Michael Nicewonder
Contestant #71859
Michael brought with him a medal he won in elementary school for "Best Vocalizing in Music Class". On the back of the medal, he pasted a fortune cookie's fortune reading, "A person with a determined heart frightens problems away."
Michael sang an original song he wrote for his mother that goes:
There's so many times I've thought about you
but in my heart I feel that you're going away slowly
but if you love me, you'll stay with me forever.
I want to build a bridge to cross over
so I can hold your heart forever
Michael mentioned that he also had a song he had written for his grandmother, and he promised the judges that the chorus was more cheerful than the first song:
I'm never saying goodbye for as long as I live
'cause something deep, something deep keeps telling me
that you're still here by my side
The judges quickly pointed out that they were practically the same song, and that they expressed more of a BF-GF relationship that a mother-son relationship.
Simon gave a Paula-esque suggestion that he write greeting cards for Hallmark, but Paula derided Simon because that's not what Michael wanted to hear.
Outside after his audition, Michael broke down and cried because his dream had been crushed.
