Jamal Roberts Brings the Emotion with 'Liar' by Jelly Roll – American Idol 2025

-♪ I let you drive around my mind ♪ ♪ And count the times you've made me feel like I'm nothing ♪ ♪ Played me like a fool, like a fool ♪ ♪ Saying, drink another whiskey, pop another pill ♪ ♪ Money makes you happy, heaven isn't real ♪ ♪ You won't find nobody to love because your heart is still broke ♪ ♪ Oh, you ain't nothing but a... ♪ You're so warm right out the fire ♪ ♪ Yeah, you try to keep me down, try to put me under the ground ♪ ♪ But I'm only going higher ♪ I can feel you in my head, in my bed, when I'm dreaming in smoke ♪ ♪ Oh, now I ain't scared of telling you what you do ♪ ♪ You will swear I'm more than you ♪ You ain't nothing but a... ♪ You're so warm right out the fire Jelly. Ain't my song no more, neither, Luke. Jelly, Jelly, he was on a roll. Luke, we're 0-2 tonight, Luke. Yeah, we're 0-2, baby. We're 0-2 tonight. You took Mr. Roll's song and beat it up. You beat it up. You exploded off of that stage to the point where I had to compose myself. And if you had passed the collection plate, I would have given you all the money. I'm no kidding. I mean, it was just, it was amazing. Amazing. Thank you. I believe I heard you describe a performance kind of like this at one point as being a possession. A possession. That's a possession. You walk on stage and you have this, like, super chill, calm demeanor. Like, you just seem so quiet and sweet. And then the music starts and something else takes over. I think I saw every vein in your face and in your neck just popping out because you were just giving it everything that you have in here. And we could feel that. I mean, this crowd was blown away. Thank you. Yeah, I'm mad at Jelly Roll. He is over-mentored. I mean, I don't know if we've ever had a better night in Hawaii with a talent. It's been amazing, especially what you just did. Every time you sing, you sing like it might be the last time you ever sing. And that's how you have to approach this business. You have to give it your all. You have to have that mentality. And you embody that, and it's so fun to watch. I can't take my eyes off of you when you're doing your deal. And that's what entertaining's all about. That's it, man. That's it. Jelly, I want to go to you on this. Here he is singing your song. You're watching him. You're singing along to your song while he's singing your song. What'd you think of that? I would feel disrespectful to call this my song at this moment. This is now Jamal's song. I was singing Jamal's song tonight. Man, I am blown away. Everything about him, his story, his testimony, his love for his children, his community, his city. But most importantly, I love his voice. I love it. That's great teamwork and a tremendous performance tonight. Jamal Roberts, everyone. Thank you.