Winner Of American Idol 2023 Iam Tongi - Every Performance!

The song I'll be singing is a song that's called Monsters by James Blunt. Monsters, okay. Yeah, it's a song I'm dedicating to my dad. Alright, you wanna take a moment? You alright? I'm good, I'm good. You gotta relax a little. I'll tell you goodnight, close the door. I'll tell you I love you once more. Time is gone, so here it is. I'm not your son, you're not my father. We're just two grown men saying goodbye. No need to forget, no need to forget. I know your mistakes and you know mine. When you're sleeping, I try to make you proud. So daddy, won't you just close your eyes? Don't be afraid. It's my turn to chase the monsters away. Sleep a lot of times. Yes, and breathe my last words. You can feel my hand on your arms. I'm not your son, you're not my father. We're just two grown men saying goodbye. No need to forget, no need to forget. I know your mistakes and you know mine. When you're sleeping, I try to make you proud. So daddy, won't you just close your eyes? Don't be afraid. It's my turn to chase the monsters away. That's all right, man. That's all right, man. Thank you. Oh, before they turn off all the lights I won't read you your wrongs or your rights. The time is gone. I'll tell you goodnight, close the door. Tell you I love once more. Time is gone, so here it is. I'm not your son, you're not my father. We're just two grown men saying goodbye. No need to forgive, no need to forget. I know your mistakes and you know mine. And while you're sleeping, I'll try to make you proud. So daddy, won't you just close your eyes? Don't be afraid. It's my turn to chase the monsters away. Sleep, lifetime. Yes, and breathe, last one. You can feel my hand on your arm. Last one, so I'll leave the light on. Let there be no darkness in your heart. I'm not your son, you're not my father. We're just two grown men saying goodbye. No need to forgive, no need to forget. I know your mistakes and you know mine. And while you're sleeping, I'll try to make you proud. So daddy, won't you just close your eyes? Don't be afraid. It's my turn to chase the monsters away. Hello, darkness, my old friend. I've come to talk with you again because a vision softly creeping left its seeds while I was sleeping. And the vision that was planted in my brain Oh, I love him. I love him. Within the sound of silence. A couple of years ago, Iyam's dad got sick and he had to go through dialysis. And I think from there he realized that his days were limited. A few months before he passed away, we started recording a lot more videos, which is something Iyam turns to a lot and plays while he sleeps and puts him to sleep. In restless dreams I walked alone Narrow streets of cobblestone Meet the halo of a streetlamp Everything we want. I turn my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes stare by the flash of a neon light And touch the sound of silence And in the naked light I saw Ten thousand people, maybe more People writing songs that voices never shared And no one dared disturb the sound of silence The sound of silence Stuck on you in my soul that I just can't lose Guess I'm on my way And the way I feel now I guess I'll be with you to the end Guess I'm on my way I'm mighty glad Whoa, whoa I drank from all my troubles and I throw I'm coming home to stay Oh, oh, now I've been a fool too long I guess it's time for me to move on Guess I'm on my way Stuck on you Got this feeling down deep in my soul That I just can't lose My name is E.M. Tongi I'm 18 years old and I'm gonna be singing I Can't Make You Love Me by Bonnie Raitt Wow Turn down the light Turn down the bed Turn down these voices Inside my head Lay down with me And tell me no lie Just hold me close Don't patronize I can't make you love me if you don't God, perfect You can't make your heart feel Something it won't Here in the dark In these final hours I will lay down my heart And I'll feel the power But you won't No, you won't I can't make you love me if you don't I see trees of green Red roses too I watch them bloom for Me and you And I think to myself What a wonderful world Stars and clouds of white Bright blessed days and Dark sacred nights And I think to myself What a wonderful world The colors of the rainbow So pretty in the sky Are also on the faces Of people passing by I hear friends shaking hands Saying How do you do They're really saying I'm much more than that What a wonderful world And I think to myself What a wonderful world Are you guys feeling it? Take my hand and don't let go I'm addicted to your loving But if you should know How my love goes Baby stay close You won't ever have to cry So wipe them tears From your eyes As long as you're by my side You won't shed no tears Everything will be just fine As long as you don't let go Don't let go Everything will be just fine As long as you stay by my side Don't let go Please don't let go Everything will be just fine As long as you stay by my side Don't let go I saw you dancing in a crowded room You look so happy when I'm not with you Then you saw me, caught me by surprise A single teardrop falling from your eyes I don't know why Make you cry Save your tears for another day I met you under a Pisces moon I kept my distance cause I know that you Don't like it when I'm by my side I couldn't help it, I put you through hell I don't know why I make you cry Take me back Save your tears Ooh Save your tears Ooh Yeah man, yeah man, yeah man, yeah man Yeah man EM, you wouldn't have happened to have been Reading any of those lyrics off your guitar, would you? You who is smart You who is soldiered through the profane They were distracted and shut down So why, why would you talk to me at all? Such words were dishonorable and in vain A promise as solid as a fall And where was your watchman? I'll be your keeper for life as your guardian I'll be your warrior of care, your first warning I'll be your angel on call I'll be your greatest honor of all as your guardian I'll be your keeper for life as your guardian The greatest honor of all as your guardian Your guardian The waves is on fire The day is getting hot This is my desire Don't want to hit the spot Yeah It's another fire So we should go beach now Yeah Grab my watch and run, run, run To the nearest shop Cause school is pow Let's go now Hit the door Yeah This is my desire Don't want to hit the spot Yeah Cool down All you Shoulda go, shoulda go, shoulda go And cool off Yeah Better go and get your crew Everybody That's so nice outside We're living in Hawaii With our loha and pride Yeah The waves is on fire The day is getting hot This is my desire Don't want to hit the spot Yeah Cool down This is our fire The day is getting hot Long time ago There was a volcano Sitting all alone In the middle of the sea He sat high above his bed Watching all the couples play And wishing that he had someone to Have a dream I hope will come true That you're here with me And I'm here with you I wish that the earth, seas, and skies Up above Will send me someone to love On the sea below Another volcano was Listening to his songs Oh they were so happy To finally meet above the sea All together now The love grew and grew Have a dream I hope will come true That you'll grow old with me And I'll grow old with you We thank the skies We thank you Our lover Loving can hurt Loving can hurt sometimes But it's the only thing That I know When it gets hard That is the only thing That makes us feel alive We keep this love in a photograph Keep these memories for ourselves Where our eyes are never closing Hearts are never broken And time's forever frozen still So you can keep me Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans Holding me closer till our eyes meet You won't ever be alone Wait for me to come home Keep this love in a photograph We made these memories for ourselves Where our eyes are never closing Hearts are never broken And time's forever frozen still So you can keep me Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans Holding me closer till our eyes meet You won't ever be alone Wait for me to come home I don't wanna talk Things we've gone through Though it's hurting me Now it's history I played all my cards That's what you've done too Nothing more to say No more ace to play The winner takes it all The loser's standing small Besides the victory That's a destiny I was in your arms Thinking I'd be safe there Figured it made sense Building me a thing The gods may toss the dice The mind's as cold as ice Someone way down here Loses someone near The winner takes it all It's not time to make a change Just relax, take it easy You're still young, that's your fault There's so much you have to know Take your time, think a lot Think of everything you've got For you will still be here tomorrow But your dreams may not Oh How could I try To lose the way again It's always been the same Same old story From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen Now there's a way And I know that I have to go away How could I try to explain When I do, he turns away again It's always been the same Same old story From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen Now there's a way And I know that I have to go away I know I have to go You're great Stay in my, stay in my mind All the time Where do I go From here No fear Cause I'll be seeing you Seeing you Wherever I go Cause I'll be seeing you Seeing you Wherever I go I'm gonna be here for you baby I'll be your man Speak a language in a voice That you have never heard I wanna sleep with you forever I wanna die in your arms In a cabin by a meadow Where the wild bees swarm Love to hear you Trust making memories of us We'll follow the rain And there'll be a new day In your way I'm gonna be here for you From now on This you know we shall have Of you, of you And you'll trust Making memories of us I'll lend you trust Making memories of us I'm gonna be here for you baby I'll be your man In my way