Cover art for Kaleidoscope Jesus by Lauren Daigle

Kaleidoscope Jesus

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Kaleidoscope Jesus Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You go out of your way
To make me feel like I'm the one You love
You take on a different shape
Every time I see You in someone
It's in the heart of the neighbor on the corner
In the spirit of a little girl's eyes
In the hello from a stranger at the grocer
In the people passin' by

[Pre-Chorus]
There's a joy I feel when You reveal, oh

[Chorus]
How colorful the many ways You meet us (Ah)
Can't believe the places that we see Ya (Ah, ah, ah)
All your revelations are so genius (Ah)
Kaleidoscope Jesus, Kaleidoscope Jesus

[Verse 2]
Just when I think I know You well
You show me You are unpredictable
A thousand stories I could tell
Of how Your love is not so typical
You're with the sinners hangin' out on the fringes (Fringes)
Instead of stayin' safe inside
You're not afraid to be seen in the trenches (Trenches)
To save a lonely life
[Pre-Chorus]
There's a joy I feel when You reveal, oh

[Chorus]
How colorful the many ways You meet us (Ah)
Can't believe the places that we see Ya (Ah, ah, ah)
All your revelations are so genius (Ah)
Kaleidoscope Jesus, Kaleidoscope Jesus

[Bridge]
(Ah) Mercies always new with the mornin' light
(Ah) Nothin' You won't do to show that You are kind
(Ah) Birds begin to sing and flowers start to bloom
(Ah) For all the world to see, see love from You

[Chorus]
How colorful the many ways You meet us (Ah)
Can't believe the places that we see Ya (Ah, ah, ah)
All your revelations are so genius (Ah)
Kaleidoscope Jesus, Kaleidoscope Jesus
How colorful the many ways You meet us (Ah)
Can't believe the places that we see Ya (Ah, ah, ah)
All your revelations are so genius (Ah)
Kaleidoscope Jesus, Kaleidoscope Jesus

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Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

How was the song teased?
Genius Answer

Part of the title for “Kaleidoscope Jesus” was revealed on a product image for a physical CD copy of Lauren Daigle the day preorders went live.

The rest of the title and its writers were revealed in a listing in the ACE Repertory.

Following this discovery, a promotional video posted via Twitter, Instagram and Facebook on March 23, announcing The Kaleidoscope Tour gave more evidence toward the song’s existence.

Lauren herself confirmed the song’s existence during a Q&A portion of her album preview concert on April 5, saying it was a happy, dance-able song that is unique. Later, during the actual concert, she performed the song in full before its full studio release.

What did Lauren Daigle say about "Kaleidoscope Jesus"?
Genius Answer

That song I absolutely love, love, love. We were in New Orleans when we wrote that one — it was me, Mike, Jason and Natalie. We were like, let’s take a little New Orleans trip and get some writing done down there, because I wanted them to be able to see this world that allowed me to come so alive as a teenager and showed me so much about music. While we were down there, I was telling them about some of these encounters that I experienced during Mardi Gras, and I said, “You know, it’s really wild. Jesus shows up in places that you would never, ever imagine.” I know so many (Christian) people would say this, that and the other about Mardi Gras or even New Orleans just as a whole, but I was just telling them, “These are the places that I actually see Him. Like, I see Him in the trenches of humanity. I see Him meeting people in the worst of moments.” And we just talked about this kaleidoscope of imagery that he brings into the world. And Natalie looked at me and she goes, “OK, well, this is amazing. I have a song that I want to write, and I have this title — I’ve literally saved it for you. I feel like no other artist could do this, because you’ve got the little hippie thing and the Jesus thing. I have a song called ‘Kaleidoscope Jesus’ — would you be interested?” And I was like, “That could not express more what my relationship with God even looks like, and to do it in a joyous way.” Those are the things I want to communicate on this record — that there is a lot of joy in having a relationship with Jesus. And so expressing that kind of sentiment and this lack-of-shame expression of God was so important to me, for people to see Him as this God of love and God of kindness and this God that will meet you in any place that you’re at. That was the whole idea behind “Kaleidoscope Jesus.” I love it. And I was like, you know what’s really fun about this track? I said, “I feel like I’m on ‘That ‘70s Show’” — like in-between each scene, how they would jump in slow motion and do splits in the air and twirls and things like that. That is the imagery that I get every time I sing this song and every time I listen to it.

–via Variety

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