>> OVER THE WEEKEND, BIG BIRD ANNOUNCED HE WAS GETTING
VACCINATED AGAINST COVID.
THE BIRD IS MEANT TO BE SIX YEARS OLD.
HE MADE HIS NEWS JUST AFTER THE VACCINE GOT APPROVED FOR KIDS
AGED FIVE TO ELEVEN, BUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT SPARKED ALL KINDS
OF PUSHBACK.
SENATOR TED CRUZ, AMONG OTHERS, CONDEMNING BIG BIRD FOR
ADVOCATING FOR KIDS TO GET THEfá VACCINE, CALLING IT GOVERNMENT
PROPAGANDA.
♪♪ ♪♪
>> THERE'S A WORD I CAME UP WITH TODAY --
>> UH-HUH.
>> -- I CAN HARDLY SAY IT, BUT I THINK YOU WILL KNOW WHAT IT
MEANS.
>> WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME, AND MAYBE I CAN HELP YOU.
>> WELL, IT'S QUITE A WORD.
YOU READY TO HEAR IT?
>> SURE!
OKAY, LISTEN TO THIS.
( CLEARS THROAT ) >> C IS FOR CENSORED!
# >> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE
SHOW" WITH TE STEPHEN COLBERT!
TONIGHT, WHERE THERE'S A PILL, THERE'S A WAY.
PLUS STEPHEN WELCOMES JONATHAN KARL AND MUSICAL GUEST BRANDI
CARLILE.
FEATURING JON BATISTE AND "STAY HUMAN."
AND NOW, LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER IN NEW YORK
CITY, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( THEME SONG PLAYING )
>> Stephen: HEY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) HEY!
HELLO!
( AUDIENCE CHANTING STEPHEN ) >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
THANK YOU!
THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WELCOME ONE AND ALL TO "THE LATE SHOW."
I AM YOUR HOST STEPHEN COLBERT, AND FOLKS --
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( PIANO RIFF )
>> Stephen: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HAVEGo8 YOURSELF
NOTARIZED BECAUSE YOU ARE HERE ON THE
NIGHT AFTER THE NIGHT AFTER THE NIGHT AFTER AN HISTORIC
OCCASION.
BECAUSE THREE DAYS AGO, CONGRESS APPROVED BIDEN'S $1.2 TRILLION
INFRASTRUCTURE BILL.u$BÑ ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
WOOO!
THEY DID ONE THING!
WHOO!
♪ CELEBRATE A TIME COME ON ♪ ( LAUGHTER )
THIS INFRASTRUCTURE BILL COMES NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON, BECAUSE
THIS FOAM FINGER HAS THE SAME STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AS
MOST OF OUR BRIDGES.
( LAUGHTER ) CAN WE SHOW THAT ON CBS?
CAN I SHOW THIS ON -- ( LAUGHTER )
AFTER MONTHS OF DRAGGING THEIR FEET, I THINK WE'RE ALL SHOCKED
THE DEMOCRATS ACTUALLY GOT THIS DONE.
THE PARTY HAS GONE FROM "YES, WE CAN" TO "WAIT, WE DID?!"
( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
WOW!
HUBBA, HUBBA.
( APPLAUSE ) THEN AGAIN, THIS BIPARTISAN BILL
WAS SOMETHING THE LAST ADMINISTRATION KEPT CLAIMING
THEY WERE ABOUT TO DO, BUT NEVER DID.
AFTER FOUR YEARS, IT'S FINALLY INFRASTRUCTURE WEEK, AND $1.2
TRILLION BUYS YOU AN INFRA-BUTTLOAD OF
INFRASTRUCTURE.
THIS BILL WILL BRING A MASSIVE UPGRADE OF AMERICA'S ROADS
BRIDGES, AIRPORTS, SEAPORTS AND RAIL SYSTEMS.iv45Q
NOT TO MENTION MUCH-NEEDED RELIEF TO LATE NIGHT HOSTS WHO
DON'T WANT TO TRY TO MAKE JOKES ABOUT POSSIBLY PASSING AN
INFRASTRUCTURE BILL ANYMORE.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
ONE OF THE BILL'S MAJOR PROVISIONS INCLUDES $47 BILLION
TO WITHSTAND THE DEVASTATING IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
THAT'S GOOD.
YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER?
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO PREVENT THE DEVASTATING IMPACTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF
SHOWING UP TO A CAR CRASH AND HANDING OUT SEATBELTS.
"THERE YOU GO.
YOU COULD HAVE USED ONE.
YEP.
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD FOR YOU.
DON'T MOVE.
THEY SAID DON'T MOVE.
JUST LEAVE THESE HERE."
( LAUGHTER ) INFRASTRUCTURE IS POSSIBLY NOT
THE ONLY THING THE PRESIDENT PASSED, BECAUSE TABLOIDS ARE
REPORTING ABOUT JOE BIDEN'S "LONG FART" AT THE GLOBAL
CLIMATE CHANGE GATHERING IN SCOTLAND.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S ALREADY BREAKING PROMISES ON CUTTING
DANGEROUS EMISSIONS.
( LAUGHTER ) THE PRESIDENT'S ALLEGED CHEEK
SQUEAK HAPPENED DURING A CHAT WITH BRITISH ROYAL CAMILLA
PARKER BOWLES, AND IT WAS "AUDIBLE ENOUGH TO MAKE THE
DUCHESS OF CORNWALL BLUSH."
AND IT TAKES A LOT TO MAKE THE DUCHESS EMBARRASSED.
HER ENTIRE FAMILY IS OLD FARTS.
( LAUGHTER ) ( PIANO RIFF )0
IT'S TRUE.
REPORTEDLY, THE PRESIDENT'S AIR BISCUIT WAS "IMPOSSIBLE TO
IGNORE."
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
SO, WE KNOW IT WASN'T PRINCE ANDREW.
( AUDIENCE REACTS ) AND IT'S NOTHING TO BE
EMBARRASSED ABOUT!
WE ALL REMEMBER J.F.K.'S FIRSTRq MEETING WITH THE QUEEN, AS
IMMORTALIZED IN "THE CROWN."
>> GOOD EVENING YOUR ROYAL MAJESTY.
(FART) >> OH, DEAR.
>> MR. PRESIDENT.
(FART) >> MR. PRESIDENT.
>> YOUR GRACE.
>> SHALL WE?
>> UH-- (FART)
JACKIE?
>> I FEEL LIKE THAT WENT WRONG IN ABOUT 10,000 DIFFERENT WAYS.
>> I'VE SEEN WORSE.
THOUGH NOT SURE WHEN.
(FARTING) ( LAUGHS )
>> A DRINK?
>> Stephen: LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE.
WHAT ELSE.
( APPLAUSE ) ( PIANO RIFF )
>> STEPHEN: UM, WHAT ELSE, WHAT ELSE.
OH, HERE'S A LIL' SOMETHING: THERE MIGHT BE A CURE FOR COVID.
ON FRIDAY, PFIZER ANNOUNCED THAT ITS NEW COVID-19 PILL CUT THE
RISK OF HOSPITALIZATION AND DEATH BY 90%.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) WOW!
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
I JUST BROKE THAT NEWS!
WOW!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I DON'T KNOW WHY I HAVE NOT BEEN
THIS EXCITED ABOUT A PILL SINCE I DISCOVERED MOLLY, THE NURSE
WHO PRESCRIBES MY CHOLESTEROL MEDICINE.
NOW -- ( APPLAUSE )
( PIANO RIFF ) NOW, THIS PILL DOESN'T PREVENT
INFECTION, BUT IT DOES A GREAT JOB TREATING IT.
AND THIS PILL DESIGNED TO AX COVID IS CALLED PAX-LOVID.
ALL THE BEST MEDICAL TREATMENTS RHYME.
IT STARTED WITH ALEXANDER FLEMING'S BIG ANNOUNCEMENT:
PENICILLIN STOPS THE ILLIN'!
( LAUGHTER ) ANOTHER SIGN THE PANDEMIC MIGHT
BE ON THE WAY OUT: YESTERDAY, AFTER 20 MONTHS OF RESTRICTIONS
THE U.S. LIFTED ITS TRAVEL BAN ON 33 COUNTRIES.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THAT'S GREAT NEWS!
THAT IS -- COME ON!
THAT'S GREAT NEWS.
SOME PARTS OF AMERICA JUST DON'T MAKE SENSE WITHOUT TOURISTS.
YOU THINK NEW YORKERS WANT AN M&M WORLD INSIDE A RED LOBSTER?
THAT'S FOR Y'ALL.
THAT'S NOT FOR US.
CHECK IT OUT, THOUGH, IT'S DELICIOUS.
( APPLAUSE ) THE TOURISTS MAY BE VACCINATED
BY THE AMERICANS THEY'RE COMING TO VISIT MAY NOT BE.
REPUBLICANS AND ANTI-VAXXERS ARE FURIOUS BIGBOARD GOT A COVID
VACCINE.
THIS IS THE CRAZIEST ANTI-VAX MUPPET OUTRAGE SINCE THEY
CLAIMED PFIZER GAVE THE SWEDISH CHEF GIANT MEATBALLS.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) BORK BORK BORK!
( LAUGHTER ) HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED: LAST WEEK,
THE C.D.C. APPROVED THE VACCINE FOR KIDS 5-11.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
>> THESE GO TO 11.
>> STEPHEN: TO ENCOURAGE KIDS TO GET THEIR SHOTS, BELOVED
CHILDREN'S TV CHARACTERS HAVE BEEN DOING SOME PUBLIC HEALTH
PROMOS.
ON SATURDAY, BIG BIRD TWEETED: "I GOT THE COVID-19 VACCINE
TODAY!
MY WING IS FEELING A LITTLE SORE, BUT IT'LL GIVE MY BODY AN
EXTRA PROTECTIVE BOOST THAT KEEPS ME AND OTHERS HEALTHY."
GREAT TWEET!
NO SURPRISE.
IT'S WHAT BIRDS DO.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) BUT OF COURSE, WE CAN'T HAVE
NICE THINGS, BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE, TEXAS SENATOR AND DRUNK
MAN ON THE SUBWAY SERENADING YOU --
( AUDIENCE REACTS ) BUT HOW DO YOU REALLY FEEL?
( LAUGHTER ) TEXASERS?
AND DRUNK MAN ON THE SUBWAY SERENADING YOU
WITH THE CELLINO AND BARNES SONG, TED CRUZ.
( LAUGHTER ) CRUZ DIDN'T LIKE THAT BIG BIRD
WAS TEACHING KIDS HOW TO STAY HEALTHY, SO HE RETWEETED IT
WITH THE COMMENT, "GOVERNMENT OLD!"
SENATOR CRUZ... HOW SHOULD I PUT THIS... OUR SHOW TONIGHT IS
BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTERS "F" AND "U."
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I'M SURPRISED CRUZ IS AT ODDS
WITH BIG BIRD HERE.
THEY HAVE SO MUCH IN COMMON.
WHEN IT GETS COLD, THEY BOTH FLY SOUTH.
( LAUGHTER )Ñi ( APPLAUSE )
IT WASN'T JUST TED CRUZ.
ONE STATE SENATOR FROM ARIZONA TWEETED, "BIG BIRD IS A
COMMUNIST."
OKAY, THAT'S ACTUALLY TRUE.
BIG BIRD IS A SIX-YEAR-OLD, AND THEY'RE ALL COMMUNISTS!
THEY DON'T OWN ANY PROPERTY, THE COMMUNITY PITCHES IN TO SUPPORT
THEM, AND THEY SAY THAT EVERYTHING YOU OWN IS THEIRS.
( LAUGHTER ) NEVER TO BE OUT-DUMBED, HERE'S
FOX NEWS: >> BIG BIRD IS LITERALLY HAWKING
AN UNNECESSARY VACCINE.
>> THE WHOLE THING IS SO INEFFECTIVE AND SO STUPID.
>> THE TRUTH IS, IF THAT SHOW WAS REAL, BIG BIRD WOULD BE
SHAMED RIGHT NOW FOR NOT HAVING HIS OR-- YOU KNOW, VACCINATION
YET.
>> STEPHEN: IF THAT SHOW WAS REAL, WE'D HAVE MUCH BIGGER
PROBLEMS.
( LAUGHTER ) THERE'S A MONSTER LIVING IN A
TRASH CAN, A LITTLE RED FURRY GUY ASKING STRANGERS TO TICKLE
HIM, AND ERNIE KEEPS WAKING UP HIS HUSBAND WITH TRUMPETS AND
LIVESTOCK.
( LAUGHTER )s8 ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )ZG█
( HUMMING SESAME STREET SONG ) ONE GUY NOT PROMOTING THE
VACCINE IS GREEN BAY QUARTERBACK AND MAN WHO FORGOT HIS HELMET
LUBE, AARON RODGERS.çó YEAH, THEY'RE ALL GOING "LUBE!"
( LAUGHTER ) LAST WEEK, RODGERS GOT A LOT OF
HEAT AFTER IT WAS REVEALED THAT HE HAD CAUGHT COVID AND WAS
UNVACCINATED DESPITE EARLIER IN THE SEASON, TELLING REPORTERS
THIS: >> ARE YOU VACCINATED AND WHAT'S
YOUR STANCE ON VACCINATIONS?
>> YEAH, I'VE BEEN IMMUNIZED.
>> STEPHEN: OH, RIGHT, I FORGOT: SOCCER IS THE ONE WHERE YOU
CAN'T USE YOUR HANDS, FOOTBALL IS THE ONE WHERE YOU LIE THROUGH
YOUR TEETH.
( LAUGHTER ) ON FRIDAY, RODGERS DEFENDED
HIMSELF.
I REALIZE I'M IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF THE WOKE MOB
NOW, SO BEFORE MY FINAL NAIL GETS PUT IN MY CANCEL CULTURE
CASKET, I'D LIKE TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON SO MANY OF
THE BLATANT LIES THAT ARE OUT THERE ABOUT MYSELF RIGHT NOW.
>> STEPHEN: WOW, CANCEL CULTURE, WOKE MOBS, LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY'S
ENJOYING THEIR SET OF FOX NEWS MAGNETIC POETRY.
( LAUGHTER ) WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU
TONIGHT.
MY GUESTS ARE JONATHAN KARL AND BRANDI CARLILE!
AND WHEN WE COME BACK, IS CHRIS EVANS THE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE?
FIND OUT WHEN WE'LL FIND OUT WHEN WE RETURN.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )G█
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
RIGHT THERE.
IN THE FLESH.
JON BATISTE AND "STAY HUMAN," EVERYBODY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪ I'LL BE THERE ♪
>> Stephen: JON -- JON, THERE'S SO MUCH -- THERE'S A
JAM-PACKED SHOW TONIGHT.
>> Jon: YES.
>> Stephen: WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF GREAT GUESTS TONIGHT.
ABC CHIEF WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JONATHAN KARL IS
HERE.
HE'S GOT AN EXPLOSIVE NEW BOOK ABOUT THE LAST FEW MONTHS --
>> Jon: FRONT ROW.
>> Stephen: FRONT ROW SEAT OF THE LAST FEW MONTHS TO HAVE THE
PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION -- OF THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION.
THE BOOK'S CALLED BETRAYAL.
TURNS OUT --çó I DIDN'T KNOW THIS -- THE LAST FEW MONTHS WERE
NOT GOOD.
( LAUGHTER ) IT WAS HE WAS NOT ACTING IN THE
BEST INTEREST OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
IT WAS CALLED A DOUBLE CROSS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
HE WILL BE OUT HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
AND THEN A NATIONAL TREASURE BRANDI CARLILE IS HERE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) WE SAW HER SATURDAY NIGHT AT
CARNEGIE HALL DOING JONI MITCHELL'S "BLUE," THE ENTIRE
ALBUM.
A TRANSCENDENT EVENING.
>> Jon: EVERYBODY WHO WAS$ THERE WILL REMEMBER THAT NIGHT
FOR SURE.
>> Stephen: I SAW YOU AT THE AFTER-PARTY BUT I DID NOT STAY
BECAUSE I'M AN OLD MAN.
I WENT HOME AND HAD A GLASS OF WATER AND WENT TO BED.
DID A LOT OF FUN PEOPLE SHOW UP.
>> A LOT OF COOL PEOPLE, MUSICIANS.
JIMMY BUFFETT WAS THERE TALKING ABOUT SAILING.
>> Stephen: SON OF A SAN OF A SAILER.
>> I'D GET ON THAT BOAT.
>> Stephen: I'D GET ON THAT BOAT WITH HIM FOR SURE.
YOU KNOW THERE ARE REFRESHMENTS.
( LAUGHTER ) FOLKS, CHECK YOUR CALENDARS
BECAUSE IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN WHEN THE WORLD WAITS
WITH BAITED BREATH FOR THE
ANNOUNCEMENT OF "PEOPLE'S" SEXIEST MAN ALIVE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THERE IT IS.
PEOPLE STILLñr CARE.
WHO WILL FILL THE SEXINESS VACUUM SOON TO BE LEFT BY THE
OUTGOING SEXIEST MAN, MICHAEL B.
JORDAN?
JORDAN, AT THIS POINT, IS A SEXY LAME DUCK. I MEAN, IT'S
JUST HAND-SHAKING AND RIBBON CUTTING FROM HERE ON OUT.
HE REALLY CAN'T PASS ANY MEANINGFUL SEXY LEGISLATION.
NOW, THE IDENTITY OF THE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE IS ALWAYS AN
EXTREMELY CLOSELY GUARDED SECRET, I BELIEVE KEPT IN THAT
BRIEFCASE WITH THE NUCLEAR LAUNCH CODES.
BUT THE "NEW YORK POST" HAS BEEN BOASTING THAT THEY HAVE THE
INSIDE SCOOP AND THAT, IN FACT CHRIS EVANS IS "PEOPLE"
MAGAZINE'S SEXIEST MAN ALIVE 2021.
HOW INTERESTING!
I MEAN, I USUALLY TAKE EVERYTHING THE "NEW YORK POST"
SAYS AT FACE VALUE, BECAUSE THEIR REPORTING IS SO RELIABLE
BUT HOW CAN THEY POSSIBLY MAKE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WHEN THERE IS
ONLY ONE PERSON OFFICIALLY SANCTIONED AND APPROVED BY
"PEOPLE MAGAZINE" TO REVEAL WHO IT IS: YOURS TRULY, WHICH I WILL
BE DOING, EXACTLY 24 HOURS FROM NOW, ON THIS SHOW TOMORROW
NIGHT, IN MY CAPACITY AS "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE'S SEXIEST MAN
ALLOWED TO ANNOUNCE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE.
( APPLAUSE ) BE HERE.
WE'RE ANNOUNCING IT ON THIS SHOW IN THIS ACT TOMORROW NIGHT.
AND I CAN HEAR YOU CLAMORING "WELL, COME ON, STEVE, IS IT
CHRIS EVANS?" MAYBE!
( LAUGHTER ) I AM LEGALLY FORBIDDEN FROM
CONFIRMING OR DENYING CHRIS EVANS' SEXINESS IN RELATION TO
OTHER MALES WHO ARE ALIVE.
( LAUGHTER ) BUT PAGE SIX CLAIMS THAT EVANS
"WAS ORIGINALLY SLATED TO TAKE THE MANTLE LAST YEAR," BUT "THE
POST'S" SO-CALLED "INSIDERS" SUPPOSEDLY TELL THEM THAT
"BOSSES THOUGHT IT WAS BETTER TO WAIT A YEAR AFTER HE
ACCIDENTALLY UPLOADED A PICTURE OF HIS PENIS ONLINE."
( LAUGHTER ) IF TRUE, YOU KNOW WHAT THIS
MEANS: WE MAY BE ONE YEAR AWAY FROM SEXIEST MAN ALIVE
JEFFREY TOOBIN.
( LAUGHTER ) SO, TUNE IN TOMORROW TO SEE ME
MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT, AND MR. JORDAN, ENJOY YOUR LAST 24
HOURS.
I JUST PRAY WE SEE A PEACEFUL TRANSFER OF SEXY.
( LAUGHTER ) WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH ABC
NEWS CHIEF WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT AND, POSSIBLY
SEXIEST MAN ALIVE, JONATHAN KARL.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW."
I'M STILL ME.
>> ME.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT IS THE CHIEF
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT FOR ABC NEWS, AND AUTHOR OF THE
NEW BOOK, "BETRAYAL."
PLEASE WELCOME, JONATHAN KARL!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: HEY!
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: HAVE WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE THAT WHEN YOU
STARTED CNN YOU WERE ONE TO HAVE THE YOUNG GUNS.
>> GENERATION X TEAM, YEAH.
>> Stephen: HOW LONG AGO WAS THAT THAT YOU WERE YOUNG?
>> 47 YEARS AGO.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE YOU'RE HOW OLD NOW?
>> 53.
>> Stephen: AND I'M 57.
I'M YOUNG ADJACENT.
>> I USED TO BE THE YOUNG GUY, TOO.
>> Stephen: I WAS THE NEW GUY AT ONE POINT.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: LET'S MOVE ON.
( LAUGHTER ) YOUR NEW BOOK, "BETRAYAL," IS
ABOUT JANUARY 6 AND THE EVENTS THAT LED UP TO IT.
BEFORE WE GET INTO THE DETAILS OF THE EVENTS AND SOME OF THE
REVELATIONS OF YOUR BOOK, WHAT DID IT FEEL LIKE FOR YOU AS
SOMEONE IN WASHINGTON TALKING ABOUT AMERICAN POLITICS WHEN
THAT DAY HAPPENED?
>> I WAS HEARTBROKEN.
I SPENT MOST OF MY CAREER COVERING CONGRESS.
LOOK, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU WALK INTO THAT PLACE, I
MEAN, I STILL FEEL A SENSE OF AWE.
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID AND I WOULD VISIT WITH MY FAMILY, I
WOULD LOOK TO SEE IF THE LIGHT WAS ON -- ON TOP TO HAVE THE
DOME, THAT WOULD MEAN CONGRESS WAS IN SESSION AND I WOULD WANT
TO GO IN AND SEE IT.
TO SEE THE PEOPLE BREAKING IN AND RUMMAGING AROUND ON THE
SENATE FLOOR WAS ABSOLUTELY HEARTBREAKING.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS BEING VIOLATED BEYOND THE
PHYSICAL SPACE?
>> IT WAS A DIRECT ASSAULT ON OUR DEMOCRACY, IT REALLY WAS.
IT'S NOT JUST WORDS.
THEY WERE TRYING TO STOP THE CROWN JEWEL OF AMERICAN
DEMOCRACY WHICH IS THE PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF POWER.
LAST THE LAST STEP IN CERTIFYING THE PLEACHES AND THEY WERE
DIRECTLY TRYING TO STOP IT.
THEY WEREN'T JUST VANDALIZING AND GOING THROUGH, THEY WERE
TRYING TO STOP WHAT MAKES AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AMERICAN
DEMOCRACY.
BY THE WAY, THEY ALMOST SUCCEEDED.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS IN THIS BOOK, AS I RESEARCHED IT, I CAME
TO REALIZE THAT WE WERE FAR CLOSER TO LOSING IT ALL THAN I
REALIZED AT THE TIME.
I WAS FREAKED OUT AS WE ALL WERE AT THE TIME BUT IT WAS WORSE.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THE THING THAT MOST SHOCKED YOU IN
REPORTING FOR THIS BOOK?
WHAT GOT US CLOSE THAN YOU IMAGINED?
>> IF A FEW PEOPLE HAD ACTUALLY DONE WHAT TRUMP DEMANDED OFok
THEM, IT COULD HAVE FLIPPED THE OTHER WAY.
THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO BASICALLY SAVED OUR DEMOCRACIER BUT
THEY'RE NOT YOUR TRADITIONA HEAROS.
MANY ARE LONG-TIME REPUBLICAN PARTISANS WHO DID WHAT HE WANTED
BUT WHEN IT CAME TO THIS MOMENT THEY STOPPED.
DID YOU THINK PENCE WOULD BE THE GUY TO STAND UP TO TRUMP?
>> Stephen: NO.
HE WAS THE MAN WHO WOULD TAKE HIS WATER BOTTLE OFF THE TABLE
IF TRUMP DID.
>> HE WAS DISLOYAL WHEN IT COUNTED THE MOST.
SOME OTHERS WERE IN SOME WAYS POLITICAL HACKS WHO STOOD STRONG
AND DID THE RIGHT THING AT THE RIGHT MOMENT.
>> Stephen: AS SOMEONE WHO REPORTS IN WASHINGTON CAN YOU
CALL PEOPLE POLITICAL HACKS?
>> I DIDN'T NEIGHBOR ANYBODY.
>> Stephen: BUT WE KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.
>> I MEAN THAT IN A GAD WAY.
>> Stephen: SURE, WE ALWAYS DO.
I'VE SEEN THE SHOW.
IT'S BRILLIANT.
( LAUGHTER ) THE NEXT QUESTION, AS PAINFUL AS
THAT DAY WAS, IT IS ALREADY BEING CAST AS A DAY IN HISTORY
AND I'M CURIOUS HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE WHO KNOW
BETTER WHO ARE NOW TRYING TO REFRAME THAT DAY AS NOT A
VIOLATION OF OUR DEMOCRACY AND AS MERELY A PROTEST AND AS AN
ONGOING GAS LIGHTING THEY'RE TRYING TO TELL US WHAT WE SAW WE
DID NOT SEE AND PREVENT OUR ABILITY TO STOP IT FROM
HAPPENING AGAIN, I BELIEVE.
THAT'S AN ONGOING THING, THAT'S NOT AN HISTORICAL FEELING, IT'S
AN ONGOING EVENT.
>> IT'S ONGOING, IT'S HAPPENING NOW, IT'S OUTRAGEOUS.
IT DROVE ME EVERY DAY AS I WAS WRITING THE BOOK.
I WANTED TO GET THE HISTORY DOWN IN A WAY THAT WOULD BE
INDISPUTABLE.
I WOULD TRY TO WRITE IT IN A WAY THAT EVEN PEOPLE WHO ARE
SYMPATHETIC TO TRUMP AND BELIEVED THE THINGS HE WAS
SAYING WOULD SEE, NO, THAT'S A LIE.
I WENT THROUGH AND LOOKED AT THE STUFF HE WAS SAYING AND WENT
THROUGH IN DETAIL AND EXPLAINED WHY IT'S COMPLETE NONSENSE, A
COMPLETE LIE.
AND TO SEE PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE DAY AND TRUMP HIMSELF -- I MEAN,
WHEN I INTERVIEWED HIM FOR THE BOOK TALKING ABOUT IT WAS SOME
KIND OF GLORIOUS DAY, JANUARY 6th.
>> Stephen: YOU REVEAL IN THE BOOK THAT AS HE WAS LEAVING
OFFICE, I THINK ON JANUARY 20th, ABOUT TO GET ON
AIR FORCE ONE AND LEAVE FOR THE LAST TIME, HE TOLD RONALD
McDANIEL, I'M DONE, I'M STARTING MY OWN PARTY.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: HOW DID THEY STOP HIM?
>> THIS WAS AMAZING.
THIS WAS ACTUALLY WHEN HE WALKED UP THE STEPS TO AIR FORCE ONE
FOR HIS LAST FLIGHT ON THE PLANE TO GO TO FLORIDA, HE GETS INTO
HIS OFFICE AT THE FRONT OF THE PLANE BEFORE THE PLANE TAKES OFF
AND McDANIEL WAS CALLING HIM.
SHE WASN'T AT HIS FAREWELL CEREMONY, JUST TO SAY THANK YOU,
GOOD LUCK, AND THAT'S WHEN HE DROPPED THIS BOMB.
THE WAY THEY STOPPED HIM FROM LEAVING THE PARTY IS ESSENTIALLY
MADE A SERIES OF THREATS, OF WARNINGS, AND SAID IF HE DID IT
IT WOULD COST HIM TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
THERE WERE LEGAL BILLS THE RNC WERE PAYING THAT WOULD NOW BE
HIS TO PAY AND THEY WOULD TAKE HIS BIG 40 MILLION NAME EMAIL
LIST AND THEY WERE GOING TO MAKE IT WORTHLESS, TAKE CONTROL AND
GIVE IT OUT FOR FREE SO HE COULDN'T RENT IT ANYMORE.
>> Stephen: HE'S A BUSINESSMAN.
>> IT WAS GOING TO COST HIM TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND HE
BACKED DOWN FOUR OR FIVE DAYS AFTER JANUARY 20th.
HE TOLD THEM HE WAS LEAVING.
HE WASN'T SAYING I MIGHT, HE SAID I'M DONE, I'M GONE, I'M
STARTING MY OWN PARTY, AND HE BACKED DOWN.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
WHEN WE COME BACK, I'LL ASK JONATHAN INTERESTING NEWS ABOUT
MIKE PENCE THAT I DID NOT KNOW AND NEITHER DID YOU BUT YOU
SHOULD.
STICK AROUND.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WITHHOLDING THINGS
THAT BELONG TO US.
HEY, EVERYBODY!
WE'RE BACK WITH THE AUTHOR OF "BETRAYAL," ABC NEWS CHIEF
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JONATHAN KARL.
YO WENT DOWN TO MAR-A-LAGO AND INTERVIEWED THE FORMER PRESIDENT
FOR THE BOOK, AS YOU SAID.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AFTER JANUARY 6th, JOHN KELLY SAID
THAT HE, TO YOU, I BELIEVE, THAT HE BELIEVED THE PRESIDENT WAS
MENTALLY UNFIT TO SERVE IN THE OVAL OFFICE.
>> HE WANTED THE 25 25th AMENDMENT TO BE INVOKED
IMMEDIATELY.
HE TOLD ME THAT WHILE THE RIOTERS WERE STILL IN THE
BUILING, THEY SHOULD MEET NOW AND GET HIM OUT NOW.
>> Stephen: YOU'VE TALKED TO THE MAN RECENTLY.
WHAT IS HIS MENTAL STATE?
>> UM -- ( LAUGHTER )
THAT'S A -- THAT'S A TOUGH ONE.
LOOK, I WENT DOWN TO SEE HIM THE FIRST INTERVIEW FOR THE BOOK WAS
IN MAR-A-LAGO, JUST ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AFTER HE LEFT
OFFICE, AND, YOU KNOW, HE LOOKED FINE, HE LOOKED FIT.
A LOT OF PRESIDENTS AGE IN OFFICE.
HE DOESN'T SEEM HE ACTUALLY AGED IN OFFICE, IT'S WEIRD.
>> Stephen: YES.
SOME PEOPLE DON'T AGE.
IT'S SUSPICIOUS, JONATHAN KARL.
>> IT'S VERY SUSPICIOUS.
BUT HE WAS UTTERLY DELUSIONAL ESPECIALLY IN TALKING ABOUT THE
EVENTS OF JANUARY 6th.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP HERE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE?
>> YES, I WAS TALKING TO HIM ABOUT THE DAY.
>> Stephen: AND WHERE ARE YOU TALKING TO HIM BECAUSE IT SOUNDS
WEIRD.
>> IT'S WEIRD.
SORRY FOR THE SOUND.
IT'S AT MAR-A-LAGO.
HE MADE ME TO THIS INTERVIEW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LOBBY OF
MAR-A-LAGO RIGHT BEFORE DINNER.
HE WANTED EVERYONE WHO CAME TO DINNER SEE HIM BEING
INTERVIEWED.
THAT'S WHY YOU HEAR PEOPLE WALKING BY.
HE SAID TERRIBLE THINGS ABOUT ME.
BUT IN THE TRANSCRIPT TO HAVE THE INTERVIEW HE SAID, I'M WITH
THE GREAT JONATHAN KARL, HERE HE IS.
THIS IS A GUY LOT OF NAMES.
BUT HE WANTED TO BE SEEN.
>> SOME PEOPLE WERE SAYING 1776, AND IT'S RIGGED AND BEING
STOLEN, WHY NOT CHARGE THE CAPITOL.
>> I HAD NOT HEARD THAT BUT PEOPLE WERE VERY ANGRY.
PEOPLE WERE THERE, THAT CROWD, THE PRESS, THE FAKE NEWS, WHICH
IS FAKE, NEVER TALKED ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE CROWD.
THAT WAS A MASSIVE CROWD.
>> Stephen: HE'S MISSING THE NARRATIVE HERE.
IT'S ABOUT WHETHER HE'S POPULAR.
>> YEAH, I'M ASKING HIM ABOUT A RIOT, ONE TO -- ONE OF THE DARK
DAYS IN AMERICAN HISTORY AND HE'S TALKING ABOUT HOW MANY
PEOPLE CAME OUT TO SEE HIM.
>> Stephen: I KNOW YOU HAD A FACT ABOUT MIKE PENCE.
>> I FOUND OUT MIKE PENCE HAD WITH HIM THE ENTIRE TIME AN
OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHER WHO CAPTURED IMAGES
OF THAT ENTIRE PERIOD INCLUDING THE ROUGHLY FIVE HOURS WHERE
PENCE WAS HIDDEN AWAY IN THE BOWELS OF THE CAPITOL IN A PLACE
NO ONE'S EVER KNOWN BECAUSE HE REFUSED TO LEAVE.
THEY GOT HIM OUT OF THE SENATE CHAMBER AND TOOK HIM SOMEWHERE.
>> Stephen: WHILE PEOPLE WERE ERECTING GALLOWS ACROSS THE
STREET.
>> I GOT AHOLD OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND SAW THE
PHOTOGRAPHS.
>> Stephen: YOU SAW THEM.
I SAW THE PHOTOGRAPHS.
IT WAS WILD TO SEE HE WAS IN A LOADING DOCK IN AN UNDERGROUND
PARKING GARAGE BENEATH THE CAPITOL COMPLEX.
HE HAD NO PLACE TO SIT IN THE CONCRETE PARKING GARAGE, YOU
KNOW, WITH HIS FAMILY.
THIS IS THE VICE PRESIDENT TO HAVE THE UNITED STATES -- THE
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND HE'S HOLED UP IN A
BASEMENT, AND I WENT TO THE VICE PRESIDENT, FORMER
VICE PRESIDENT, AND I ASKED HIM IF I COULD ACCOMPLISH THOSE
PHOTOGRAPHS -- I THINK THEY'RE PART OF THE HISTORICAL RECORD.
>> Stephen: ONE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS IS HIM LITERALLY
LOOKING AT THE TWEET OF THE PRESIDENT SAYING --
>> ONE OF THEM IS HIS CH CHIEF O STAFF SHOWING HIM HIS PHONE AND
IT'S THE TWEET OF TRUMP SAYING MIKE PENCE DIDN'T HAVE THE
COURAGE.
THIS IS THE GUY WHO FLED THE RIOTERS AND TRUMP IS SAYING HE
DIDN'T HAVE THE COURAGE.
KIND OF LOOKS LIKE PENCE IS GRIMACING BUT YOU CAN NEVER
REALLY TELL, I DON'T KNOW.
( LAUGHTER ) BUT THE FIGHT REFERRED TO IS
THEY REFUSED TO LET ME PUBLISH THE PHOTOGRAPHS.
BUT I HAVE A SUSPICION THE JANUARY 6th COMMITTEE IS GOING
TO WANT TO SEE THOSE PHOTOS.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: AND THOSE AREN'T
HIS PHOTOS.
>> NO, THEY'RE YOUR PHOTOS, THEY'RE EVERYBODY'S PHOTOS.
>> Stephen: WE PAID FOR THOSE.
YES, TAKEN BE I THE WHITE HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHER.
>> Stephen: PART OF THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES.
>> YES, AND PART OF THE HISTORICAL RECORD ON THE DAY WE
NEEDED TO SEE THE RECORD.
>> Stephen: JONATHAN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: THE BOOK IS "BETRAYAL."
AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 16.
JONATHAN KARL, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH BRANDI CARLILE.
( BAND PLAYING ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK!
FOLKS, MY NEXT GUEST TONIGHT IS A SIX-TIME
GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING SINGER/SONGWRITER AND A NUMBER
ONE "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLING AUTHOR.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," BRANDI CARLILE!
( BAND PLAYING ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> HI.
>> Stephen: LOVELY TO HAVE YOU HERE.
>> LOVELY TO BE HERE.
>> Stephen: I LOVE HEARING YOU PERFORM.
WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK BUT NOT IN PERSON, OVER ZOOM.
>> FEELS LIKE I'VE KNOWN YOU FOREVER.
>> Stephen: I KIND OF HAVE THE FEELING, TOO.
I WANT TO GET TO YOUR NEW ALBUM, "IN THESE SILENT DAYS," IN JUST
A MOMENT, DOING A SONG OFF THAT TONIGHT.
( APPLAUSE ) BUT I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE
CONCERT AT CARNEGIE HALL SATURDAY NIGHT.
WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY -- IT'S ALWAYS AS I SAID BEFORE, JONI
MITCHELL'S "BLUE," I SEE THAT SIGN, "SOLD OUT," CARNEGIE HALL,
FIRST TIME YOU GO THERE, NO PROBLEM.
SET THE BAR KIND OF HIGH FOR YOURSELF.
THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME YOU HAD DONE IT, RIGHT?
>> YES, I HAD DONE IT ONCE IN L.A.
>> Stephen: YOU SAID YOU HAD TO BE HYPNOTIZED TO CALM
YOURSELF DOWN ENOUGH TO DO IT IN L.A.
DID YOU HAVE TO DO THAT THIS TIME?
>> I WAS ABLE TO RELY ON THE TOOLS I GOT FROM BEING
HYPNOTIZED LAST TIME, SOME OF THE MANTRAS I WAS TO TELL MYSELF
TO SNAP OUT OF TOTAL PANIC, AND IT WORKED.
THE GOAL WAS NOT THE SAME AS IT WAS LAST TIME.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THE FEELING TO WALK OUT ON CARNEGIE HALL
STAGE THE FIRST TIME?
>> IT'S DEEPLY EMOTIONAL FOR ME BECAUSE I FEEL THAT'S MAYBE THE
MOST IMPORTANT VENUE IN THE COUNTRY, AND AS JUST, YOU KNOW,
A LITTLE GIRL THAT'S JUST GROWN UP, FASCINATED WITH THE CONCEPT
OF ENTERTAINING PEOPLE IN LIVE MUSIC, I MEAN, YOU GET TO
CARNEGIE HALL AND YOU'VE DONE IT.
>> Stephen: THIS IS AN AMAZING BARREL OF A PLACE.
( APPLAUSE ) FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN,
THIS IS AN AMAZING BARREL OF A PLACE.
THIS IS TREMENDOUS SCALE WITH EXTRAORDINARY ACOUSTICS IN
THERE.
>> IT'S STUNNING, YEAH.
I MEAN, ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOMENTS IS WHEN WE STEPPED OUT
IN FRONT TO HAVE THE P.A. AND DID A SONG WITH NO
AMPLIFICATION.
>> Stephen: YOU DID "CANNONBALL," SO BEAUTIFUL.
>> WE DID.
>> Stephen: THERE ARE MANY INCREDIBLE LYRICS WRITTEN BY
JONI MITCHELL THROUGHOUT HER ENTIRE CAREER BUT ESPECIALLY ON
"BLUE" WHICH IS THE GATEWAY DRUG FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE FOR JONI
MITCHELL.
>> I THINK SO.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE LYRIC?
>> OH, MY GOD I LOVE THEM ALL SO MUCH.
I LIKE WHAT A RANT LAST TIME I SAW RICHARD IS.
DOESN'T MATTER IF IT RHYMES.
I LOVE THE SPOT WHERE SHE'S, LIKE, I'M GOING TO BLOW THIS
DAMN CANDLE OUT.
I DON'T WANT NOBODY COMING OVER TO MY TABLE, I GOT NOTHING TO
TALK TO ANYBODY ABOUT.
IT'S JUST SORT OF A RANT, YOU FEEL SHE DIDN'T WRITE IT, SHE
JUST DESCREEND IT.
>> Stephen: MM-HMM.
MAYBE PERSONALLY, I RESONATE WITH THE LINE I'M FRIGHTENED BY
THE DEVIL BUT I'M DRAWN TO THE ONES THAT AREN'T AFRAID.
>> Stephen: I'M AS CONSTANT AS THE NORTHERN STAR, AND I SAID
CONSTANTLY IN THE DARKNESS, WHERE'S THAT AT?
IF YOU WANT ME, I'LL BE IN THE BAR.
SHE JUST LEAVES OUT THE LINE MOTHER ( BLEEP ).
>> I KNOW, I KNOW!
BUT YOU FEEL IT, IT'S THERE, IT'S SO DISMISSIVE.
WHENEVER I SING THAT LINE, I GO, IF YOU WANT ME, I'LL BE IN THE
BAR -- I EVEN BAT THE PERSON AWAY WITH MY HAND.
>> Stephen: SO YOU DID IT, YOU CRUSHED IT, YOU ABSOLUTELY BLEW
THE HOUSE DOWN.
HOW DID YOU CELEBRATE AFTERWARDS?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> I HAD A SHOT OF TEQUILA.
>> Stephen: GOOD.
BECAUSE I WAS, LIKE, NO ALCOHOL FOR THE WEEKS LEADING UP
TO THIS.
I HAD A SHOT OF TEQUILA AND I CALLED JONI ON FaceTime AND WE
HAD A LITTLE FaceTime AND WE TALKED.
>> Stephen: I UNDERSTANDYOU GO TO JAMS AT HER PLACE.
SHE HAS A JAM JUST ABOUT EVERY MONTH.
WHAT'S IT LIKE TO JAM AT JONI'S PLACE?
>> IT'S LIKE WHEN YOUR LIFE FLASHES BEFORE YOUR EYES, YOU
WILL SEE THE JAMS BEFORE YOU SEE THE BIRTH OF YOUR CHILDREN KIND
OF THING.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: LAST TIME WE WERE
TALKING, YOU HAD JUST RELEASED YOUR BOOK "BROKEN HORSES" WHICH
HAS BECOME A "NEW YORK TIMES" NUMBER ONE BEST SELLER
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> I WAS SO EXCITED.
I WAS HOPING YOU'D HEARD ABOUT THAT.
>> Stephen: DID THAT INFLUENCE AT ALL THE WRITING OF THIS?
BECAUSE THEY'RE BACK TO BACK.
>> YEAH, MORE THAN ANYTHING I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE, IT
INFLUENCED IT.
I SHUT THE COMPUTER ON THE BOOK AND TOOK A DEEP BREATH, GOT UP
FROM THE DESK AND WALKED OVER TO THE PIANO AND WROTE THE FIRST
SONG ON "IN THESE SILENT DAYS."
I WAS NEVER BLOCKED AS A WRITER EVER.
>> Stephen: WHAT WILL YOU PLAY FOR US?
>> I WAS THINKING ABOUT PLAYING THIS BEAUTIFUL LIFE AFFIRMING
LULU BUY CALLED "THIS TIME TOMORROW."
>> Stephen: STICK AROUND BECAUSE BRANDI WILL BE DOING
THAT IN JUST A MOMENT FROM HER ALBUM, "IN THESE SILENT DAYS."
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: AND NOW, PERFORMING "THIS TIME TOMORROW" FROM HER
ALBUM, "IN THESE SILENT DAYS," BRANDI CARLILE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ WHEN THE FIRE INSIDE THAT BURNS SO BRIGHT
♪ BEGINS TO GROW FADED IT CAN BE HARD TO SEE
♪ THE GROUND ON WHICH YOU STAND
♪ THOUGH YOU MAY NOT BE AFRAID OF WALKIN' IN THE DARKNESS
♪ YOU WILL FEEL LIKE A STRANGER IN THIS LAND
♪ YOU CAN TRY TO CARVE A FAITH OUT OF YOUR OWN
♪ BUT A BROKEN SPIRIT MAY DRY OUT THE BONE
♪ AND THE EDGES OF THE NIGHT MAY CAUSE YOU SORROW
♪ YOU KNOW I MAY NOT BE AROUND THIS TIME TOMORROW
♪ BUT I'LL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU YEAH, I'LL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU
♪ WHEN THE HOPE THAT YOU HOLD TIGHTLY TO HAS ALL BUT VANISHED
♪ AND THERE ARE NO WORDS OF COMFORT TO BE FOUND
♪ YOU WILL KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE LOST AND WITHOUT LOVE
♪ MAY YOU FIGHT TO KILL THAT DEAFENING SOUND
♪ BUT OUR HOLY DREAMS OF YESTERDAY AREN'T GONE
♪ THEY STILL HAUNT US LIKE THE GHOSTS OF BABYLON
♪ AND THE BREAKIN' OF THE DAY MIGHT BRING YOU SORROW
♪ YOU KNOW I MAY NOT BE AROUND THIS TIME TOMORROW
♪ BUT I'LL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU YEAH, I'LL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ OOH, OOH, OOH
OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH ♪ OOH, OOH
OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH ♪ YOU CAN TRY TO CARVE
A FAITH OUT OF YOUR OWN ♪ BUT A BROKEN SPIRIT MAY
DRY OUT THE BONE ♪ AND THE EDGES OF THE NIGHT
MAY CAUSE YOU SORROW ♪ YOU KNOW I MAY NOT BE AROUND
THIS TIME TOMORROW ♪ BUT OUR HOLY DREAMS OF
YESTERDAY AREN'T GONE ♪ THEY STILL HAUNT US LIKE
THE GHOSTS OF BABYLON ♪ AND THE BREAKIN' OF THE DAY
MIGHT BRING YOU SORROW ♪ YOU KNOW I MAY NOT BE AROUND
THIS TIME TOMORROW ♪ BUT I'LL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU
I WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU ♪ I WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU
I'LL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU ♪ ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: CHECK OUT ANOTHER PERFORMANCE FROM BRANDI CARLILE
AT colbertlateshow.com.
BRANDI CARLILE, EVERYBODY.
THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW."
TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUESTS WILL BE QUENTIN TARANTINO AND
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