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Jealous l🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿l [13+] (can overwhelm)

|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿| Jealous is reinterpreted by Josh Daniels in a very personal way. The back story of losing his best friends is heartbreaking and the pain in his voice is genuine and still present. When this was broadcast it stunned me, as it did the judges. Simon was overwhelmed.

Yes, emotion should be conveyed (but constrained) and seldom is it done successfully.

Although this X Factor audition hurts to watch I come back to it as a rare and precious example of the heart speaking directly.



Lyrics (parts sung in bold)

I'm jealous of the rain
That falls upon your skin
It's closer than my hands have been
I'm jealous of the rain
I'm jealous of the wind
That ripples through your clothes
It's closer than your shadow
Oh, I'm jealous of the wind, cause

I wished you the best of
All this world could give
And I told you when you left me
There's nothing to forgive
But I always thought you'd come back, tell me all you found was
Heartbreak and misery
It's hard for me to say, I'm jealous of the way
You're happy without me

I'm jealous of the nights
That I don't spend with you
I'm wondering who you lay next to
Oh, I'm jealous of the nights
I'm jealous of the love
Love that was in here
Gone for someone else to share
Oh, I'm jealous of the love, cause
I wished you the best of
All this world could give
And I told you when you left me
There's nothing to forgive
But I always thought you'd come back, tell me all you found was
Heartbreak and misery
It's hard for me to say, I'm jealous of the way
You're happy without me
As I sink in the sand
Watch you slip through my hands
Oh, as I die here another day
Cause all I do is cry behind this smile
I wished you the best of
All this world could give
And I told you when you left me
There's nothing to forgive
But I always thought you'd come back, tell me all you found was
Heartbreak and misery
It's hard for me to say, I'm jealous of the way
You're happy without me
It's hard for me to say, I'm jealous of the way
You're happy without me

Songwriters: Timothy Mckenzie / Josh Kear / Natalie Hemby