During the Barefoot Country Music Festival in New Jersey, held from June 19 to 22 this year, Jelly Roll shed tears for a young girl in his audience who held up a touching sign.
In a video posted by a TikTok user that filmed the Jumbotron of the concert, you see Jelly Roll on the big screen with the young girl and her sign on the other side.
In the video, you can see the moment when Jelly Roll reads the sign and has to stop singing for a second to collect himself, all while the young girl is crying.
She cries as they seem to duet his song “I Am Not Okay.” This song, from his Beautifully Broken album in 2024, tells a vulnerable and heartbreaking story of being stuck in grief and despair.
It also contains a message of hope woven throughout the lyrics when he says,
“I know, I can’t be the only one
Who’s holding on for dear life
But God knows, I know
When it’s all said and done
I’m not okay
But it’s all gonna be alright.“
The full TikTok video is below. About 15 seconds in, the camera zooms out to show the girl holding a sign that reads: “Jelly Roll, my mom-mom died last August. She wrote your lyrics in her journal. If she could, she would be here!”
As he sings the lines “I know, I can’t be the only one, Who’s holding on for dear life” he points at the young girl in the audience. The clear statement that she is not alone. She sings along, knowing every word through her tears.
The young blonde girl was holding up a sign revealing that her Mom-mom had died, and that her journal contained Jelly Roll’s lyrics. Her sign read,
“Jelly Roll, my mom-mom died last August. She wrote your lyrics in her journal. If she could, she would be here!”
Not only was Jelly Roll holding back tears for the young girl, but so was the TikTok comment section. People shared their thoughts, saying things like,
“2 things I can’t handle… a kid crying or grown man. Geez this got me.”
“jokes on you I planned on crying at this time anyway so there…”
“Jelly had a hard time singing when he saw her cry. That man has a huge heart..”
“Crying for stranger on this app again”
“You can see the genuine empathy in his eyes and hear his voice break.. say what u want about this man but he has the biggest heart”
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