(woman) Prairie Musicians is made possible by The Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota and by the members of Prairie Public.

[acoustic guitar intro] [playing in moderate folk-rock rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ It's half past 12 ♪ ♪ And I've been up ♪ ♪ No sight of sleep for a while ♪ ♪ ♪ I've been looking ♪ ♪ For all the wrong I've done ♪ ♪ Since I was a child ♪ ♪ ♪ Somehow it's got me ♪ ♪ Here ♪ ♪ To face the room you left ♪ ♪ For me so bare ♪ ♪ It's all I know ♪ ♪ These limits collided ♪ ♪ Within all there moments ♪ ♪ I can't let go ♪ ♪ Of all that it could be ♪ ♪ It's all just a memory ♪ ♪ Maybe I should take back ♪ ♪ What's mine ♪ ♪ So maybe then I'll rock this ♪ ♪ Dotted line ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I found the courage ♪ ♪ To stand up ♪ ♪ And make something of this ♪ ♪ ♪ I finally put up the pictures ♪ ♪ Hung the lights in me that I missed ♪ ♪ ♪ One more round I'm ♪ ♪ Begging you please ♪ ♪ But I deserve more ♪ ♪ Than your penalties ♪ ♪ ♪ It's all I know ♪ ♪ These limits collided within all there moments ♪ ♪ I can't let go ♪ ♪ Of all that it could be ♪ ♪ It's all just a memory ♪ ♪ Maybe I should ♪ ♪ Take back what's mine ♪ ♪ ♪ Maybe then I'll rock this ♪ ♪ Dotted line ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Pack up it's time to go ♪ ♪ I can't stand you any longer ♪ ♪ I can't be in your control ♪ ♪ I am much more than this ♪ ♪ Don't you run your mind ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm just getting out of mine ♪ ♪ I wanna see finally ♪ ♪ Ee-ee-ee ♪ ♪ Finally ee-ee-ee-ee ♪ ♪ Ee-ee-ee-ee ♪ ♪ Ee-ee-ee ♪ ♪ Ooo oo-oo-oo-oo ♪ ♪ Oo-oo-oo ♪ ♪ ♪ It's all I know ♪ ♪ These memories collided ♪ ♪ Within all their moments ♪ ♪ I can't let go ♪ ♪ Of all that it could be ♪ ♪ It's all just a memory ♪ ♪ Maybe I should take back ♪ ♪ What's mine ♪ ♪ ♪ Maybe then I'll rock this ♪ ♪ Dotted line ♪ ♪ Dotted line ♪ ♪ Finally ♪ ♪ Finally ee-ee-ee ♪ ♪ Finally ♪ Hi, I am Lula, I am a musician based in the Fargo-Moorhead area currently, but I am from Palmer, Minnesota, most commonly known as Clear Lake, Minnesota.

I am currently a senior at Concordia College in Moorhead.

studying music and business entrepreneurship which is just a fancy way of saying music business.

I've always had music in my life, I've always had something to do with singing, piano, guitar.

My mom told me a story a long time ago that I was a baby, and anytime Josh Groban was on I'd just sing along with him every single time.

I started vocal lessons and piano lessons when I was in 2nd grade, and I just started running with it, and my first song I think I wrote totally finished when I was in 4th grade, so it's been a long time.

The kind of music that I write is under the singer-songwriter genre.

I don't usually stick to a genre when I write.

Whatever comes to me I write.

If I-- feeling like I want jazz chords, I write a jazz song, If I want pop chords, I'll write a pop song.

But whatever comes to me comes and I just go along with the ride and the journey of writing.

Usually I try to write about something that I'm feeling or something that I've gone through.

There are a couple songs that are just stories that I've made up that I write.

I just like to connect with people through music.

That's the main goal-- is connecting with people and letting them know their complicated and tough feelings-- They're not alone in those.

It's a way to connect with people.

To me it's a universal language of letting people know there's someone there, someone that can connect with them and be with them through the hard times.

[playing in a Latin jazz rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ It was 4 a.m. ♪ ♪ And I woke up brightly ♪ ♪ ♪ Too late to go to sleep ♪ ♪ Too early for the morning ♪ ♪ ♪ What could you do ♪ ♪ But haunt me in my sleep ♪ ♪ So hold me to ♪ ♪ All those possibilities ♪ ♪ Bite my tongue ♪ ♪ Make me bleed I'm looking for something ♪ ♪ To keep ♪ ♪ Reel me in cut me loose ♪ ♪ I'm all yours to use ♪ ♪ Bite my tongue bite my tongue ♪ ♪ ♪ I'll bite my tongue bite my tongue ♪ ♪ It's Thursday night ♪ ♪ And I lost you slightly ♪ ♪ ♪ The thoughts inside my head ♪ ♪ Proved they're here to control me ♪ ♪ ♪ What could I do ♪ ♪ But follow where they lead ♪ ♪ So hold me to ♪ ♪ All those possibilities ♪ ♪ Bite my tongue ♪ make me bleed ♪ I'm looking for something to keep ♪ ♪ Reel me in cut me loose ♪ ♪ I'm all yours to use ♪ ♪ Tell me now tell me now ♪ ♪ ♪ Tell me now ♪ ♪ Tell me how ♪ ♪ ♪ Tell me now ♪ ♪ Tell me how ♪ ♪ Tell me now ♪ ♪ Tell me how ♪ ♪ Bite my tongue make me bleed ♪ ♪ I'm looking for something to keep ♪ ♪ Reel me in cut me loose ♪ ♪ I'm all yours to use ♪ ♪ I'll bite my tongue ♪ ♪ Bite my tongue ♪ ♪ I'll stay young ♪ ♪ I'll stay young ♪ ♪ I'll bite my tongue ♪ ♪ Bite my tongue ♪ ♪ ♪ I'll stay young ♪ ♪ I'll stay young ♪ "Lavender Skies" was something that kind of came out of nowhere.

I had been listening to a lot of Joni Mitchell, she's one of my biggest inspirations along with Carol King and Billy Joel now, I was listening to a lot of Billy Joel, so I wanted to create something as big and as emotional as some of his songs can be.

I had a really good friend of mine-- they are phenomenal musicians, they were going on tour they were moving everywhere you could possibly imagine.

I was so happy for them, but I was so sad to not have them in my life anymore.

And I sat down and created something bigger than the feeling of I'm here for you, but I'm not ignoring the pain of you not being here.

[playing melodically in a slow tempo] ♪ ♪ ♪ Don't you know you have a lavender child ♪ ♪ ♪ He's never still no he's runnin' wild ♪ ♪ Don't try to tame him he'll always run ♪ ♪ He moves too quick you'll be stuck in the dust ♪ ♪ Oh my I've fallen for a lavender voice ♪ ♪ Oh my I don't think I had a choice ♪ ♪ I can't be here if he's always gone ♪ ♪ But let me bask in his lavender love ♪ ♪ ♪ Don't you go on with his lavender ways ♪ ♪ They will consume you with all of their grace ♪ ♪ The fields we grew were never enough ♪ ♪ I found him gone when I'd given too much ♪ ♪ Oh my I've fallen for a lavender voice ♪ ♪ Oh my I don't think I had a choice ♪ ♪ I can't be here if he's always gone ♪ ♪ But let me bask in his lavender love ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh my what can it mean ♪ ♪ To miss his lavender eyes ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh my ♪ ♪ To miss his schemes ♪ ♪ Behind his beautiful mind ♪ ♪ And oh my ♪ ♪ I will fight ♪ ♪ Against his endless goodbyes ♪ ♪ And oh my ♪ ♪ I'll watch him shine ♪ ♪ Bright in the lavender sky ♪ ♪ While its dark ♪ ♪ From my place tonight ♪ ♪ At least he has his dreams taking flight ♪ ♪ Cold and dim ♪ ♪ And covered in white ♪ ♪ He leaves to fly in his lavender sky ♪ ♪ ♪ Don't you know you have a lavender child ♪ ♪ He's never still ♪ ♪ No he's running wild ♪ ♪ Don't try to tame him ♪ ♪ He'll always run ♪ ♪ Just learn to sit ♪ ♪ In his lavender love ♪ [playing in slow folk-rock rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Now floating in ♪ ♪ ♪ Sun beats out ♪ ♪ In the openness ♪ ♪ ♪ Is there more ♪ ♪ What did I miss ♪ ♪ ♪ Should I go ♪ ♪ And make some sense ♪ ♪ ♪ Should I go ♪ ♪ And make some sense of what I did ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Floor it down ♪ ♪ There's no mistake ♪ ♪ ♪ Kick up the dust hit the interstate ♪ ♪ ♪ They had it comin' ♪ ♪ When he said her name ♪ ♪ You'll never see me comin' my engine will keep running ♪ ♪ Through this state ♪ ♪ ♪ Feel the wind ♪ ♪ Against my skin ♪ ♪ ♪ Follow the north star ♪ ♪ To loneliness ♪ ♪ To see the moon in her closing shift ♪ ♪ Are they here ♪ ♪ Do they know what I did ♪ ♪ ♪ Are they here ♪ ♪ To forgive my sins ♪ ♪ ♪ Floor it down ♪ ♪ There's no mistake ♪ ♪ Kick up the dust ♪ ♪ Hit the interstate ♪ ♪ ♪ They had it comin' ♪ ♪ When he said her name ♪ ♪ Oh you'll never see me comin' ♪ ♪ My engine will keep runnin' through ♪ ♪ This state ♪ ♪ Coming home I saw her dress ♪ ♪ The air was tense ♪ ♪ He was turning red ♪ ♪ ♪ Next thing I knew ♪ ♪ His hands were on my neck ♪ ♪ There's broken bones and shattered hearts ♪ ♪ And washed out eyes all torn apart ♪ ♪ We tried our best but some paid the price ♪ ♪ With tangled mess I made it out ♪ ♪ Alive ♪ ♪ ♪ Floor it down there's no mistake ♪ ♪ ♪ Kick up the dust ♪ ♪ Hit the interstate ♪ ♪ ♪ He had it comin' when he said her name ♪ ♪ You'll never see me comin' and my engine will keep runnin' ♪ ♪ You'll never see me comin' and my engine will keep runnin' ♪ ♪ You'll never see me comin' and my engine will keep runnin' ♪ ♪ Though this state ♪ ♪ Ay-ay ay-ay ♪ ♪ ♪ Ooo ♪ ♪ Ooo-oo-oo ♪ [playing softly & melodically] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ The sun sets perfectly ♪ ♪ ♪ Into your ocean ♪ ♪ ♪ And I've been silently drowning ♪ ♪ For one more moment ♪ ♪ I've got you ♪ ♪ I can't believe that this ♪ ♪ Is my truth ♪ ♪ I have you ♪ ♪ Ooo oo-oo-oo ♪ ♪ Every time you find me ♪ ♪ Every time you call me ♪ ♪ I'm all yours to take ♪ ♪ I'll be running through these doors ♪ ♪ Just for one second more of who you are today ♪ ♪ I'll walk with you ♪ ♪ To find the mark oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ We'll watch the sun go down ♪ ♪ Before we part ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [Lula plays the guitar in folk rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Dancing ♪ ♪ In your living room ♪ ♪ ♪ To songs that call out for me ♪ ♪ And you ♪ ♪ Every melody ♪ ♪ Changing how you look ♪ ♪ Or how you look at ♪ ♪ Me-ee ♪ ♪ Ee-ee ♪ ♪ I don't wanna wash ♪ ♪ Wash it off ♪ ♪ I just wanna relive ♪ ♪ It all ♪ ♪ Every dotted line ♪ ♪ That you create ♪ ♪ Hold me till the sky ♪ ♪ Turns morning grey ♪ ♪ And please don't walk away ♪ ♪ Ay-ay-ay-ay ay ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Romantics ♪ ♪ Have never been my trade ♪ ♪ But when you pull me in ♪ ♪ The world fades away ♪ ♪ Oh and how cliché ♪ ♪ Can I be ♪ ♪ In my defense ♪ ♪ Your mind entices me ♪ ♪ I don't wanna wash ♪ ♪ Wash it off ♪ ♪ I just wanna relive ♪ ♪ It all ♪ ♪ Every dotted line ♪ ♪ That you create ♪ ♪ Hold me till the sky ♪ ♪ Turns morning grey ♪ ♪ And please don't walk away ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Please don't walk away ♪ ♪ Ay-ay ♪ ♪ Ooo oo-oo-oo ♪ ♪ Ooo-oo-oo ♪ ♪ Please don't go away ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Dancing ♪ ♪ In your living room ♪ ♪ Songs that call out ♪ ♪ For me and you ♪ ♪ Oo-oo oo-oo ♪ ♪ Ooo ♪ [playing a smooth jazz rhythm] ♪ ♪ I like the rain ♪ ♪ When it pours ♪ ♪ It sings out my name ♪ ♪ Through seasons ♪ ♪ Of impeccable change ♪ ♪ I have adored ♪ ♪ The clouds from afar ♪ ♪ Some things change ♪ ♪ Shaped just like your car ♪ ♪ And I don't know what you want me to ♪ ♪ Say ♪ ♪ But I can lie right here and deflect it ♪ ♪ Either away ♪ ♪ Sometimes I just wish you'd ask ♪ ♪ The question ♪ ♪ You're burning to know ♪ ♪ I see it kill you so ♪ ♪ But then again I can't decide ♪ ♪ If I'll answer honest this time ♪ ♪ 'Cause we both know that I'll say I'm fine ♪ ♪ That I don't want to talk about it this time ♪ ♪ Ah-ah-ah-ah ah-ah ♪ ♪ Ah-ah-ah-ah oh-oh ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Did you see the moon ♪ ♪ Late last night ♪ ♪ It shined so bright ♪ ♪ I could have sworn I saw orange ♪ ♪ In the sky ♪ ♪ I'll admit ♪ ♪ I've always liked the day ♪ ♪ The night just seems to make things so astray ♪ ♪ I don't know what more I can say ♪ ♪ So let me lie right here ♪ ♪ And make it go away ♪ ♪ Sometimes I just wish you'd ask the question ♪ ♪ You're burning to know ♪ ♪ I see it kill you so ♪ ♪ But then again I can't decide ♪ ♪ If I'll answer honest this time ♪ ♪ 'Cause we both know that I'll say I'm fine ♪ ♪ That I don't want to talk about it this time ♪ ♪ Ah-ah-ah-ah-oh-oh ♪ ♪ Ah-ah-ah oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ ♪ I'd like to know what's in your mind ♪ ♪ But I feel that it's the same as mine ♪ ♪ I can't keep on with this guessing game ♪ ♪ Of what's real or not isn't it all the same ♪ ♪ I'd like to play a tune for you ♪ ♪ But I just can't bear to sing out of tune ♪ ♪ ♪ Hmm-mm-mm ♪ ♪ So I like the rain ♪ ♪ Late at night ♪ ♪ It shines so bright ♪ ♪ As bright as you ♪ ♪ So maybe we can call it a day ♪ ♪ (woman) Prairie Musicians is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota and by the members of Prairie Public.