I'm trying to get out of my own way

I am trying to get right with God. I'm sort of making a statement about the excessiveness.

I just broke up with my boyfriend, and I've been spending more time alone than I'd like.

I have to try different things to see what works best. Other people get impatient with that.

I don't want to beat people over the head with my political views. It's more about the humanitarian aspect of it.

I feel like it's really kind of a sit-down album, much in the same way I imagine Billie Holiday or someone sitting down in the studio and singing.

Of course, Im older now. Im in a different place in my life than when I wrote the songs for Car Wheels or Essence or whatever. Different things were going on.