▁and ▁I ▁think ▁people ▁like ▁it ▁because ▁it ▁rem inds ▁them ▁of ▁my ▁father ' s ▁music .” ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁“ B etter ▁And ▁Better ” ▁was , ▁according ▁to ▁L al ah , ▁“ origin ally ▁written ▁for ▁Eric ▁Ben et . ▁I ▁har ass ed ▁[ the ▁producer ] ▁Mike ▁City ▁for ▁years ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁because ▁I ▁always ▁loved ▁it .” ▁The ▁album , ▁L al ah ▁says , ▁“ is ▁really ▁about ▁my ▁life ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁de cade ▁and ▁while ▁there ▁isn ’ t ▁really ▁a ▁theme , ▁it ’ s ▁about ▁the ▁spo ils ▁and ▁vict ories ▁of ▁growing ▁up ▁and ▁coming ▁out ▁the ▁other ▁side .” ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁” Out run ▁The ▁Sky ,” ▁L al ah ▁is ▁busy ▁prom oting ▁the ▁album ▁and ▁performing ▁but ▁she ' s ▁quick ▁to ▁note ▁that ▁‘ live ’ ▁shows ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁key ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁activities ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁years . ▁“ Prom ot ers ▁and ▁fol ks ▁in ▁the ▁industry ▁would ▁give ▁you ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁b . s . ▁and ▁have ▁you ▁believe ▁you ▁can ’ t ▁have ▁a ▁career ▁without ▁a ▁record ▁but ▁I ’ ve ▁been ▁playing ▁a ▁lot ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁years ▁and ▁s elling ▁out ▁almost ▁everywhere ▁we ’ ve ▁been . ▁It ▁did ▁surprise ▁me ▁but ▁I ’ ve ▁learned ▁you ▁can ▁do ▁al right ▁even ▁without ▁having ▁records ▁out ▁[ every ▁year ]. ” ▁I ne v it ably , ▁when ▁L al