all right now Hannah was a preschool teacher here at Lincoln Nebraska before
teacher here at Lincoln Nebraska before
teacher here at Lincoln Nebraska before she auditioned for season 10 of The
she auditioned for season 10 of The
she auditioned for season 10 of The Voice and throughout the show Hannah was
Voice and throughout the show Hannah was
Voice and throughout the show Hannah was work she worked alongside Pharrell
work she worked alongside Pharrell
work she worked alongside Pharrell Williams and ultimately finished as the
Williams and ultimately finished as the
Williams and ultimately finished as the second runner-up on the show now Hannah
second runner-up on the show now Hannah
second runner-up on the show now Hannah I am completely fangirling about the
I am completely fangirling about the
I am completely fangirling about the fact that I want stage with you right
fact that I want stage with you right
fact that I want stage with you right now I can’t lie can we please get a
now I can’t lie can we please get a
now I can’t lie can we please get a picture together absolutely are they
picture together absolutely are they
picture together absolutely are they gonna be in it – yes
gonna be in it – yes
gonna be in it – yes y’all better smile cheese I’m perfect
y’all better smile cheese I’m perfect
y’all better smile cheese I’m perfect don’t look great yeah I will be tweeting
don’t look great yeah I will be tweeting
don’t look great yeah I will be tweeting facebooking instagramming snapchatting
facebooking instagramming snapchatting
facebooking instagramming snapchatting and framing that picture so me too all
and framing that picture so me too all
and framing that picture so me too all right Hannah before you perform I have a
right Hannah before you perform I have a
right Hannah before you perform I have a few questions for you I have to know
few questions for you I have to know
few questions for you I have to know what was it like to be on every
what was it like to be on every
what was it like to be on every television in Nebraska when you were on
television in Nebraska when you were on
television in Nebraska when you were on the voice
the voice
the voice well Nebraska’s awesome that way in the
well Nebraska’s awesome that way in the
well Nebraska’s awesome that way in the fact that I had an immediate fan base
fact that I had an immediate fan base
fact that I had an immediate fan base just because I’m from here so that was
just because I’m from here so that was
just because I’m from here so that was awesome and I’m very grateful for all
awesome and I’m very grateful for all
awesome and I’m very grateful for all the continued support that was really
the continued support that was really
the continued support that was really really special to me um I never thought
really special to me um I never thought
really special to me um I never thought I’d try out for a show let alone like
I’d try out for a show let alone like
I’d try out for a show let alone like the most popular one um but it felt a
the most popular one um but it felt a
the most popular one um but it felt a little disconnected in the sense where
little disconnected in the sense where
little disconnected in the sense where everyone was kind of watching TV and
everyone was kind of watching TV and
everyone was kind of watching TV and there was a brief segment on my life
there was a brief segment on my life
there was a brief segment on my life that was really fun and interesting and
that was really fun and interesting and
that was really fun and interesting and I was in LA and I was filming it also
I was in LA and I was filming it also
I was in LA and I was filming it also didn’t really seem glitz and glam to me
didn’t really seem glitz and glam to me
didn’t really seem glitz and glam to me I was working pretty hard so there was
I was working pretty hard so there was
I was working pretty hard so there was kind of this weird superstar expectation
kind of this weird superstar expectation
kind of this weird superstar expectation that I didn’t really connect with I’m
that I didn’t really connect with I’m
that I didn’t really connect with I’m the Nebraska preschool teacher you know
the Nebraska preschool teacher you know
the Nebraska preschool teacher you know and never thought I would do something
and never thought I would do something
and never thought I would do something like that but it ended up being really
like that but it ended up being really
like that but it ended up being really fun it was a really neat experience
fun it was a really neat experience
fun it was a really neat experience that’s awesome and what was it that you
that’s awesome and what was it that you
that’s awesome and what was it that you think that you learned most about that
think that you learned most about that
think that you learned most about that entire experience again I never thought
entire experience again I never thought
entire experience again I never thought I would do something like that and I
I would do something like that and I
I would do something like that and I think in my mind I was thinking well I’m
think in my mind I was thinking well I’m
think in my mind I was thinking well I’m not interesting enough
not interesting enough
not interesting enough or I’m to normal
or I’m to normal
or I’m to normal there’s nothing they’re gonna get out of
there’s nothing they’re gonna get out of
there’s nothing they’re gonna get out of me being on a television show you know
me being on a television show you know
me being on a television show you know again just from Nebraska I teach and I
again just from Nebraska I teach and I
again just from Nebraska I teach and I like to sing too but as I thought about
like to sing too but as I thought about
like to sing too but as I thought about that more and more as I teach preschool
that more and more as I teach preschool
that more and more as I teach preschool kids I would want them to know that
kids I would want them to know that
kids I would want them to know that their life and the mundane or the boring
their life and the mundane or the boring
their life and the mundane or the boring it’s actually very interesting and
it’s actually very interesting and
it’s actually very interesting and you’re very special and everyone’s story
you’re very special and everyone’s story
you’re very special and everyone’s story it matters and you a purpose so that was
it matters and you a purpose so that was
it matters and you a purpose so that was something that I kind of had to like
something that I kind of had to like
something that I kind of had to like preach to myself and yeah you never know
preach to myself and yeah you never know
preach to myself and yeah you never know you can make it to the end of a
you can make it to the end of a
you can make it to the end of a television show like something like that
television show like something like that
television show like something like that so that’s an awesome story and besides
so that’s an awesome story and besides
so that’s an awesome story and besides your obvious successes what was the most
your obvious successes what was the most
your obvious successes what was the most exciting moment for you on the voice
yeah there were a lot of a lot of things
yeah there were a lot of a lot of things unexpected surprises I’m getting voted
unexpected surprises I’m getting voted
unexpected surprises I’m getting voted on week after week and then you got to
on week after week and then you got to
on week after week and then you got to perform on really really cool stages and
perform on really really cool stages and
perform on really really cool stages and you get aware of really high heels um
you get aware of really high heels um
you get aware of really high heels um that was hard um but I would say the
that was hard um but I would say the
that was hard um but I would say the most special thing to me about that
most special thing to me about that
most special thing to me about that whole entire experience in the journey
whole entire experience in the journey
whole entire experience in the journey that it was was I made so many new
that it was was I made so many new
that it was was I made so many new friendships and then where I come from I
friendships and then where I come from I
friendships and then where I come from I had a lot of friends and family back
had a lot of friends and family back
had a lot of friends and family back home cheering for me staying by my side
home cheering for me staying by my side
home cheering for me staying by my side even though I was miles away it just
even though I was miles away it just
even though I was miles away it just felt more special getting to know
felt more special getting to know
felt more special getting to know Pharrell was a really neat experience I
Pharrell was a really neat experience I
Pharrell was a really neat experience I think at the end of the day
think at the end of the day
think at the end of the day relationships really matter and that one
relationships really matter and that one
relationships really matter and that one was a really special one to me and
was a really special one to me and
was a really special one to me and hearing stories of just people watching
hearing stories of just people watching
hearing stories of just people watching on Monday and Tuesday nights it was a
on Monday and Tuesday nights it was a
on Monday and Tuesday nights it was a lot of TV a lot of time together and I
lot of TV a lot of time together and I
lot of TV a lot of time together and I just that’s really special to me because
just that’s really special to me because
just that’s really special to me because I think mountaintop experiences can
I think mountaintop experiences can
I think mountaintop experiences can happen to you in moments but they really
happen to you in moments but they really
happen to you in moments but they really don’t mean as much when you don’t have
don’t mean as much when you don’t have
don’t mean as much when you don’t have people to share it with so I just my
people to share it with so I just my
people to share it with so I just my encouragement to us and Lincoln
encouragement to us and Lincoln
encouragement to us and Lincoln especially is just to embrace our
especially is just to embrace our
especially is just to embrace our community start conversations just
community start conversations just
community start conversations just really get to know people because that’s
really get to know people because that’s
really get to know people because that’s what I took to LA and it was just the
what I took to LA and it was just the
what I took to LA and it was just the most special thing to
most special thing to
most special thing to that’s awesome yeah I’m sure that there
that’s awesome yeah I’m sure that there
that’s awesome yeah I’m sure that there were a lot of really incredible
were a lot of really incredible
were a lot of really incredible experiences being on that show but why
experiences being on that show but why
experiences being on that show but why do you think was the most challenging
do you think was the most challenging
do you think was the most challenging moment for you on the voice that with
moment for you on the voice that with
moment for you on the voice that with everything that you went through that
everything that you went through that
everything that you went through that throughout the whole entire experience
throughout the whole entire experience
throughout the whole entire experience besides really high heels and walking
besides really high heels and walking
besides really high heels and walking down stairs hard I would say when you go
down stairs hard I would say when you go
down stairs hard I would say when you go on television you automatically become a
on television you automatically become a
on television you automatically become a public person and then what kind of
public person and then what kind of
public person and then what kind of seems to happen is and we all do it
seems to happen is and we all do it
seems to happen is and we all do it people were given the opportunity to
people were given the opportunity to
people were given the opportunity to make assumptions opinions about who I
make assumptions opinions about who I
make assumptions opinions about who I was and some of those are really good
was and some of those are really good
was and some of those are really good and some of those were kind of hurtful
and some of those were kind of hurtful
and some of those were kind of hurtful someone again who gets a brief segment
someone again who gets a brief segment
someone again who gets a brief segment on your life on national television gets
on your life on national television gets
on your life on national television gets all sorts of permission to kind of like
all sorts of permission to kind of like
all sorts of permission to kind of like you or not and there was one week on the
you or not and there was one week on the
you or not and there was one week on the show where I sang a song and some people
show where I sang a song and some people
show where I sang a song and some people did not really like it and I was on
did not really like it and I was on
did not really like it and I was on YouTube and I was reading comments and
YouTube and I was reading comments and
YouTube and I was reading comments and just some really hurtful hurtful
just some really hurtful hurtful
just some really hurtful hurtful comments and I kind of had to understand
comments and I kind of had to understand
comments and I kind of had to understand that people just aren’t gonna like you
that people just aren’t gonna like you
that people just aren’t gonna like you there’s and we do it too everyone does
there’s and we do it too everyone does
there’s and we do it too everyone does it everyone’s guilty of it but it was
it everyone’s guilty of it but it was
it everyone’s guilty of it but it was really motivation to me like okay well I
really motivation to me like okay well I
really motivation to me like okay well I like me I like Who I am
like me I like Who I am
like me I like Who I am I like my thanks under my friends like
I like my thanks under my friends like
I like my thanks under my friends like who I am and my family loves me like
who I am and my family loves me like
who I am and my family loves me like there’s you I kind of had to remember
there’s you I kind of had to remember
there’s you I kind of had to remember like these are the people who actually
like these are the people who actually
like these are the people who actually know me and so you kind of have to fight
know me and so you kind of have to fight
know me and so you kind of have to fight those things and it happens to everyone
those things and it happens to everyone
those things and it happens to everyone people make predictions about you
people make predictions about you
people make predictions about you assumptions about you and you have to
assumptions about you and you have to
assumptions about you and you have to just be like okay I like Who I am so I
just be like okay I like Who I am so I
just be like okay I like Who I am so I kind of had to again preach to myself
kind of had to again preach to myself
kind of had to again preach to myself all of that because it was really hard
all of that because it was really hard
all of that because it was really hard but I think the takeaway for me and for
but I think the takeaway for me and for
but I think the takeaway for me and for all of us is there are lots of
all of us is there are lots of
all of us is there are lots of opportunities to say things and then
opportunities to say things and then
opportunities to say things and then there’s a lot of opportunities to not
there’s a lot of opportunities to not
there’s a lot of opportunities to not say something and so my challenge to all
say something and so my challenge to all
say something and so my challenge to all of us is to just be mindful and be
of us is to just be mindful and be
of us is to just be mindful and be thoughtful about the things we say about
thoughtful about the things we say about
thoughtful about the things we say about other people and or write on the
other people and or write on the
other people and or write on the Internet
Internet
Internet and I am yeah I’m better for it I’m
and I am yeah I’m better for it I’m
and I am yeah I’m better for it I’m stronger because of those comments
stronger because of those comments
stronger because of those comments um but yeah that would be the most
um but yeah that would be the most
um but yeah that would be the most challenging one being on that show
challenging one being on that show
challenging one being on that show actually you’ve written an original song
actually you’ve written an original song
actually you’ve written an original song that you’ll be performing for us today
that you’ll be performing for us today
that you’ll be performing for us today what is the message from that song that
what is the message from that song that
what is the message from that song that you would like the audience to take away
you would like the audience to take away
you would like the audience to take away from today so stay with me here but
from today so stay with me here but
from today so stay with me here but called I alone have loved you and it’s
called I alone have loved you and it’s
called I alone have loved you and it’s on iTunes you can go get it and yeah I
on iTunes you can go get it and yeah I
on iTunes you can go get it and yeah I alone have loved you I wrote it a long
alone have loved you I wrote it a long
alone have loved you I wrote it a long time ago with my friend crystal Davey
time ago with my friend crystal Davey
time ago with my friend crystal Davey recorded it recently in Georgia with my
recorded it recently in Georgia with my
recorded it recently in Georgia with my good friend Nate Washburn it’s been with
good friend Nate Washburn it’s been with
good friend Nate Washburn it’s been with me for a long time this song but anyways
me for a long time this song but anyways
me for a long time this song but anyways crystal and I were looking online and we
crystal and I were looking online and we
crystal and I were looking online and we saw this contest and we were like okay
saw this contest and we were like okay
saw this contest and we were like okay let’s write a song this is kind of when
let’s write a song this is kind of when
let’s write a song this is kind of when I first started writing and started
I first started writing and started
I first started writing and started singing a public and all this stuff it’s
singing a public and all this stuff it’s
singing a public and all this stuff it’s kind of a crazy story but we were
kind of a crazy story but we were
kind of a crazy story but we were inspired by this painting and it’s
inspired by this painting and it’s
inspired by this painting and it’s called Christina’s world by Andrew Wyeth
called Christina’s world by Andrew Wyeth
called Christina’s world by Andrew Wyeth and it’s currently in New York at the
and it’s currently in New York at the
and it’s currently in New York at the MoMA at the Museum of Modern Art anyways
MoMA at the Museum of Modern Art anyways
MoMA at the Museum of Modern Art anyways this painting is beautiful and it
this painting is beautiful and it
this painting is beautiful and it depicts a girl who is unable to walk and
depicts a girl who is unable to walk and
depicts a girl who is unable to walk and she crawls but she can crawl and she
she crawls but she can crawl and she
she crawls but she can crawl and she crawls to this hill and it looks over
crawls to this hill and it looks over
crawls to this hill and it looks over this field and there’s this house and so
this field and there’s this house and so
this field and there’s this house and so anyways we’re kind of looking at this
anyways we’re kind of looking at this
anyways we’re kind of looking at this painting and just kind of crafting a
painting and just kind of crafting a
painting and just kind of crafting a story about it and we kind of came up
story about it and we kind of came up
story about it and we kind of came up with this idea that there’s this guy and
with this idea that there’s this guy and
with this idea that there’s this guy and he loves Christina and doesn’t love her
he loves Christina and doesn’t love her
he loves Christina and doesn’t love her based on her abilities or her
based on her abilities or her
based on her abilities or her disabilities rather but he loves her for
disabilities rather but he loves her for
disabilities rather but he loves her for who she is so it’s the story of like
who she is so it’s the story of like
who she is so it’s the story of like unconditional love and I think if the
unconditional love and I think if the
unconditional love and I think if the world did this a little more so we’d be
world did this a little more so we’d be
world did this a little more so we’d be a better place but anyhow this guy’s
a better place but anyhow this guy’s
a better place but anyhow this guy’s this is again totally our narrative but
this is again totally our narrative but
this is again totally our narrative but this guy sneaks into the moment like
this guy sneaks into the moment like
this guy sneaks into the moment like every night and he just looks at her and
every night and he just looks at her and
every night and he just looks at her and he just loves her but he’s too nervous
he just loves her but he’s too nervous
he just loves her but he’s too nervous if she would turn around she would he
if she would turn around she would he
if she would turn around she would he thinks she would like think he’s creepy
thinks she would like think he’s creepy
thinks she would like think he’s creepy or something but it’s really just the
or something but it’s really just the
or something but it’s really just the story of this unconditional 11 we don’t
story of this unconditional 11 we don’t
story of this unconditional 11 we don’t love people because of their gifts or
love people because of their gifts or
love people because of their gifts or their talents or anything like that it’s
their talents or anything like that it’s
their talents or anything like that it’s just because of who they are so anyways
just because of who they are so anyways
just because of who they are so anyways it’s been a long time this
it’s been a long time this
it’s been a long time this song was we did a video of it and
song was we did a video of it and
song was we did a video of it and submitted it to this contest and then
submitted it to this contest and then
submitted it to this contest and then later that year I the voice basically
later that year I the voice basically
later that year I the voice basically found it and said hey you want to come
found it and said hey you want to come
found it and said hey you want to come audition and then hearing him if she saw
audition and then hearing him if she saw
audition and then hearing him if she saw me he frozen not fear I could have lost
me he frozen not fear I could have lost
me he frozen not fear I could have lost it
it
it [Music]
it’s like a brushstroke cave draws me to
it’s like a brushstroke cave draws me to this but to our midnight on and I know
this but to our midnight on and I know
this but to our midnight on and I know voice you
voice you
voice you [Music]
she must not turn around
she must not turn around [Music]
she must she
she must she [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I am shadows mark at home in the dark
I am shadows mark at home in the dark
I am shadows mark at home in the dark ah Mama’s underground but they won’t
ah Mama’s underground but they won’t
ah Mama’s underground but they won’t find me he
find me he
find me he cuz I am fahren I don’t make good oh but
cuz I am fahren I don’t make good oh but
cuz I am fahren I don’t make good oh but I rise at night
I rise at night
I rise at night cuz the mum please hurry we are
for me
for me she must not turn red
she must not turn red
she must not turn red you love we are the crippled on the
you love we are the crippled on the
you love we are the crippled on the ground
ground
ground Oh me
Oh me
Oh me she must not turn she
she must not turn she
she must not turn she [Music]
she
she [Music]
[Music]
[Music] Oh
and I will never leave you and though
and I will never leave you and though they all may see you
they all may see you
they all may see you ooh and I will never leave you
ooh and I will never leave you
ooh and I will never leave you [Music]
[Music]
[Music] and though they all may see you
she must not turn
she must not turn she seemed
she seemed
she seemed we
[Music]
[Music] Oh miasma
Oh miasma
Oh miasma she must not turn
she say
she say [Music]
she
she [Music]
[Music]
[Music] and I will never leave you
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