His Daughter ~ Molly Kate Kestner (Original)

Singer/songwriter Molly Kate Kestner has an unusual and quite remarkable back story to her music. An 18 year old high school senior hailing from Austin, Minnesota, one day she decided to write a song about a girl healing from a childhood of abuse and called it His Daughter. She had merely recorded it on a cracked iPhone, playing her grandmother’s out of tune piano, but when she uploaded it to YouTube a year later it went viral. It has now been seen by 6 million people in 178 countries.

While since she has recorded the song in a proper recording studio with a producer, the recording she made on her Iphone has an emotional resonance and that intangible quality of spontaneous inspiration that comes from capturing a first take. The vulnerability and fragility of Kestner’s vocal perfectly suits the song’s delicate subject matter and contributes to why people in their millions have been so moved by it.

Though far from a polished recording, the obvious quality of her voice shines through, standing strong with just a simple backing of a piano. The descending chord progession is haunting in combination with the well crafted vocal melody and the lyrics are deeply poignant. About a girl growing up after bring abused by her father, lines like ‘She looked for love in other men ….broken hearts and scars in places only she could see‘ are genuinely affecting and heart rending.

Overall, this is a beautiful song that showcases Kestner’s strong abilities as both a singer and songwriter. There is also a lesson to be learned in that, in an era of lavishly expensive recording studios and autotuned vocals, someone can come along and move millions with just a song recorded onto a phone. It reminds us that music is fundamentally about what moves us as human beings, not how perfect it sounds.

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LYRICS:

“Everything’s gonna be alright.”
She whispers to herself.
She was only 6 years old that night.
As she hid behind that shelf.
Cause daddy had a little too much to drink.
And mama didn’t want her to feel the pain she felt.
But she still felt the pain…

Well 10 years they came and went,
and dad was gone.
So she looked for love in other men.
And tried to act strong.
Broken hearts and Scars in only places she could see.
Cause she just wanted, she just wanted to feel something.

And as she sat there on that bed,
thinking bout what those girls said,
tears streamed down her eyes.
She cried…

“If there’s a God out there
Please hear my prayer.
I’m lost and I’m scared,
and I’ve got nowhere else to go.
I’ve come a long, long way.
But I’m not sure I can make it much farther…
So if you’re listening, could you give a helping hand.
To your daughter.”

Well her path started to change.
She reached out and grabbed God’s grace.
And finally, she saw a light.
Until that night…
Where she decided one drink was alright,
and one thing led to another.
Next thing you know, 9 months go by,
she’s a mother.

And as she laid there in that bed.
Stroking that small angel’s head.
Tears streamed down her eyes.
She cried…

“If there’s a God out there.
Please hear my prayer.
I’m lost and I’m scared,
and I’ve got nowhere else to run.
I’ve come a long, long way.
But I’m not sure I can be the best mother…
So if you’re listening, could you give a helping hand.
To your daughter.”

Well that baby grew into a boy.
Who became her pride and joy.
He loved her like no man could.
And her heart felt peace, cause she finally understood.
God’s love.

And as she laid there in that bed,
99 years old.
She grabbed her son’s hand and said.
“There’s something you must know…”

“There is a God up there.
Who heard my prayer.
I was lost and afraid.
And I had nowhere else to go.
I had no clue, what to do
And then He sent me you.”

So if you’re lost and afraid,
and you feel so alone,
don’t worry child,
cause there’s a Father who will love you as His own.
Just like he loved his daughter.
Like he loved His daughter.