Nobody Is Strong Enough To Not Be

My Career Has Been: First You Have To Prove Yourself, Then There's The Sophomore Record, Then There's This Thing And That Thing, And You Always Want To Be Understood.

My Heart Went Cold And Only Hollow Rhythms Resounded From Within, But Then He Rose, Brilliant As The Moon In Full And Sank In The Burrows Of My Keep, And All My Armor, Falling Down, In A Pile At My Feet.

I'm Not Used To Not Having Enough Time To Live With The Songs. Usually, If I Write Something, I Live With It For A Little While.

You Know, The Age Thing Really Bugs Me. Do People Have More Of A Right To Not Like What I Say Because I'm 19? I'm Up Here Because Of What I Write. Obviously, I Must Know Something, Or I Wouldn't Have Been Nominated For Best New Artist. Sometimes It's Like, "you're Right. My Mother Wrote These Songs."

My Problem Was That I Felt Ashamed Of Feeling Sad Or Angry. Now, I Don't Hide My Vulnerability In My Lyrics. There's No Way I Was Going To Get Raped And Not Get Something Out Of It. I Learned About Power And Hope And Forgiveness. I Like Who I Am Now And I Wouldn't Be Who I Am If That Hadn't Happened.