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It█s not just the movement that the dancer is doing or the sound that the guitar is creating.

It█s how all of that works together, that█s the power of flamenco, and you will be moved by it, if you allow yourself to receive it.

- [Host] Bands of Enchantment, Albuquerque Sessions.

Filmed live at the KiMo Theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

(upbeat rock music) (audience cheering) (audience cheering) Tonight's band from Los Angeles, California, Lauren Ruth Ward (audience applauding and cheerin (audience cheers) (audience applauds) (brooding rock music) - Woo!

♪ Love, light ♪ ♪ Distorted red coral carpet kind ♪ ♪ Your spiritual bankruptcy ♪ ♪ We can't afford more time ♪ ♪ Was I wasting your time ♪ ♪ While I'm in your mind's eye ♪ ♪ Am I wasting my time ♪ ♪ While I'm weighing what's right ♪ ♪ You were in my bedside ♪ ♪ Joyride simplified ♪ ♪ Fell to the wayside ♪ ♪ Hindsight of the mind's eye ♪ (audience cheers) ♪ Then anger starts to ♪ ♪ Pollute all emotions ♪ ♪ Thinking I own something ♪ ♪ That is not mine ♪ ♪ Jealousy applauds me ♪ ♪ You are appalled, I landslide ♪ ♪ Was I wasting your time ♪ ♪ While I'm in your mind's eye ♪ ♪ While I'm weighing what's right ♪ ♪ Hindsight of the mind's eye ♪ ♪ You were in my bedside ♪ ♪ Joyride simplified ♪ ♪ Fell to the wayside ♪ ♪ Hindsight of the mind's eye ♪ (music softens) ♪ Hypothetical lover ♪ ♪ You've caused me such emotional damage ♪ ♪ Hypothetical lover ♪ ♪ You advanced through my disadvantage ♪ ♪ Hypothetical lover ♪ ♪ You removed all there was to salvage ♪ - [Lauren] One, two, three, four ♪ Was I wasting your time ♪ ♪ While you're in my mind's eye ♪ ♪ While I'm weighing what's right ♪ ♪ Hindsight of the mind's eye ♪ ♪ You were in my bedside ♪ ♪ Joyride simplified ♪ ♪ Fell to the wayside ♪ ♪ Hindsight of the mind's eye ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Hindsight of the mind's eye ♪ (audience cheers) (audience applauds) - How's everybody doing?

(chuckles) (upbeat rock music) ♪ Yeah, woo ♪ ♪ Her name was anonymous ♪ ♪ Her soul was seven feet tall ♪ ♪ She had a resting come hither face ♪ ♪ Her birthplace of their pulse ♪ ♪ Eee, yeah ♪ ♪ When they come ♪ ♪ She lets them into her fire ♪ ♪ Warm aura, feel good supplier ♪ ♪ A belt loosens, they belt for desire ♪ ♪ They devour the taste of Messiah ♪ ♪ He's got his hands full of fool's gold ♪ ♪ A consolation prize for the paramour ♪ ♪ Her oxytocin she bought and sold ♪ ♪ Now he's a whore ♪ ♪ For her love drugstore ♪ ♪ When they come ♪ ♪ She lets them into her fire ♪ ♪ Warm aura, feel good supplier ♪ ♪ A belt loosens, they belt for desire ♪ ♪ They devour the taste of Messiah ♪ ♪ In her power, the Divine feminine ♪ ♪ Depictions blend, women, gentlemen ♪ ♪ Mind creates safe space adrenaline ♪ ♪ All bodies, no gender ♪ ♪ Essence is medicine ♪ (Lauren grunting) - Yow!

♪ When they come ♪ ♪ She lets them into her fire ♪ ♪ Warm aura, feel good supplier ♪ ♪ A belt loosens, they belt for desire ♪ ♪ They devour the taste of Messiah ♪ ♪ When they come ♪ ♪ She lets them into her fire ♪ ♪ Warm aura, feel good supplier ♪ ♪ A belt loosens, they belt for desire ♪ ♪ They devour the taste of Messiah ♪ (audience cheers) (audience applauds) (diners chatting) - [Lauren] This is so sick.

- [Ken] So cool, right?

- This is giving Baltimore John Waters vibes, which I'm very happy about.

(audience applauds) (soft pensive music) - [Ken] So I am recent to discover you.

- I know, I asked you this morning.

I was like, "So do you know me?"

Yeah, what do you wanna know?

♪ Your gaslight would burn all night ♪ - [Ken] When it jumps through the screen and hits you of all heart, when it's like you can't look away because the person is being so honest and vulnerable, how do you stay true to that?

♪ You can only trust yourself ♪ ♪ Let me know how that works out for you ♪ ♪ In your living hell ♪ - I'm so grateful you see me.

I really love specifically when I'm picking my, who I wanna bring, who I wanna play with.

I just like a performer.

I like an artist player, Hiring them because I love them being them.

It takes out the layers, it takes out the hierarchy and the pedestals.

It took me a long time to get there.

I think it just all comes with maturity, I'm a meditator, and just going back in to how I wanna be treated.

It just can be that simple.

Using our control to the better.

Like, okay, I'm just gonna bring this person in my sphere, but everything else has to be universal.

And then we see what the chemistry is.

And if it works, yummy.

And if it doesn't work, that's totally okay.

- It's totally okay.

- It's totally okay.

♪ I y█ll to myself ♪ ♪ As I'm making your bed ♪ ♪ I turn off the house alarm ♪ ♪ But not the one in my head ♪ ♪ I go out to the front yard ♪ ♪ Where we planted fruit trees ♪ ♪ That will feed your next lover ♪ ♪ Their vitamin C ♪ ♪ I'll be up on that hill ♪ ♪ With too much to say ♪ ♪ Unconditional love ♪ ♪ Making me your slave ♪ ♪ And I think of that moment ♪ ♪ That night, that day ♪ ♪ When you begged please come here ♪ ♪ Please listen, please stay ♪ ♪ With a ring and a spear ♪ ♪ You moved the motion so I had to steer ♪ ♪ You loved me with your good moods ♪ ♪ You attacked me with your old wounds ♪ ♪ I guess your passive aggression ♪ ♪ Was still your best, baby ♪ ♪ I said I guess your passive aggression ♪ ♪ Was still your best, baby ♪ (audience cheers) (audience applauds) - [Lauren] All right, let's kick it.

(soft upbeat music) ♪ Hey lady ♪ ♪ He's a man, he's a man ♪ ♪ Oh and she ♪ ♪ Oh well ♪ ♪ She's a she, they, them ♪ ♪ You better try to understand ♪ ♪ Ain't no dealer coming around ♪ ♪ Selling me someone else's hand ♪ ♪ Don't be blind ♪ - [Lauren] Woo!

♪ 'Cause I wasn't a part of your plan ♪ ♪ Don't be blind ♪ ♪ 'Cause I wasn't a part of your plan ♪ ♪ Our heaven, we take no prisoners ♪ ♪ Have no barriers ♪ ♪ Electric quake for the listeners ♪ ♪ So just come with us ♪ ♪ Hello erstwhile sir ♪ ♪ Can't you control your urge ♪ ♪ To hate what you ain't ♪ ♪ Oh, haven't you heard ♪ ♪ The line is blurred ♪ ♪ No more gender so just surrender ♪ ♪ We will no longer be ♪ ♪ We'll no longer be pretenders ♪ ♪ Don't be blind ♪ ♪ 'Cause I wasn't a part of your plan ♪ ♪ Don't be blind ♪ ♪ 'Cause I wasn't a part of your plan ♪ ♪ Our heaven, we take no prisoners ♪ ♪ Have no barriers ♪ ♪ Electric quake for the listeners ♪ ♪ So just listen up ♪ ♪ Why don't you just listen up ♪ ♪ Why don't you just listen up ♪ - This is a message for the complacent.

This is a message to the hateful.

♪ I once was lost ♪ ♪ Now I've found who I wanna be ♪ ♪ If you can't ♪ ♪ I said if you can't ♪ ♪ Love my heart so pure ♪ ♪ Then you're the one ♪ ♪ Who deserves to grieve ♪ ♪ Oh, to grieve ♪ ♪ Don't be blind ♪ ♪ 'Cause I wasn't a part of your plan ♪ ♪ Don't be blind ♪ ♪ Don't be blind ♪ ♪ 'Cause I wasn't a part of your plan ♪ ♪ Our heaven, we take no prisoners ♪ ♪ Have no barriers ♪ ♪ Electric quake for the listeners ♪ ♪ So just listen up ♪ ♪ It's nothing but love ♪ ♪ It's nothing but love ♪ ♪ It's nothing but love ♪ ♪ It is nothing but love ♪ ♪ It's nothing but love ♪ ♪ Nothing but love ♪ ♪ It's nothing but love ♪ ♪ It's nothing but love ♪ ♪ It's nothing but love ♪ ♪ It's nothing but love ♪ ♪ It's nothing but love ♪ ♪ It's nothing but love ♪ (audience cheers) ♪ It's nothing but ♪ ♪ It's nothing but love ♪ ♪ It's nothing but love ♪ ♪ It's nothing but love ♪ (thumping rock music) ♪ Don't know where my mind went ♪ ♪ When I yelled and cried ♪ ♪ From the pain that I was in, ah ♪ ♪ Please don't ever contact me again ♪ ♪ It's what you said to me ♪ ♪ And you meant it ♪ ♪ We all have demons ♪ ♪ And yours ain█t mine ♪ ♪ That█s a reason for goodbye ♪ ♪ I see through your shit ♪ ♪ I hold space for it ♪ ♪ It's a skill that makes my ♪ ♪ My soul, so ♪ ♪ Sick, sick, sick, sick, sick ♪ ♪ My conditioning overrides ♪ ♪ My logical side sometimes ♪ ♪ So I stay listening ♪ ♪ To my insides ♪ ♪ I dodge the bullet of your kind ♪ ♪ A hodgepodge bluets in disguise ♪ ♪ 'Cause you hide ♪ ♪ Hide from your inside ♪ ♪ We all have demons and yours ain█t mine ♪ ♪ That's a reason for goodbye ♪ ♪ I see through your shit ♪ ♪ I hold space for it ♪ ♪ It's a skill that makes my ♪ ♪ My soul, so ♪ ♪ Sick, sick, sick, sick, sick ♪ ♪ Sick, sick, sick, sick, sick ♪ ♪ We all have demons ♪ ♪ And yours ain█t mine ♪ ♪ It's a skill that makes my ♪ ♪ My soul, so ♪ ♪ Sick, sick, sick, sick, sick ♪ ♪ Sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick ♪ ♪ I see ♪ ♪ I, I see ♪ ♪ And hold space for it ♪ ♪ I see ♪ ♪ I, I see ♪ ♪ And hold space for it ♪ ♪ I hold space for your shit ♪ ♪ I hold space for your shit ♪ ♪ I hold space for your shit ♪ (audience cheers) (audience applauds) ♪ And it, it crept up on us ♪ ♪ Oh, then never now seemed so obvious ♪ ♪ More than ever ♪ ♪ Oh babe, I was grieving ♪ ♪ Only breathing was keeping us living ♪ - I read that you left a hairstylist job in Baltimore and hit the road and left it all in the rear view mirror.

- I know so many secrets.

- Yes, yeah, yeah.

- I have a small clientele that I do when I'm not on tour, which I feel like I'll always, I feel like I'll always keep it, to be very honest.

It keeps me humble and it keeps me connected to humanity.

- That's beautiful.

- I'm being real.

- [Ken] No, I- ♪ I can't convince you of your happiness ♪ ♪ Even if I did ♪ ♪ You'd find cruel in my intent ♪ ♪ You make it your home ♪ ♪ Your victim kingdom ♪ ♪ Just you on your throne ♪ ♪ Yeah, you on your throne ♪ - [Ken] I see your work and I see the presence.

You know what I mean?

- Thank you.

- That's hard.

It's a lot of give.

What is your balance?

What is your way to keep the cup full?

- I take my alone time really seriously.

I make it pretty ceremonial.

We're constantly told by media, by all the commercials that are in our everyday life that we need this and this and this and this.

And really all we need is alone time, to sit down and think, like don't scroll, put away things.

I take that really seriously, and that always brings me back to my presence when I am on stage.

♪ Your point of view, oh yeah ♪ ♪ I'm the writer, not the muse, yeah ♪ ♪ Better pop star than partner ♪ ♪ Now you got all you wanted ♪ ♪ You can pay off your problems ♪ ♪ 'Cause your ego ♪ ♪ Well, it won't bargain ♪ ♪ You thought you played me ♪ ♪ Like a melody ♪ ♪ You made me your enemy ♪ ♪ 'Cause blame gives you the courage ♪ ♪ To act on infidelity ♪ ♪ You're a slave for the new ♪ ♪ Clumsy love needs a fix ♪ ♪ It's not the new one's fault ♪ ♪ The captain steers the ship ♪ ♪ It's predictable, not special ♪ ♪ That skin surface devil ♪ ♪ A true lust romance ♪ ♪ But it's never successful ♪ ♪ We're the perfect ♪ - I have this thing inside of my mind and I keep adding characters.

Some supporters, some fans are mothers, some fans are sisters, some fans are trolls.

Some fans are lyric freaks.

Some fans are Easter egg hunters If they tell you what they think you should do or what you should do, it's always coming from desire to merge.

- Yes, that's a great perspectiv way to look at it too.

- It is.

If I'm not in the mood to merge, I'm not gonna go into my DMs 'cause I'm not gonna best represent my authentic higher self, who truly is so grateful for every single person that whatever I'm doing resonates with, truly.

♪ Oh yeah ♪ ♪ When you cross my mind ♪ ♪ Oh yeah ♪ ♪ It creeps up on me ♪ ♪ That romanticization disease ♪ ♪ Oh yeah ♪ ♪ Oh baby, I awake 'cause I am healing ♪ ♪ I am breathing, I am free, I am living ♪ (audience cheers) (audience applauds) One more!

One more!

One more!

(audience cheers) (audience applauds) - Maybe I could play an acoustic one for you guys, a solo.

Is that okay?

(audience cheers) (soft acoustic music) ♪ Di, di, di ♪ ♪ Did I offend you ♪ ♪ I was only playing games ♪ ♪ We could start from the top ♪ ♪ And tear it down again ♪ ♪ You were appointed ♪ ♪ The master of control ♪ ♪ It won't give you self control ♪ ♪ You're only getting older ♪ (Lauren pants) ♪ You're only getting older ♪ (Lauren pants) ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Is this the part where it comes to an end ♪ ♪ You're only breaking down again ♪ ♪ And only fools will let crows win ♪ ♪ You're only breaking down ♪ ♪ You're only breaking down ♪ ♪ Ooh yeah ♪ ♪ Running with the masses ♪ ♪ You're only getting fatter and paid ♪ ♪ Souls are what could break ♪ ♪ Your skin is only walls ♪ ♪ For some odd days ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Is this the part ♪ ♪ Where it comes to an end ♪ ♪ You're only breaking down again ♪ ♪ Only fools will let crows win ♪ ♪ You're only breaking down ♪ ♪ You're only breaking down ♪ ♪ Ooh, yeah ♪ ♪ Creeps on the other side ♪ ♪ Don't let them tell you ♪ ♪ What to find, no ♪ ♪ Keep them where they lie ♪ ♪ Keep them there ♪ ♪ Keep them out of mind ♪ ♪ Is this the part where you stumble in ♪ ♪ You're only breaking down again ♪ ♪ And only fools will let crows win ♪ ♪ You're only breaking down ♪ ♪ You're only breaking down ♪ ♪ You're only breaking down ♪ ♪ You're only breaking down ♪ ♪ You're only breaking down ♪ ♪ You're only breaking down ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ - Thank you.

(audience cheers) (audience applauds) ♪ Now I'm on Venus, you're on Mars ♪ ♪ And I don't know how we got so far ♪ ♪ When we were so close ♪ ♪ Hope I see you in the cosmos ♪ ♪ Oh, no ♪ (audience cheers)