was walking through icy streams ♪ ♪ That took my breath away ♪ ♪ Moving slowly through westward water ♪ ♪ Over glacial plains ♪ ♪ And I walked off you ♪ ♪ And I walked off an old me ♪ ♪ Oh me, oh my ♪ ♪ I thought it was a dream ♪ ♪ So it seemed ♪ ♪ And now, breathe deep ♪ ♪ I'm inhaling ♪ ♪ You and I, there's air in between ♪ ♪ Leave me be ♪ ♪ I'm exhaling ♪ ♪ You and I, there's air in between ♪
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♪ You and I, there's air in between ♪
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♪♪♪ ♪ Cut my hair so I could rock back and forth ♪ ♪ Without thinking of you ♪ ♪ Learned to talk and say ♪ ♪ Whatever-ever-ever-ever-ever I wanted to ♪
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♪ And I walked off you ♪ ♪ And I walked off an old me ♪ ♪ Oh me, oh my ♪ ♪ I thought it was a dream ♪ ♪ So it seemed ♪ ♪ Ooh now, breathe deep ♪ ♪ I'm inhaling ♪ ♪ You and I, there's air in between ♪ ♪ Leave me be ♪ ♪ I'm exhaling ♪ ♪ You and I, there's air in between ♪
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♪♪♪ ♪ You and I, there's air in between ♪ ♪ You and I ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ You and I ♪ ♪ You and I, there's air in between ♪ ♪ Hey-yay-yay-yay ♪ ♪ You and I, there's air in between ♪
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♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Hold on, I thought that I could take it from here ♪ ♪ Oh, I thought that I was gone in the clear ♪ ♪ Now it's getting harder ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Hold on, I thought that I was doing so well ♪ ♪ Oh, like everything was under a spell ♪ ♪ Now it's getting harder ♪ ♪ I never loved you fully in the way I could ♪ ♪ I fought the current running ♪ ♪ Just the way you would ♪ ♪ But now I'm ♪ ♪ In the creek ♪ ♪ And it's getting harder ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ I'm like falling water ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Go on and tell me just what I'm supposed to say ♪ ♪ As if it could be any other way ♪ ♪ Oh, it's getting louder ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Go on and tell me just how I could allow ♪ ♪ All that's light to end up somehow ♪ ♪ Where it's getting darker ♪ ♪ I never loved you fully in the way I could ♪ ♪ I fought the current running ♪ ♪ Just the way you would ♪ ♪ But now I'm ♪ ♪ Stuck upstream ♪ ♪ And it's getting harder ♪ ♪ I'm like falling water ♪ ♪ Falling water ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Falling water ♪ ♪♪♪ Come on, Austin!
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♪♪♪ Come on! ♪♪♪ ♪ I never loved you fully in the way I could ♪ ♪ I fought the current running ♪ ♪ Just the way you would ♪ ♪ But now I'm ♪ ♪ In the creek ♪ ♪ I never gave you everything, I wish I could ♪ ♪ I should've seen it coming from where you stood ♪ ♪ But now I'm ♪ ♪ In the creek ♪ -♪ In the creek ♪ ♪ And I was going down ♪ -♪ And it was going down on me ♪ ♪ And I was standing in the creek ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪
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Thank you so much. This is, um, when I finish shows, often I have a really hard time coming down, because my body is just, like, freaking out with adrenaline. And I've been thinking so much about how much I love I being loud with a group of people, because that is now my life, and it's beautiful, and frenetic, and... Um...
It's really made me appreciate moments to just be quiet with a group of people also, so, um, I'm gonna sing, and you'll be quiet, and, um --
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And we'll all enjoy it, and, um...
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Maybe me more than you, 'cause I get to sing.
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♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Now that the light is fading ♪ ♪ Silver and purple at twilight ♪ ♪ Scenes of the day remain with us ♪ ♪ Bright as the fire is burning bright ♪ ♪ Blue as the sky above the lake ♪ ♪ And blue the water flowing ♪ ♪ White birch drooping on the shore ♪ ♪ Her leaves of emerald glowing ♪ ♪ The night is robed in spangled black ♪ ♪ And soon we shall be sleeping ♪ ♪ Beyond the moon ♪ ♪ That rides on high ♪ ♪ The radiant dawn ♪ ♪ Is creeping ♪ ♪ Creeping ♪ ♪ Down through the leaves, the sunlight ♪ ♪ Came in shafts ♪ ♪ Of gold ♪ ♪ Now by the dying embers ♪ ♪ We watched the day ♪ ♪ Grow old ♪ See you soon.
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I think songs punctuate life, you know? I've -- I've really -- I've always written to understand how I'm feeling about something, because I think... I can talk to my friend, or I can write in my journal, or talk to a therapist, or call my mom, but as soon as I'm singing, I tell a truth, and I know when something hits in my voice when it's the truth. And when it's that thing that I can't tell anything -- anyone else -- but I know how to sing about it.
And songwriting, for me, it always sort of happens very quickly, you know, it happens... sort of all at one time, in, like, 15 minutes. And, um, I just sort of wait to catch the rain.
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I think so much about my songwriting process, or what I've chosen to do with my life, is -- it's a little bit crazy, because I have actively chosen to re-live these super painful, intense, visceral, colorful, joyful moments, over and over again every night. And in doing that, my vulnerability becomes my strongest super power. Like, by telling everyone exactly how I feel, it feels like no one can hurt me. -♪ But everything kept moving ♪ ♪ The noise got too loud ♪ ♪ With everyone around me saying ♪ -♪ "You should be so happy now" ♪ -♪ Oh, and if you keep reaching out ♪ ♪ Then I'll keep coming back ♪ ♪ But if you're gone for good ♪ ♪ Then I'm okay with that ♪ ♪ If you leave the light on ♪ ♪ I'll leave the light on ♪ -♪ Light on, light on, light on ♪ -♪ Ooh, I am finding out ♪ ♪ There's just no other way ♪ ♪ And I'm still dancing at the end of the day ♪ ♪ If you leave the light on ♪ ♪ I'll leave the light on ♪ -♪ Light on, light on, light on ♪ ♪♪♪
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