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From Breitbart: Faith and God were never part of Breitbart’s own, Jon Kahn’s upbringing. But the singer/songwriter behind the Trump-inspired #1 Billboard hit song “Fighter,” discovered both later in life…and only after finding faith, did the real tests begin.
With his latest release “Fingerprints”, Kahn takes listeners on an emotional musical journey that traces the origins of the faith he initially felt but denied as a young boy, only to embrace as a man. The song was completed over a year and a half ago, yet Kahn hesitated to release it. He told Breitbart News, “I didn’t know if it was my place. I’m very new to the world of faith and I didn’t want to overstep, being that I consider myself a bit of a rookie. I did know that the journey I was on felt right. I felt, and feel a peace — that no matter what happens, I’ll be okay. It’s bigger than I am, and I like the idea of holding myself accountable to something greater.”
So, he waited. During that time, a season of loss began for the L.A. native. “In the last year and a half, I broke up with a girlfriend, I lost my mom several weeks later, my dad fell and needed major surgery, and I lost my home in the Palisades fire,” Kahn said. “‘Fingerprints’ originally was written as an exploration of my faith but now I realize it actually represents a test of that faith. So, I figured what better time to release a song than during a storm.”
When asked if he’s passing the test, Kahn reflected, “I hope so. I know that if I had not gone down this road, had I not started going to church regularly, and having amazing conversations with amazing people about God and faith, I don’t think I would be handling these experiences the way that I am. I do feel tremendous loss and grief, but I also feel a peace that things will work out.”
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Kahn released “Footprints” on Tuesday, and said in an Instagram post, “I’ve experienced tremendous loss recently. But in these past few years, I’ve found something even greater—something I never anticipated: Faith. It’s never too late, and I hope this song reaches even just a few who might believe otherwise. This is “Fingerprints.””
WATCH the new song below, which was just released Tuesday:
Kahn also posted the lyrics to “Footprints” in his Instagram post:
When I was 10
laid on the bed and cried
No one could hear me
No one could hear me
I thought there’s gotta be a reason
For my life
But who’d believe me?
Who’d believe me?
I don’t want to be someone who dies
With everything I am locked up inside
I wondered if anything
was really mine
I didn’t know there was more I could lose
Up in the sky I could only see blue
But if my eyes were really open
I would’ve found the clues
I would’ve heard you say
There’s nothing you can’t do
I got my fingerprints on you
Seen way too many heart breaks
to understand
What you wanted
What you wanted
How could pain be
part of any plan
That’s always haunted
That’s always haunted
me….
I didn’t know there was more I could lose
Up in the sky I could only see blue
But if my eyes were really open
I would’ve found the clues
I would’ve heard you say
There’s nothing you can’t do
I got my fingerprints on you
Now that little boy he cries
For all those years and years of all that he denied
He ain’t looking for a reason
‘Cause he knows now that believing
Ain’t a lie
When it gets dark and it’s so hard to breathe
You’ll be right there and I know won’t leave
It took a whole long while to get here
Lord I know now what I need
‘Cause Even in the darkness I can see
You got your fingerprints on me
You got your fingerprints on me
After losing his home and all his possessions in the Palisades fire in January, Kahan posted before and after photos of his home on Instagram, and wrote:
“I want to thank everybody so much for the incredible outpouring of support. It’s beyond moving during these surreal times.
“My next song is about faith and this is a true test for so many but that’s what I’m going to lean into. My thoughts are with all the other victims and I know our community will collectively get up off the mat and keep fighting. – J”
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Below is the song “Fighter” which Kahn released in mid-September as a tribute to Trump ahead of the 2024 election. Kahn teamed up with veteran songwriter Chris Wallin to write the song, which refers to Trump’s “fighter” spirit following the assassination attempt against him at a Butler, PA rally on July 13 of last year.
Kahn said at the time he released the song, “If he can take a bullet, I can write a song. Everybody should find their own method of fighting for what they believe in particularly in times like these. For me and Chris, it was this song.”
In a powerful imaged posted to Instagram after his home burned in January, Kahn wrote “The only recognizable thing from the rubble of my home that was semi in tact… An American flag pitcher 🇺🇸.”
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