Amanda Sings an Original Song About Overcoming Fear at Her Audition

Good evening. What is your name? Um...

My name's Amanda.

Hi, Amanda. And, and how old are you, Amanda?

Um... Uh, uh, I'm 19 years old. Where are you from?

Uh, I'm from Connecticut. Okay. And what are you gonna be doing for us tonight?

Uh, uh, as you could probably tell, uh, I have a bit of a

speech impediment. Um, and, uh, it was definitely something that caused me to, um, to shy away, uh, and to hide.

Uh, but I found that I that I don't stutter when I sing.

Oh, wow. Is it going to be a song we know?

Is it an original? Uh, I will be singing, uh, a song that I wrote, and it's just about some hard times, uh, and if I could go back and change those things, I wouldn't, because they made me, me.

Wow. Well, I cannot wait to hear. Good luck.

I hope she's good.

Come on. Uh-oh. It's okay.

I still remember that kid afraid to open the door.

And now she's grown and she doesn't keep that fear anymore.

It was kept in a box and it locked, she held the key.

But now the box is locked and the key is nowhere to be seen.

Oh my gosh.

But what if I could go back in time and change the way I felt about my life?

Oh, but then would I still have inside everything that brought me back to life?

I still remember that kid wanting to be more.

But now she knows that she's worth more than what she's been told.

She tried her best to be best and just forget the rest.

But the rest is the best and it's what you get, so just let go.

But what if I could go back in time and change the way I felt about my life?

Oh, but then would I still have inside everything that brought me to life?

Oh my God. That's incredible.

I, I see you're really emotional. What are you, what are you thinking?

It's just crazy. I couldn't... There were times when I was a kid where I was like,

like, I can never do anything like this.

Like, I'm not good enough.

You are good enough. Yes.

Good enough doesn't explain what we just heard.

It's not only good, it's great. And look how you're moving this audience, and I believe you're moving millions of people right now at home.

I just wanna say thank you. What did you think, Heidi?

You have a really, really beautiful voice.

I love your voice. There's a fire inside of you, and I wanna see more of it.

I loved it. I thought it was so authentic.

Thank you for having the guts to follow your heart.

Amazing, Amanda. I mean, come on. I mean, look, it's...

I mean, you spoke to us very honestly about the issues you have with your speech, and it's terrifying auditioning when you don't have an issue like that.

And then you were amazing. I mean, your voice is so pure, so beautiful.

And also, you're a good songwriter. And I think you're an incredible person.

I'm so happy you came here.