I was back in my dressing room in under thirty seconds and Krissy flitted around to get me ready. As she prepped, I talked, "They're back, Krissy. The Cullens are here; all seven. It took everything not to run to them or run and hide out there."
Krissy gently smoothed out my hair from its tight updo and said, "It'll all turn out okay."
I grumbled, "You're not a psychic."
Krissy put her chin on the top of my head and said, "True. But, I have instincts like any of us. This isn't a normal relationship, honey, but it's like when I was with my boyfriend before I was changed. We got into a fight, I dreaded seeing him again, something told me to go find him, and it turned out okay. Then I was changed, but that's another story. It'll all be okay, girly. Now let's get you primped!"
The so-called primping took about six minutes and thirty-two seconds. I dressed in two minutes and walked at a human trot to the stage. I arrived on-stage just as I counted exactly ten minutes. As usual, I sprung right into singing with no intro.
I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house
That don't bother me
I can take a few tears now and then and just let 'em out
I'm not afraid to cry every once in a while even though
Goin' on with you gone still upsets me
There are days every now and again I pretend I'm okay
But that's not what gets me
What hurts the most
Was being so close
And havin' so much to say
And watchin' you walk away
And never knowin'
What could've been
And not seein' that lovin' you
Is what I was tryin' to do
It's hard to deal with the pain of losin' you everywhere I go
But I'm doin' it
It's hard to force that smile when I see our old friends and I'm alone
Still harder gettin' up, gettin' dressed, livin' with this regret
But I know if I could do it over
I would trade, give away all the words that I saved in my heart
That I left unspoken
What hurts the most
Is being so close
And havin' so much to say
(Much to say)
And watchin' you walk away
And never knowin'
What could've been
And not seein' that lovin' you
Is what I was tryin' to do, oh
Oh yeah
What hurts the most
Was being so close
And havin' so much to say
(To say)
And watchin' you walk away
And never knowin'
What could've been
And not seein' that lovin' you
Is what I was tryin' to do
Not seein' that lovin' you
That's what I was trying to do, ooo
I said, "I'm back! That was What Hurts The Most. This next song is one dedicated to some one in the crowd who I think of as a sister."
Her face is a map of the world, is a map of the world
You can see she's a beautiful girl, she's a beautiful girl
And everything around her is a silver pool of light
People who surround her feel the benefit of it, it makes you calm
She holds you captivated in her palm
Suddenly I see
(Suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see
(Suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me
Suddenly I see
(Suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see
(Suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me
And I feel like walking the world, like walking the world
And you can hear she's a beautiful girl, she's a beautiful girl
She fills up every corner like she's born in black and white
Makes you feel warmer when you're trying to remember what you heard
She likes to leave you hanging on a wire
Suddenly I see
(Suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see
(Suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me
Suddenly I see
(Suddenly I see)
That this is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see
(Suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me
And she's taller than most and she's looking at me
I can see her eyes looking from the page of a magazine
She makes me feel like I could be a tower, big strong tower yeah
The power to be, the power to give, the power to see, yeah yeah
(Suddenly I see)
She got the power to be, the power to give, the power to see, yeah yeah
(Suddenly I see)
She got the power to be, the power to give, the power to see, yeah yeah yeah
(Suddenly I see)
She got the power to be, the power to give, the power to see, yeah yeah
(Suddenly I see)
She got the power to be, the power to give, the power to see, yeah yeah
Suddenly I see
(Suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see
(Suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me
Suddenly I see
(Suddenly I see)
'Cause this is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see
(Suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me
Suddenly I see
(Suddenly I see)
Suddenly I see
(Suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me
Suddenly I see
(Suddenly I see)
Suddenly I see
(Suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me
I said, "Alright this last song is going to be the last one this concert!"
There was a collective groan from the audience. I said into the microphone, "Hey, don't worry! My new album's out in three weeks! But, right now, I'm gonna give you a sneak peak of one of the songs. Give it up for Naturally!"
How you choose to express yourself
Its all your own and I can tell
It comes naturally,
it comes naturally
You follow what you feel inside,
It's intuitive, you don't have to try,
It comes naturally,
It comes naturally
And it takes my breath away
What you do, so naturally
You are the thunder and I am the lightning,
And I love the way you know who you are,
And to me it's exciting,
When you know it's meant to be,
Everything comes naturally,
It comes naturally,
When you're with me baby,
Everything comes naturally,
It comes naturally,
(Ba-Ba-Baby)
You have a way of moving me,
A force of nature, your energy,
It comes naturally,
(You know it does,)
It comes naturally,
(Oh yeah)
And it takes my breath away (Everytime)
What you do, so naturally
You are the thunder and I am the lightning,
And I love the way you know who you are,
And to me it's exciting,
When you know it's meant to be,
Everything comes naturally,
It comes naturally,
When you're with me baby,
Everything comes naturally,
It comes naturally,
(Ba-Ba-Baby)
When we collide, sparks fly
When you look in my eyes,
it takes my breath away
(You are) You are the thunder and I am the lightning
And I love the way you know who you are
And to me it's exciting
When you know it's meant to be
Everything comes naturally,
it comes naturally
When youre with me, baby
Everything comes naturally,
it comes naturally
Ba-Ba-baby
Naturally (x5)
Ba-Ba-baby
Naturally (x5)
Everything baby comes naturally
I waved to the crowd and yelled, "GOODNIGHT ANCHORAGE!"
I left the stage to a bunch of applause and the next act came out, my closing act. I bounded into my dressing room and changed into more casual clothes to meet the people with backstage passes. I also prepared myself to meet the Cullens, because little psychic Alice probably had passes. Oh, how correct I was.
Songs used, in order
What Hurts The Most by Rascal Flatts
Suddenly I See by KT Tunstall
Naturally by Selena Gomez
