[Music] [Applause]
[Music]
[Music] do my eyes look into my eyes my love my
do my eyes look into my eyes my love my
do my eyes look into my eyes my love my love Brno I sees you guys today good
love Brno I sees you guys today good
love Brno I sees you guys today good do you guys stay for you who love
do you guys stay for you who love
do you guys stay for you who love learning closer dear
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[Applause] [Music]
you don’t just let me go
you don’t just let me go [Music]
choose an isotope teach you not to tell
choose an isotope teach you not to tell me to be nice be nice my heart is yours
me to be nice be nice my heart is yours
me to be nice be nice my heart is yours in man lifts all step of time look into
in man lifts all step of time look into
in man lifts all step of time look into my eyes my eyes my lovely love burned I
my eyes my eyes my lovely love burned I
my eyes my eyes my lovely love burned I see
see
see [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
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[Applause] about four years ago I would not have
about four years ago I would not have
about four years ago I would not have had the courage to do that I thought
had the courage to do that I thought
had the courage to do that I thought that I was too tough the truth is I was
that I was too tough the truth is I was
that I was too tough the truth is I was not tough enough true courage is showing
not tough enough true courage is showing
not tough enough true courage is showing emotion from a young age boys are taught
emotion from a young age boys are taught
emotion from a young age boys are taught a false meaning of what courage is if
a false meaning of what courage is if
a false meaning of what courage is if someone had mentioned to my younger self
someone had mentioned to my younger self
someone had mentioned to my younger self that I might be singing an original song
that I might be singing an original song
that I might be singing an original song in front of the crowd I probably would
in front of the crowd I probably would
in front of the crowd I probably would have peed my pants I was scared of what
have peed my pants I was scared of what
have peed my pants I was scared of what people would think and I didn’t know who
people would think and I didn’t know who
people would think and I didn’t know who I truly was all through grade school I
I truly was all through grade school I
I truly was all through grade school I thought that as a boy I was supposed to
thought that as a boy I was supposed to
thought that as a boy I was supposed to be an athlete my every move on campus
be an athlete my every move on campus
be an athlete my every move on campus was to show my athletic prowess over the
was to show my athletic prowess over the
was to show my athletic prowess over the other boys in my class infatuated by a
other boys in my class infatuated by a
other boys in my class infatuated by a pack mentality I never explored who I
pack mentality I never explored who I
pack mentality I never explored who I could be if I saw much just sang a high
could be if I saw much just sang a high
could be if I saw much just sang a high note in music class I thought that the
note in music class I thought that the
note in music class I thought that the other boys would make fun of me for
other boys would make fun of me for
other boys would make fun of me for acting like a girl I actually used to
acting like a girl I actually used to
acting like a girl I actually used to pretend that my voice had changed in the
pretend that my voice had changed in the
pretend that my voice had changed in the fourth grade just to not have to sing
fourth grade just to not have to sing
fourth grade just to not have to sing however deep down I loved to sing and I
however deep down I loved to sing and I
however deep down I loved to sing and I was hiding one of my passions I started
was hiding one of my passions I started
was hiding one of my passions I started to break these boundaries in the eighth
to break these boundaries in the eighth
to break these boundaries in the eighth grade when I tried out for the play The
grade when I tried out for the play The
grade when I tried out for the play The Wizard of Oz what made me try over the
Wizard of Oz what made me try over the
Wizard of Oz what made me try over the play you might ask it was a girl
while she gave me an excuse to get
while she gave me an excuse to get involved the opportunity to express
involved the opportunity to express
involved the opportunity to express myself artistically soon started to take
myself artistically soon started to take
myself artistically soon started to take over as my confidence built I discovered
over as my confidence built I discovered
over as my confidence built I discovered more and more about my musical abilities
more and more about my musical abilities
more and more about my musical abilities now I know singing in a play is a bit
now I know singing in a play is a bit
now I know singing in a play is a bit different than writing a song but it was
different than writing a song but it was
different than writing a song but it was the first time that was ever able to
the first time that was ever able to
the first time that was ever able to start voicing my feelings through
start voicing my feelings through
start voicing my feelings through melodies I’ve always had trouble
melodies I’ve always had trouble
melodies I’ve always had trouble expressing myself on paper whether it be
expressing myself on paper whether it be
expressing myself on paper whether it be through artwork or writing I was able to
through artwork or writing I was able to
through artwork or writing I was able to realize that paper did not have to be
realize that paper did not have to be
realize that paper did not have to be the medium through which I expressed my
the medium through which I expressed my
the medium through which I expressed my art vocal and instrumental music allowed
art vocal and instrumental music allowed
art vocal and instrumental music allowed me to finally take what was inside of my
me to finally take what was inside of my
me to finally take what was inside of my head and convey it to the world when I
head and convey it to the world when I
head and convey it to the world when I write a song I try my hardest to take a
write a song I try my hardest to take a
write a song I try my hardest to take a feeling in my chest and write a melody
feeling in my chest and write a melody
feeling in my chest and write a melody that captures that pain or happiness I
that captures that pain or happiness I
that captures that pain or happiness I know I have succeeded I want to hear my
know I have succeeded I want to hear my
know I have succeeded I want to hear my mom singing one of my songs in the
mom singing one of my songs in the
mom singing one of my songs in the kitchen however four years ago I would
kitchen however four years ago I would
kitchen however four years ago I would not have known any of this as possible
not have known any of this as possible
not have known any of this as possible so I’ll leave you with this brief Cat
so I’ll leave you with this brief Cat
so I’ll leave you with this brief Cat Stevens song lyric if you want seeing
Stevens song lyric if you want seeing
Stevens song lyric if you want seeing out seeing out and if you want to be
out seeing out and if you want to be
out seeing out and if you want to be free be free cuz there’s a million
free be free cuz there’s a million
free be free cuz there’s a million things to be thank you very much
things to be thank you very much
things to be thank you very much [Applause]
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[Applause] [Music]
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