The Flamingo
As her sentence trailed off in the video package, it cut to the Flamingo on stage during the piano intro of the song, in full costume with the backup dancers just behind her wearing black leotards (long pants for the boys) adorned with hot pink feathers and masquerade masks. She raised the microphone to where her mouth was (quite a bit under the beak in her mask), the dancers snapping along with the guitarist and bassist in beat as Flamingo got ready to sing.
"It's time for me to take it I'm the boss right now Not gonna fake it Not when you go down 'Cause this is my game And you better come to play"
She walked across the stage like she owned it, actually somewhat amused with how much everyone seemed to be genuinely enjoying her performance already.
"I used to hold my freak back Now I'm letting go I make my own choice Bitch, I run this show So leave the lights on No, you can't make me behave"
She leaned back a bit to emphasize the note a bit more, but didn't miss a step as she continued to perform.
"So you say I'm complicated That I must be outta my mind But you had me underrated Rated, rated"
For the chorus, the Flamingo and the dancers began to rock out, really getting into the song.
"What's wrong with being, what's wrong with being What's wrong with being confident? What's wrong with being, what's wrong with being What's wrong with being confident?"
Everyone snapped into a more loose and "cheerful" demeanor as she went into the next verse.
"It's time to get the chains out Is your tongue tied up? 'Cause this is my ground And I'm dangerous And you can get out But it's all about me tonight" "So you say I'm complicated That I must be outta my mind But you had me underrated Rated, rated"
She stopped in front of the judges, getting a little more into things, almost bearing down on them.
"What's wrong with being, what's wrong with being What's wrong with being confident? What's wrong with being, what's wrong with being What's wrong with being confident? What's wrong with being, what's wrong with being What's wrong with being confident? What's wrong with being, what's wrong with being What's wrong with being confident?"
The singer, along with a couple of male backup singers broke down into another song, repeating "The Beautiful People" a few times along with some vocalizing.
"So you say I'm complicated... But you've had me underrated..."
Unlike the previous choruses, the last one was a lot more laid back, going into a bit of a fade-out in the end.
"What's wrong with being, what's wrong with being What's wrong with being confident? What's wrong with being, what's wrong with being What's wrong with being confident? What's wrong with being, what's wrong with being What's wrong with being confident? What's wrong with being, what's wrong with being What's wrong with being confident?"
[Song: "Confident" by Demi Lovato. Covered and re-arranged with an excerpt of Marilyn Manson's "The Beautiful People" by Halocene. https://youtu.be/qVWSHRtxjWE ]