Interlude 2 - Live

Can I get some of that tea? Some of that tea...

I know I sound raspy, but that's, hey
I used to go on tour, you know, and I'd be a prisoner
I used to be a prisoner on tour, 'cause I, I would go on tour
And tour you're supposed to enjoy and have a good time
But I'd be this prisoner in a hotel, you know, drinking tea and
You know, telling the children, you know
"Mommy has to sleep" 'cause I wanted to maintain this
You know, immaculate sounding voice, but that's not realistic

You know, reality is, sometimes I stay up late
And this is what I sound like when I wake up the next day
And you know, it's a voice
You know, and to me, the, the more I, uh
I focus less on myself the more I realize I can be used to spread a message
'Cause when I'm, you know, I used to be so, "Oh my God
If I sound, you know, harsh and raspy I can't go out there"
And that's a lie, you know, I just sound like a singer with a lot of stuff in her throat

So...

I told the people at MTV that they got to light me better
If not people are going to keep saying
"Who's that boy on stage, who's that little boy?"

Okay, we just finishing tuning
Okay, let's see what's up