shell that I had basically built around myself, this image of perfection because I was so obsessed with being what I thought everyone else wanted me to be and I realized one day that I was so unhappy because I was a slave to my own control." On another interview with newmediarockstars.com Stirling explained the theme of the song according to her own experience: According to Stirling, "Shatter Me" epitomizes the restrictions that world puts on us and shows how difficult it is to break out of old habits and have the courage to step out of our comfort zones into the light. Release and promotion On April 9, Stirling posted on her PledgeMusic account three teaser pictures of the upcoming "Shatter Me" music video, only the persons who had pre-ordered the album had access to this images. A week later the "Shatter Me - Studio Behind The Scenes" video was released in which Stirling talked about recording with the musician and singer Lzzy Hale and how did they finish knowing each other. Fragments of the song could be heard for moments in the video. On April 18 Stirling posted on her Pledge account a video of herself having prosthetic makeup for her second single-music video. The single was released on iTunes on April 21 but it wasn't until two days later that the music video was released on YouTube. Live performances On April 29, Stirling played live two songs of her new album: the instrumental version of "Shatter Me" and "Take Flight" at Barnes & Noble. The instrumental version of the single was also performed on the Lindsey Stirling 2014–2015 Tour as the last song of the track list, but at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on May 15, Stirling performed the final song with Lzzy Hale live. On the same month Stirling performed the single live at The Kennedy Center on Washington, D.C. On June 17, Stirling performed live at the CBS Radio Boston lounge. Two days later, she performed live at the Mix 107.9 studio. Both of these performance were presented with the support of Drew Steen and Jason Gaviati. On July 15 Stirling performed with Hale at Good Morning America and on August 7 both performed live again at America's got Talent, being the first time for Stirling to go back since she was disqualified in the fifth season of 2010. Music video The music