Austin City Limits

-"Austin City Limits" presents one of the most inspiring new young pop singers in years, Olivia Rodgrigo.

- Well, good for you, you look happy and healthy Not me, if you ever cared to ask Good for you, you're doing great out there Without me, baby, God, I wish that I could do that I've lost my mind, I've spent the night Crying on the floor of my bathroom But you're so unaffected, I really don't get it But I guess good for you -And songs that mix pain with joy from Phoebe Bridgers.

- I turned around, there was nothing there Yeah, I guess the end is here [ Spoon's "Hot Thoughts" plays ] [ Cheering and applause ] -Recorded live from the Moody Theater, it's... -Now, combining sensitivity and boldness, with an original voice, Olivia Rodrigo.

I'm so insecure, I think That I'll die before I drink And I'm so caught up in the news Of who likes me and who hates you And I'm so tired that I might Quit my job, start a new life And they'd all be so disappointed 'Cause who am I if not exploited?

And I'm so sick of 17 Where's my -- teenage dream?

If someone tells me one more time "Enjoy your youth," I'm gonna cry And I don't stick up for myself I'm anxious and nothing can help And I wish I'd done this before And I wish people liked me more All I did was try my best This the kind of thanks I get?

Unrelentlessly upset - Oh, oh, oh - They say these are the golden years But I wish I could disappear Ego crush is so severe God, it's brutal out here I feel like no one wants me And I hate the way I'm perceived I only have two real friends And lately I'm a nervous wreck 'Cause I love people I don't like And I hate every song I write And I'm not cool and I'm not smart And I can't even parallel park All I did was try my best This the kind of thanks I get?

Unrelentlessly upset - Oh, oh, oh They say these are the golden years But I wish I could disappear Ego crush is so severe God -- Sing it!

- It's brutal out here!

Got a broken ego, broken heart God, I don't even know where to start [ Cheering and applause ] We broke up a month ago Your friends aren't mine, you know, I know You've moved on, found someone new One more girl who brings out the better in you And I thought my heart was attached For all the sunlight of our past But she's so sweet, she's so pretty Does she mean you forgot about me?

Oh, I hope you're happy Just not like how you were with me I'm selfish, I know I can't let you go So find someone great But don't find no one better I hope you're happy, but don't be happier And do you tell her she's the most beautiful girl You've ever seen?

Eternal love bull you know you'll never mean Remember when I believed You meant it when you said it First to me?

And now I'm pickin' her apart Like cuttin' her down make you miss my wretched heart But she's beautiful, she looks kind She prob'ly gives you butterflies I hope you're happy Just not like how you were with me I'm selfish, I know I can't let you go So find someone great But don't find no one better I hope you're happy I wish you all the best, really Say you love her, baby Not like you loved me And think of me fondly when your hands are on her I hope you're happy, but don't be happier [ Cheering and applause ] I hope you're happy Just not like how you were with me I'm selfish, I know I can't let you go So find someone great, but don't find no one better I hope you're happy, but don't be happier [ Cheering and applause ] Hey, Austin, how ya feelin'?

[ Cheering and applause ] My name is Olivia, it's so cool to be here today, thank you so much for havin' me.

[ Cheering and applause ] This is my first time in Austin, I'm -- I'm having the best time, and obviously I'm with the best company.

[ Cheering and applause ] I kinda wanna throw my phone across the room 'Cause all I see are girls too good to be true With paper-white teeth and perfect bodies Wish I didn't care I know that beauty is not my lack But it feels like that weight is on my back And I can't let it go Co-comparison Is killin' me slowly I think, I think too much 'Bout kids who don't know me And I'm so sick of myself I'd rather be, rather be Anyone, anyone else But jealousy, jealousy Started followin' me - Hee-hee-hee, hee-hee - Started followin' me - Hee-hee-hee, hee-hee - And I see everyone gettin' all the things I want And I'm happy for them, but then again, I'm not Just cool vintage clothes and vacation photos I can't stand it, God, I sound crazy Their win is not my loss Yeah, I know it's true But I can't help getting caught Up in it all Co-comparison Is killin' me slowly I think, I think too much 'Bout kids who don't know me And I'm so sick of myself I'd rather be, rather be Anyone, anyone else But jealousy, jealousy All your friends are so cool, you go out every night In your daddy's nice car, yeah, you're livin' the life Got a pretty face, pretty boyfriend, too I wanna be you so bad, and I don't even know you All I see is what I should be Happier, prettier, jealousy, jealousy All I see is what I should be I'm losin' it, all I get's jealousy, jealousy Co-comparison Is killin' me slowly I think, I think too much 'Bout kids who don't know me And I'm so sick of myself I'd rather be, rather be Anyone, anyone else But jealousy, jealousy Oh, I'm so sick of myself I'd rather be, rather be Anyone, anyone else But jealousy, jealousy Started followin' me [ Cheering and applause ] This is the first song I ever put out, and it's really special to me.

So sing along if you know it, this is "Drivers License."

[ Cheering and applause ] I got my driver's license last week Just like we always talked about 'Cause you were so excited for me To finally drive up to your house But today I drove through the suburbs Crying 'cause you weren't around And you're probably with that blond girl Who always made me doubt She's so much older than me She's everything I'm insecure about Yeah, today I drove through the suburbs 'Cause how could I ever love someone else?

And I know we weren't perfect But I've never felt this way For no one And I just can't imagine How you could be so okay Now that I'm gone Guess you didn't mean what you wrote In that song about me 'Cause you said forever Now I drive alone past your street And all my friends are tired Of hearing how much I miss you, but I kinda feel sorry for them 'Cause they'll never know you the way that I do, yeah Today I drove through the suburbs And pictured I was driving home to you And I know we weren't perfect But I've never felt this way for no one And I just can't imagine How you could be so okay Now that I'm gone I guess you didn't mean what you wrote In that song about me 'Cause you said forever Now I drive alone past your street Red lights, stop signs I still see your face In the white cars, front yards Can't drive past the places We used to go to 'Cause I still -- love you, Babe Sidewalks we crossed I still hear your voice In the traffic, we're laughing Over all the noise God, I'm so blue Know we're through But I still -- love you, babe - Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh I know we weren't perfect But I've never felt this way For no one And I just can't imagine How you could be so okay Now that I'm gone Guess you didn't mean what you wrote In that song about me 'Cause you said forever Now I drive alone past your street [ Cheering and applause ] Yeah, you said forever Now I drive alone Past your street [ Cheering and applause ] Brown guilty eyes and little white lies Yeah, I played dumb but I always knew That you talked to her, maybe did even worse I kept quiet so I could keep you And ain't it funny How you ran to her The second that we called it quits?

And ain't it funny How you said you were friends Now it sure as hell don't look like it You betrayed me And I know that you'll never feel sorry For the way I hurt, yeah How you talk to her When we were together Loved you at your worst But that didn't matter It took you two weeks To go off and date her Guess you didn't cheat But you're still a traitor Now you bring her around Just to shut me down Show her off like she's a new trophy I know if you were true There's no damn way that you Could fall in love with somebody that quickly Ain't it funny All the twisted games All the questions you used to avoid?

Ain't it funny?

Remember I brought her up And you told me I was paranoid You betrayed me And I know that you'll never feel sorry For the way I hurt, yeah How you talked to her When we were together Loved you at your worst But that didn't matter It took you two weeks To go off and date her Guess you didn't cheat But you're still a traitor God, I wish that you had thought this through Before I went and fell in love with you - Ah-ah-ah - And when she's sleeping in the bed we made Don't you dare forget about the way You betrayed me 'Cause I know that you'll never feel sorry For the way I hurt, yeah How you talked to her When we were together You gave me your word But that didn't matter It took you two weeks To go off and date her Guess you didn't cheat But you're still You're still a traitor - Ah-ah-ah - Yeah, you're still a traitor Ooh-ooh-ooh God, I wish that you had thought this through Before I went and fell in love with you [ Cheering and applause ] Know that I loved you so bad I let you treat me like that I was your willing accomplice, honey I watched as you fled the scene Doe-eyed as you buried me One heart broke, four hands bloody The things I did Just so I could call you mine The things you did Well, I hope I was your favorite crime Used me as an alibi I crossed my heart as you crossed the line And I defended you to all my friends And now, every time a siren sounds I wonder if you're around 'Cause you know that I'd do it all again All the things I did Just so I could call you mine The things you did Well, I hope I was your favorite crime It's bittersweet to think about the damage that we do 'Cause I was going down, but I was doing it with you Yeah, everything we broke and all the trouble that we made But I say that I hate you with a smile on my face Oh, look what we became All the things I did Just so I could call you mine All the things you did Well, I hope I was your favorite crime Your favorite crime Your favorite crime 'Cause baby, you were mine [ Cheering and applause ] This song... [ Cheering and applause ] I wrote it on my bedroom floor.

Actually, looking in a mirror, which is kind of like weirdly metaphorical -- I didn't mean it that way, but... Um, when I wrote it, I always felt, like, this inferiority with people, like, I always felt like I wasn't pretty enough, or good enough, or smart enough to be in somebody's life.

And one of the awesome parts of growing up for me was realizing that, you know, when you're in a relationship with someone, platonic or romantic or whatever, usually when somebody makes you feel like you're not good enough, it's because they don't -- they don't feel like they're good enough themselves, and, um, that was a really cool thing for me to learn growing up.

[ Cheering and applause ] And, uh, wrote a song about it.

And it's called "Enough For You."

I wore makeup when we dated 'Cause I thought you'd like me more If I looked like the other prom queens I know that you loved before Tried so hard to be everything that you liked Just for you to say you're not the compliment type And I knew how you took your coffee And your favorite songs by heart I read all of your self-help books So you'd think that I was smart Stupid, emotional, obsessive little me I knew from the start this is exactly how you'd leave You found someone more exciting The next second, you were gone And you left me there cryin', wonderin' what I did wrong And you always say I'm never satisfied But I don't think that's true 'Cause all I ever wanted was to be enough for you Yeah, all I ever wanted Was to be enough for you And maybe I'm just not as interesting As the girls you had before But God, you couldn't have cared less About someone who loved you more I'd say you broke my heart But you broke much more than that Now I don't want your sympathy I just want myself back Before you found someone more exciting The next second, you were gone And you left me there cryin', wonderin' what I did wrong And you always say I'm never satisfied But I don't think that's true 'Cause all I ever wanted was to be enough And don't you think I loved you too much To be used and discarded?

Don't you think I loved you too much To think I deserve nothing?

But don't tell me you're sorry, boy Feel sorry for yourself 'Cause someday I'll be everything to somebody else [ Cheering and applause ] They'll think that I am so exciting And you'll be the one who's crying Yeah, you always say I'm never satisfied But I don't think that's true You say I'm never satisfied But that's not me, it's you 'Cause all I ever wanted was to be enough But I don't think anything could ever be enough For you Enough for you, oh-oh No, nothing's enough for you [ Cheering and applause ] Well, good for you, I guess you moved on really easily You found a new girl, and it only took a couple weeks Remember when you said that you wanted to give me The world?

- Ah-ah-ah-ah - And good for you, I guess that You've been working on yourself I guess that therapist I found for you, she really helped Now you can be a better man for your brand-new girl Well, good for you, you look happy and healthy Not me, if you ever cared to ask Good for you, you're doing great out there without me Baby, God, I wish that I could do that I've lost my mind, I've spent the night Crying on the floor of my bathroom But you're so unaffected, I really don't get it But I guess good for you [ Instrumental, cheering and applause ] Well, good for you, I guess You're getting everything you want You bought a new car and your career's really taking off It's like we never even happened Baby, what the -- is up with that?

Hey, good for you, it's like you never even met me Remember when you swore to God I was the only Person who ever got you?

Well, screw that and screw you You will never have to hurt the way you know that I do Well, good for you, you look happy and healthy Not me, if you ever cared to ask Good for you, you're doing great Out there without me, baby God, I wish that I could do that I've lost my mind, I've spent the night Crying on the floor of my bathroom You're so unaffected, I really don't get it I guess good for you - Ah-ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah-ah - Maybe I'm too emotional Your apathy is like a wound in salt Maybe I'm too emotional Or maybe you never cared at all Maybe I'm too emotional Your apathy is like a wound in salt Maybe I'm too emotional Or maybe you never cared at all Well, good for you, you look happy and healthy Not me, if you ever cared to ask Good for you, you're doing great Out there without me Sing it!

- Like a damn sociopath!

- I've lost my mind, I've spent the night Crying on the floor of my bathroom You're so unaffected, I really don't get it I guess good for you Well, good for you, I guess you moved on really easily [ Cheering and applause ] Thank you guys!

[ Cheering and applause ] Thank you guys, for real, you've been the best crowd, thank you -- mwah!

[ Cheering and applause ] I'm a very nervous person, like, I get nervous before I take math tests, so, like, performing in front of thousands of people is definitely a little bit nerve-racking sometimes, but it's so exhilarating, it's just so cool to connect to people on, like, a real human level, and, you know, not through, like, social media, which is lovely too, but it's just a whole new experience when you're in person feeling the songs with people, it's incredible.

You know, I think social media's really wonderful in some regards; I've used it to connect with fans, and -- and, um, that's been incredible, and such an enriching experience.

But, you know, sometimes I think everyone has to check in with themselves and check in on their mental health, and sometimes social media can kind of be tricky in that regard.

I love listening to sad songs, I love writing sad songs, um, I just love music that really moves you, I love music that makes you feel, you know, different after you listen to it, like, this sort of catharsis, and I've been writing, like, sad break-up songs since I was, like, 10 years old, like, before I even, like, held hands with a boy, it's just sort of been something that's always been in me.

And so it's, yeah, super cool to see those songs sort of resonate with people too.

I remember putting "Drivers License" out, which was this really, like, heartfelt break-up ballad, and watching so many people resonate with it, people would come up to me, you know, older men, people of different sexualities and genders and ages, um, and that was really cool for me to see -- and even people who, you know, had been married for 30 years, they'd come up to me and be like, "Oh, I'm not, like, feeling that way, but it takes me back to when I was 17 years old and I was going through my first heartbreak," and I think that's super magical, that music not only has the power to unite us all in that feeling, but also transport people back to a time when they were feeling the same way I was feeling, it's just -- it's just magic, there's no other way to describe it.

I've been writing songs, even if they're gibberish, when I was four years old, but it wasn't until I was about nine years old, um, that I learned how to play piano, um, and that's when my love for songwriting really kind of skyrocketed, and I learned more about, um, the craft of it all, uh, and, uh, yeah, it's just been amazing ever since.

-Now, the multi-dimensional artistry of Phoebe Bridgers.

Someday, I'm gonna live In your house up on the hill And when your skinhead neighbor Goes missing Gonna plant a garden in the yard Then they're gluing roses on a flatbed You should see it I mean thousands I grew up here 'Til it all went up in flames Except the notches in the door frame I don't know when you got taller See our reflection in the water Off a bridge at the Huntington I hopped the fence when I was seventeen Then I knew what I wanted And when I grow up, I'm gonna look up From my phone and see my life And it's gonna be just like my recurring dream I'm at the movies and I don't remember what I'm seeing The screen turns into a tidal wave Then it's a dorm room, like a hedge maze And when I find you You touch my leg, and I insist But I wake up before we do it I don't know how, but I'm taller There must be something in the water Everything's growing in our garden You don't have to know that it's haunted The doctor put her hands over my liver She told me my resentment's getting smaller No, I'm not afraid of hard work And I get everything that I want I have everything I wanted [ Vocalizing ] [ Cheering and applause ] Day off in Kyoto, got bored at the temple Looked around at the 7-Eleven The band took the speed train, went to the arcade I wanted to go, but I didn't You called me from a pay phone They still got pay phones It cost a dollar a minute To tell me you're getting sober And you wrote me a letter But I don't have to read it I'm gonna kill you If you don't beat me to it Dreaming through Tokyo skies I wanted to see the world Then I flew over the ocean And I changed my mind Whoo Sunset's been a freak show on the weekend So I've been driving out to the suburbs To park at the Goodwill and stare at the chemtrails With my little brother He said you called on his birthday You were off by like ten days But you get a few points for tryin' Remember getting the truck fixed When you let us drive it 25 felt like flying I don't forgive you But please don't hold me to it Born under Scorpio skies I wanted to see the world through your eyes Until it happened Then I changed my mind Guess I lied I'm a liar Who lies 'Cause I'm a liar [ Cheering and applause ] When the speed kicks in I go to the store for nothing And walk right by The house where you lived with Snow White I wonder if she ever thought The storybook tiles on the roof were too much But from the window, it's not a bad show If your favorite thing's Dianetics or stucco And the drugstores are open all night The only real reason I moved to the east side I love a good place to hide In plain sight What if I told you I feel like I know you But we never met?

And here everyone knows you're the way to my heart Hear so many stories of you at the bar Most times alone, and some looking your worst But never not sweet to the trust funds and punishers Man, I wish that I could say the same I swear I'm not angry, that's just my face A copycat killer with a chemical cut Either I'm careless or I wanna get caught Who I'm not What if I told you I feel like I know you But we never met?

It's for the best I can't open my mouth and forget how to talk 'Cause even if I could I wouldn't know where to start Wouldn't know when to stop [ Cheering and applause ] Emotional affair Overly sincere Smoking in the car Windows up Crocodile tears Run the tap 'til it's clear Drift off on the floor I drag you to the shore Sweating through the sheets You're gonna drown in your sleep For sure Wake up and start a big fire In our one-room apartment 'Cause I'm too tired To have a pissing contest All the bad dreams that you hide Show me yours, I'll show you mine Call me when you land I'll drive around again With one hand on the wheel And one in your mouth Turn me on to turn me down Baby, you're a vampire You want blood and I promised I'm a bad liar With a savior complex All the skeletons you hide Show me yours, I'll show you mine All the bad dreams that you hide Show me yours [ Cheering and applause ] Well, thanks for coming.

This is wild.

[ Cheering and applause ] I think I speak -- I'm speaking for all of us when I say this is a total dream.

Like -- [ Cheering and applause ] Grew up watching bands do this, um, I remember watching the Bright Eyes one over and over, and uh, I feel like I have to clear something up, which is, there's a lyric in this song that I say I hate Texas, but it's a joke.

Bill -- Bright Eyes's tour manager -- who, when Nicki was on tour with them too, used to, like, his whole joke was getting out of the van in Germany and saying, "I hate this part of Texas."

It's a good riff.

Anyway, um, I love it here, thanks.

[ Cheering and applause ] Somewhere in Germany, but I can't place it Man, I hate this part of Texas Close my eyes, fantasize Three clicks and I'm home When I get back I'll lay around And I'll get up and lay back down Romanticize a quiet life There's no place like my room And you had to go I know, I know, I know Like a wave that crashed and melted on the shore Not even the burnouts are out here anymore And you had to go I know, I know, I know Out in the park, we watch the sunset Talking on a rusty swing set After awhile you went quiet And I got mean I'm always pushing you away from me But you come back with gravity And when I call, you come home A bird in your teeth So I've gotta go I know, I know, I know When the sirens sound, you'll hide under the floor But I'm not gonna go down with my hometown in a tornado I'm gonna chase it I know, I know, I know I gotta go now I know, I know, I know I know [ Cheering and applause ] Driving out into the sun Let the ultraviolet cover me up Went looking for a creation myth Ended up with a pair of cracked lips Windows down, scream along To some America first rap-country song A slaughterhouse, an outlet mall Slot machines, fear of God Windows down, heater on Big bolts of lightning hanging low Over the coast, everyone's convinced It's a government drone or an alien spaceship Either way we're not alone I'll find a new place to be from A haunted house with a picket fence To float around and ghost my friends No, I'm not afraid to disappear The billboard said, "The end is near" I turned around, there was nothing there Yeah, I guess the end is here The end is here The end is here The end is here The end is... [ Screaming ] [ Cheering and applause ] [ Cheering and applause ] Good for you Good for you, I guess you're getting everything you want You bought a new car and your career's really taking off It's like we never even happened Baby, what the -- is up with that?

Hey, good for you, it's like you never even met me Remember when you swore to God I was the only Person who ever got you?

Well, screw that and screw you You will never have to hurt the way you know that I do Well, good for you, you look happy and healthy Not me, if you ever cared to ask Good for you, you're doing great Out there without me, baby God, I wish that I could do that I've lost my mind, I've spent the night Crying on the floor of my bathroom You're so unaffected, I really don't get it I guess good for you