- HIDDEN DEEP BENEATH THE CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS IN GRUNDY COUNTY, TENNESSEE LIES ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST MAGICAL, MUSICAL ADVENTURES, THE CAVERNS SESSIONS.

3 MILLION YEARS IN THE MAKING, PURE ACOUSTICS OFFER MUSIC FROM THE HEART OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, CENTER STAGE AND DEEP INSIDE THE MOUNTAIN.

THIS WEEK, WELCOMING KATIE PRUITT.

♪ FRUSTRATED ♪ ♪ THE WEIGHT OF EXPECTATIONS ♪ - IT'S DEEP DOWN MUSICAL DIVERSITY AT THE CAVERNS SESSIONS COMING UP NEXT.

(AUDIENCE CHEERING) - WHAT'S UP, GUYS?

(AUDIENCE CHEERING) (MID-TEMPO ROCK MUSIC) (MID-TEMPO ROCK MUSIC) ♪ BOY, YOU BETTER START RUNNING ♪ ♪ CAUSE GRACE HAS A GUN ♪ ♪ SHE'S NOT FOOLING AROUND ♪ ♪ SHE DON'T KEEP IT FOR FUN ♪ ♪ MAKE SURE YOU APPROACH HER ♪ ♪ WITH A BULLET PROOF VEST ♪ ♪ CAUSE WHEN YOU PISS HER OFF ♪ ♪ SHE'LL AIM RIGHT FOR YOUR CHEST ♪ ♪ WHOA OOO OOO OO... ♪ ♪ WHOA OOO OOO OO... ♪ ♪ THEN WHEN SHE LAUGHS IT OFF ♪ ♪ OR SHE PLAYS IT COOL ♪ ♪ DON'T BELIEVE IN HER BROTHER ♪ ♪ SHE'LL MAKE YOU HER FOOL ♪ ♪ AND DAMN YOU CAN LOVE HER ♪ ♪ ABOVE ANY OTHER ON EARTH ♪ ♪ BUT BOY THAT WON'T FIX HER ♪ ♪ YOU'LL JUST MAKE IT WORSE ♪ ♪ WHOA OOO OOO OO... ♪ ♪ WHOA OOO OOO OO ♪ ♪ WHOA OOO OOO OO ♪ ♪ WHOA OOO OOO OO ♪ ♪ AND I'M WARNING YOU DON'T GET TOO CLOSE ♪ ♪ SHE'S A TIME BOMB THAT'S TICKING UNTIL SHE EXPLODES ♪ ♪ AND SHE'S HAUNTING THE HALLS OF YOUR HEAD LIKE A GHOST ♪ ♪ EVEN STILL, THAT WON'T CHANGE HOW YOU FEEL, I SUPPOSE ♪ (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ WHOA OOO OOO OO ♪ (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) ♪ SHE DON'T BELIEVE IN A HEAVEN ♪ ♪ JUST A BODY AND SOUL ♪ ♪ AND SHE THINKS THE SCARS ON HER ARMS ♪ ♪ MEAN THAT SHE'S IN CONTROL ♪ ♪ YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD CONVINCE HER ♪ ♪ THAT IT'S ALL IN HER HEAD ♪ ♪ 'TIL YOU COME HOME ONE NIGHT AND THE WALL'S PAINTED RED... ♪ ♪ WHOA OOO OOO OO ♪ ♪ WHOA OOO OOO OO ♪ ♪ WHOA OOO OOO OO ♪ ♪ WHOA OOO OOO OO... ♪ ♪ WHOA OOO OOO OO... ♪ ♪ BOY, YOU BETTER START RUNNING ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE GRACE HAS A GUN ♪ ♪ AND SHE DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT THE DAMAGE... ♪ ♪ SHE'S DONE ♪ (AUDIENCE CHEERING) - THANK YOU!

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) - YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME.

(APPLAUSE) - GROWING UP SORT OF A CLOSETED GAY GIRL IN THE SOUTH, I, I DIDN'T ALWAYS FEEL COMFORTABLE BEING WHO I WAS.

I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND SAY I DIDN'T.

I JUST DIDN'T AT ALL FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH WHO I WAS, AND ... THAT CHANGED SORT OF WHEN I STOPPED CARING ABOUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THOUGHT OF ME, AND ... (AUDIENCE CHEERING) BUT I STILL REMEMBER THAT FEAR, AND YOU KNOW, I WILL SAY THAT I THINK LIKE, THE SCARIEST MOMENTS OF COMING OUT ARE THE MOMENTS BEFORE YOU SAY THOSE WORDS, AND THEN IT'S JUST THE REST OF YOUR LIFE AS WHO YOU REALLY ARE, SO THIS IS KIND OF ABOUT THAT.

IT'S CALLED "NORMAL."

(GENTLE GUITAR MUSIC) (GENTLE GUITAR MUSIC) ♪ MARCHING IN LINE IN THE HALLS OF MY CATHOLIC SCHOOL ♪ (GENTLE GUITAR MUSIC) ♪ SEVEN HAIL MARYS IF I COPPED AN ATTITUDE ♪ (GENTLE GUITAR MUSIC) ♪ AND GOD WAS A WORD I HAD SPOKEN BUT I HARDLY KNEW ♪ (GENTLE GUITAR MUSIC) ♪ KNEELING DOWN AT THE ALTAR ♪ ♪ WITH NO CLUE WHO I WAS TALKING TO ♪ (GENTLE GUITAR MUSIC) ♪ STUMBLING AROUND ATHENS WITH FRAT BOYS IN HOT PURSUIT ♪ (GENTLE GUITAR MUSIC) ♪ LEFT ME STARING AT THE CEILING ♪ ♪ PISSED OFF AND FEELING USED ♪ (GENTLE GUITAR MUSIC) ♪ WASTED AND WORN OUT AND WONDERING WHERE DO I FIT ♪ (GENTLE MUSIC) ♪ AND SCARED AS HELL 'CAUSE I KNEW I WAS DIFFERENT ♪ (GENTLE MUSIC) ♪ WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE NORMAL ♪ ♪ TO WANT WHAT NORMAL GIRLS SHOULD ♪ ♪ GOD KNOWS LIFE WOULD BE EASIER ♪ ♪ IF I COULD BE NORMAL THEN TRUST ME I WOULD ♪ (GENTLE MUSIC) ♪ TRUST ME, I WOULD ♪ (GENTLE MUSIC) ♪ DID THEY WANT WHAT'S BEST OR DID THEY WANT WHAT'S EASIEST ♪ (GENTLE MUSIC) ♪ 'CAUSE I TRIED MY BEST BUT DAMN WAS I CURIOUS ♪ (GENTLE MUSIC) ♪ AND SHE HAD ME HIGH AS THE SUN ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON ♪ (GENTLE MUSIC) ♪ WITH NO WAY TO UNSEE THIS SIDE OF ME THAT SHE INTRODUCED ♪ (GENTLE MUSIC) ♪ WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE NORMAL ♪ ♪ TO WANT WHAT NORMAL GIRLS SHOULD ♪ ♪ GOD KNOWS LIFE WOULD BE EASIER ♪ ♪ IF I COULD BE NORMAL THEN TRUST ME I WOULD ♪ (GENTLE MUSIC) ♪ TRUST ME I WOULD... ♪ ♪ TRUST ME I WOULD... ♪ ♪ TRUST ME I WOULD... ♪ (GENTLE MUSIC) ♪ CURLED UP ON THE COUCH ♪ ♪ YOU LOOK JUST AS WORN OUT AS ME ♪ (GENTLE GUITAR MUSIC) ♪ TRYING TO ACT CERTAIN IN A WORLD OF UNCERTAINTY ♪ (GENTLE GUITAR MUSIC) ♪ AND ONE NIGHT THE MOONLIGHT TOOK OVER ♪ ♪ AND I... KISSED YOUR LIPS ♪ (GENTLE MUSIC) ♪ THE WORLD TOLD US TO FIT IN BUT WE DID THE OPPOSITE ♪ YEAH, WE DID.

(GENTLE MUSIC) ♪ THE WORLD TOLD US TO FIT IN BUT WE DID THE OPPOSITE ♪ (GENTLE MUSIC) ♪ THE WORLD TOLD US TO FIT IN BUT WE DID THE OPPOSITE ♪ (AUDIENCE CHEERING) - YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) (RHYTHMIC ROCK MUSIC) - THIS NEXT SONG'S ABOUT LOSING YOUR MIND, (CHUCKLES) WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS TO ME A LOT HONESTLY, UM, BUT IT'S ALSO ABOUT UM, HAVING GRATITUDE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HELP YOU FIND IT AGAIN.

(RHYTHMIC ROCK MUSIC) (RHYTHMIC ROCK MUSIC) ♪ I GUESS I LIKE MY JOB JUST FINE ♪ ♪ TAKING ORDERS, POURING WINE ♪ ♪ YET INSIDE, I'M SO UNSURE ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I LONG TO BE SO MUCH MORE ♪ ♪ WHEN I GET HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT ♪ ♪ I READ UP ON THE NEW YORK TIMES ♪ ♪ DOZE OFF IN MY COMPUTER SCREEN ♪ ♪ AND PRAY IT'S ALL A CRAZY DREAM ♪ ♪ THROUGH ALL THE NOISE ♪ ♪ SHE'S THE ANCHOR THAT IS KEEPING ME SOUND ♪ ♪ OH, MY MIND'S A SHIP THAT'S GOING DOWN ♪ (UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ I SAW BIG TALL MOUNTAINS OF GREEN ♪ ♪ ON THE COVER OF A MAGAZINE ♪ ♪ AND THOUGHT TO MYSELF WITH A SMILE ♪ ♪ "I THINK I'LL GO THERE FOR A WHILE" ♪ ♪ SO I BOARDED A BIG JET PLANE ♪ ♪ LEFT MY PROBLEMS IN THE USA ♪ ♪ HAD A LOVELY TIME IN ECUADOR ♪ ♪ NOW I'M RIGHT BACK WHERE I WAS BEFORE ♪ (UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ THROUGH ALL THE NOISE ♪ ♪ SHE'S THE ANCHOR THAT IS KEEPING ME SOUND ♪ ♪ OH, MY MIND'S A SHIP THAT'S GOING DOWN ♪ ♪ OH, OH, OHHH... ♪ (UPBEAT MUSIC) (SINGERS VOCALIZES) (UPBEAT MUSIC) (SINGERS VOCALIZES) ♪ OH, HOLLYWOOD HAS STOLE MY SOUL ♪ ♪ THOSE CITY LIGHTS SWALLOWED ME WHOLE ♪ ♪ SHE'S NOTHING LIKE THE MODELS ON THE SCREEN ♪ ♪ NO, SHE'S THE REALEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN ♪ (UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ THROUGH ALL THE NOISE ♪ ♪ LOVE'S THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS ANYHOW ♪ ♪ OH, MY MIND'S A SHIP THAT'S GOING DOWN ♪ ♪ OH, MY MIND'S A SHIP THAT'S GOING DOWN ♪ ♪ OH, MY MIND'S A SHIP THAT'S GOING DOWN ♪ (APPLAUSE AND CHEERING) (APPLAUSE AND CHEERING) (SLOW-TEMPO MUSIC) (SLOW-TEMPO MUSIC) (SLOW-TEMPO MUSIC) (SLOW-TEMPO MUSIC) (SLOW-TEMPO MUSIC) (SLOW-TEMPO MUSIC) We're gonna rock out a little bit if that's alright!

(UPBEAT MUSIC) (UPBEAT MUSIC) (UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ SOME DAYS I CAN'T GET OUTTA MY OWN HEAD ♪ ♪ YOU COULD START BY GETTING OUTTA BED SHE SAID ♪ ♪ ONE DAY, YOU KNOW WE'LL BOTH BE DEAD ♪ ♪ SO WHY DON'T WE DO SOME LIVING ♪ ♪ SOME DAYS I DON'T KNOW WHO TO TRUST ♪ ♪ IN THE RAIN MY SPIRIT STARTS TO RUST ♪ ♪ SHE SAID YOU'RE BEING WAY TOO GENEROUS ♪ ♪ WITH ALL THE FUSS YOU'RE GIVING ♪ ♪ OOOOUUUU... OOOOOUUUU... ♪ (UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ WASN'T GETTING MUCH OUT OF LIFE AT ALL ♪ ♪ WAS SCARED TO JUMP SO I WAS SCARED TO FALL ♪ ♪ I USED TO THINK THE WORLD WAS PRETTY SMALL ♪ ♪ FROM THE COMFORT OF MY ROOM...

YES!

♪ ♪ LATELY I'VE BEEN HARD TO REACH ♪ ♪ STANDING ON THIS MOUNTAIN PEAK ♪ ♪ I LEARNED THAT FEAR IS JUST THE FALSE BELIEF ♪ ♪ THAT THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ♪ ♪ OOOOUUUU... OOOOOUUUU... YEAHHH... ♪ ♪ OOOOUUUU... OOOOOUUUU... YEAHHH... ♪ (UPBEAT MUSIC) (UPBEAT MUSIC) (UPBEAT MUSIC) ♪ ALL THOSE YEARS OF BAD TEST SCORES ♪ ♪ STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I WAS STUDYING FOR ♪ ♪ BUT ONCE YOU WALK OUT THAT CLASSROOM DOOR ♪ ♪ NOBODY TELLS YOU WHERE YOU'RE GOING ♪ ♪ IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE I KNOW ♪ ♪ IS JUST AN ACTOR PUTTING ON A SHOW ♪ ♪ I HOPE ONE DAY I'M WISE ENOUGH TO KNOW ♪ ♪ THERE'S NO WAY OF KNOWING ♪ ♪ OOOOUUUU... OOOOOUUUU... WHOO!

♪ ♪ OOOOUUUU... OOOOOUUUU... WHOO!

♪ ♪ I HATE IT ♪ ♪ FRUSTRATED ♪ ♪ THE WEIGHT OF EXPECTATIONS IS BRINGING ME DOWN ♪ ♪ I'M FED UP ♪ ♪ WON'T LET THE WEIGHT OF EXPECTATIONS ♪ ♪ KEEP BRINGING ME DOWN ♪ ♪ I HATE IT ♪ ♪ FRUSTRATED ♪ ♪ THE WEIGHT OF EXPECTATIONS IS BRINGING ME DOWN ♪ ♪ I'M FED UP ♪ ♪ WON'T LET THE WEIGHT OF EXPECTATIONS ♪ ♪ KEEP BRINGING ME DOWN ♪ ♪ I HATE IT ♪ ♪ FRUSTRATED ♪ ♪ THE WEIGHT OF EXPECTATIONS IS BRINGING ME DOWN ♪ ♪ I'M FED UP ♪ ♪ WON'T LET THE WEIGHT OF EXPECTATIONS ♪ (UPBEAT MUSIC) (UPBEAT MUSIC) (UPBEAT MUSIC) (UPBEAT MUSIC) (UPBEAT MUSIC) (AUDIENCE CHEERING) - OH THAT WAS FUN!

(APPLAUSE AND CHEERING) (APPLAUSE AND CHEERING) ♪ ♪ ♪