Am I the only one that thinks there are a handful clear standouts on American Idol so far? We haven’t reached the live episodes quite yet but my top 3 are Jack Blocker, Mckenna Faith, and then there’s Jennifer Jeffries. Jennifer has a voice unlike any others I’ve heard on the show this season and probably as unique as we’ll ever hear on Idol. In the Hollywood Arena, she performed an original song called “You Were A Child.” Her first audition included an original called “Change My Ways” (lyrics and a recap here) so she’s showing that she has a talent for songwriting as well as singing. Here are the lyrics to “You Where A Child” and I bet there are more Jennifer originals to come on American Idol…
“You Were A Child”
You’ve known God since you were a child
Read your Bible and prayed every night.
Sunday mornings were made for revival
So you’d still feels like you’re God’s child.
And they say we’re not perfect, but make us feel worthless
For all the things we’ve done and the wrongs to come.
They make it a game of wrongs and rights,
We’re damned to hell if we don’t play right.
And those strings that you pick, the more anxious you get,
Are getting worn out.
And those words that you sing are the way that you bleed
And you’re bleeding out.
And you hate who you are even worse who you’re not
So you write these songs.
And beautiful poetry so they’ll see something lovely
Instead of broken things.
-Out of the Wilderness
Discover more from Out of the Wilderness
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Out of the Wilderness 