-The battle starts right now
-♪♪ I was distracted and in traffic ♪♪
♪♪ I didn't feel it when the earthquake happened ♪
♪♪ But it really got me thinkin' were you out drinking ♪♪
♪♪ Were you in the living room chilling watching television?
♪♪ I know, you know, we know
♪♪ You weren't down for forever and it's fine ♪♪
♪♪ I know, you know, we know
♪♪ We weren't meant for each other, and it's fine
♪♪ But if the world was ending you'd come over, right? ♪♪
♪♪ You'd come over, and you'd stay the night ♪
♪♪ Would you love me for the hell of it? ♪♪
♪♪ All my fears would be irrelevant ♪♪
-♪♪ If the world was ending you'd come over, right? ♪♪
♪♪ The sky'd be falling, and I'd hold you tight ♪♪
-♪♪ And there wouldn't be a reason why ♪♪
-♪♪ We would even have to say goodbye ♪♪
♪♪ If the world was ending you'd come over, right? ♪♪
♪♪ Right? ♪♪
-♪♪ I tried to imagine your reaction ♪♪
♪♪ It didn't scare me when the earthquake happened ♪
♪♪ But it really got me thinkin' that night we went drinking
♪♪ Stumbled in the house ♪♪
♪♪ And didn't make it across the kitchen ♪♪
♪♪ I know, you know, we know
♪♪ You're not down for forever and it's fine ♪♪
-♪♪ And I know, you know, we know ♪♪
-♪♪ We weren't meant for each other, and it's fine
♪♪ But if the world was ending you'd come over, right? ♪♪
♪♪ You'd come over, and you'd stay the night ♪
♪♪ Would you love me for the hell of it? ♪♪
♪♪ All our fears would be irrelevant ♪♪
-♪♪ And if the world was ending you'd come over, right? ♪♪
♪♪ The sky'd be falling, and I'd hold you tight ♪♪
-♪♪ There wouldn't be a reason why ♪♪
-♪♪ We would even have to say goodbye ♪♪
-♪♪ If the world was ending
-♪♪ Oh, if the world ♪♪
-♪♪ You'd come over, right?
-♪♪ You'd come over, right
-♪♪ You'd come over, right?
-♪♪ If the world was ending you'd come over, right? ♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ] -Wow.
-That was so beautiful!
-Gorgeous. -Wow.
I mean, that was so intense. -Yeah.
-Payge, I could not keep my eyes off of you.
There is something so special about your tone.
-Thank you.
-It almost got a little theatrical in the beginning,
but then you were like a character in a movie,
and I was like, "What is this? I want to know the end."
[ Laughter ]
Lauren, you have this really pretty, angelic tone.
I cannot believe your 16 years old, just to be that artistic.
-It's hard to believe. -I'd have to go with Payge
Although, Lauren, you are magical.
-Thank you. -Hey, guys.
I was trying to imagine myself
trying to perform a song like that.
-I'm trying my best not to imagine you singing that song.
[ Laughter ] -You can come over here, right
Are you coming over?
-You're so dumb. Oh, my God.
-Lauren, you truly are unique, and I'm excited for you
because I think no matter what happens here today,
you're gonna blaze a path that's not like anybody else
-Thank you.
-Payge, I still feel like you're on my team.
I just haven't accepted it yet
Like, when saw you, I'm like "Oh, yeah, we have a connection.
We're gonna win the show together."
You're somebody who's gonna do really, really well on the show.
If this was my battle, I'd be going with Payge right now
-Julia, she writes songs that feel so real
and full of angst and point of view and passion,
and I thought both of you did an excellent job communicating
what the songwriter was trying to put forth in the song.
Payge, your voice has the depth, the character, and the range
and Lauren, you have a lot of maturity
in the way you carry yourself.
I'm not sure who you should pick here. [ Laughs ]
-As Gwen would say, thanks for nothing.
-Both you guys are equally artistic.
The music and the emotion is really coming from deep inside
Lauren, you're just so fascinating to me
because you don't seem nervous
and you just seem like you're supposed to be here doing music.
And Payge, you know what you want to say.
You know who you want to be,
and I think we've only see the tip of the iceberg, vocally.
So, it makes it nearly impossible
for me to choose somebody.
-I do not envy you. -Yeah.
-Tough one, Gwen. -Wow, Carson.
This was probably gonna be the hardest one of my team...
and I think...
the winner of this battle...