Turner had previously auditioned for several reality singing shows, beginning at 11 years old with America's Got Talent. She then auditioned for The Voice twice and auditioned unsuccessfully for the fifteenth season of American Idol. After trying again in 2017, she finally received a golden ticket to Hollywood. In an audition held in New York, she sang her original song "21st Century Machine." Her segment on American Idol was the first shown during the sixteenth season's premiere on March 11, 2018.
After getting through Hollywood Week, she made it to the Showcase Round where she sang "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga. In the Top 24, she sang "Call Me" by Blondie and "Good to Be Alive (Hallelujah)" with Andy Grammer. After advancing to the Top 14, she sang "Take Me to Church" by Hozier and immediately advanced to the next round. In the Top 10, she sang "Once Upon a Dream" from the movie Sleeping Beauty.
She advanced to the Top 7, where she was one of two contestants to be eliminated from American Idol. After singing "Oops!... I Did It Again" by Britney Spears, Turner forgot some of the words to "Manic Monday" by The Bangles, a flub noticed by the judges. After her elimination, Turner commented that if she had been voted into the next episode, she would have given up her spot to another contestant. Clay Aiken, who finished second place on the second season of American Idol, called the show a "Vacation Bible School talent show" for the judges' response to the blunder.
During the finale of season 16, she reprised her original "21st Century Machine" and sang "Part of Me" as a duet with Katy Perry. Turner was among the performers starring in American Idol Live! 2018, a 48-city tour that ran from July 11 through September 16, 2018.
She has performed solo in Los Angeles at the El Rey Theatre and Hotel Cafe and performed in the spring of 2019 as an opening act for singer Justin Jesso in Los Angeles, New York and Toronto, followed by an opening spot for Meghan Trainor in Atlantic City.
On March 1, 2019, Turner released "Prom Queen". Raisa Bruner of Time described the song as displaying "aching, existential honesty", with Turner's voice suggesting "wisdom beyond her years". On June 7, 2019, she released "Savior," her lead single for her debut EP, The Sad Vegan, which released June 14. In the summer of 2019, she headlined The Sad Vegan Tour.
On September 24, 2019, her live and acoustic version of "Prom Queen" was used in its entirety as the trailer for Shane Dawson's 2019 YouTube series The Beautiful World of Jeffree Star. The video was #1 trending on YouTube, receiving more than 11 million views in one week. The series has also featured several songs from her EP, The Sad Vegan, including "Breathe," "Home," and "Party!"
On May 17, 2019, Turner, partnering with Postmodern Jukebox, made a vintage strings cover of Billie Eilish's song "idontwannabeyouanymore." The cover has over 1.4 million views on YouTube as of December 2021.
In 2019, Turner graduated from Neshaminy High School.
SAVIOR
Catie Turner Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Your heart is open, I see what's inside
Something's the matter
You're looking at me with innocent eyes
And all your issues, everything you've been through
I've taken them as mine
But now we've been through me trying to fix you
I'm not gonna be your savior
I'm not gonna take it on
Give it all to try and change you
If you thought I would you've got me wrong
Write it off as bad behavior
You want me to play along
I'm not gonna be your savior
If you thought I was you've got me wrong
You're always brooding
Casually clueless to your mistakes
Growing accustomed to overindulgence
And getting your way
And all your issues, everything you've been through
I've taken them as mine
But now we've been through me trying to fix you
One too many times
I'm not gonna be your savior
I'm not gonna take it on
Give it all to try and change you
If you thought I would you've got me wrong
Write it off as bad behavior
You want me to play along
I'm not gonna be your savior
If you thought I was you've got me wrong
I'm not gonna be your savior
I'm not gonna be (I'm not gonna be your...)
I'm not gonna be your savior
I'm not gonna be
I'm not gonna be your savior (I'm not gonna be)
I'm not gonna take it on
Give it all to try and change you (I'm not gonna be)
If you thought I would you've got me wrong (I'm not gonna be)
Write it off as bad behavior
You want me to play along
I'm not gonna be your savior
If you thought I was you've got me wrong
I'm not
I'm not gonna be your savior, no
In "Savior," Catie Turner addresses a relationship where one person is seeking validation and salvation from the other. The song starts with an observation that the person is lost and something's wrong, but they are still innocent and open-hearted. The lyrics then shift to the singer's perspective on how she has taken on the person's issues as her own and has tried to fix them too many times. The chorus stands out as a defiant refusal to play the role of the savior and try to change the person. The last lines make it clear that the singer is not going to be someone's savior; instead, they are going to let them figure things out on their own.
The lyrics suggest that Catie Turner is questioning the role of needing to save someone in a relationship. She is no longer willing to take on someone else's problems, give all she has to change them, and play along with bad behavior. Instead, she is saying that this person needs to take ownership of their problems and the solutions to them. "Savior" speaks to the boundaries necessary in a healthy and balanced relationship, where both parties are willing to work on themselves independently.
Line by Line Meaning
Lost in the moment
You are so caught up in the present that you cannot see beyond it
Your heart is open, I see what's inside
You are very vulnerable and I can see what you truly feel inside
Something's the matter
Something is troubling you and it is apparent in your behavior
You're looking at me with innocent eyes
Despite all the troubles you have been through, you still have this pure and naive outlook towards life
And all your issues, everything you've been through
I understand every problem you have faced and every experience that you have been through
I've taken them as mine
I have internalized your pain and problems as my own
But now we've been through me trying to fix you
I have tried to solve your problems many times to the point that it has become a familiar pattern
One too many times
I have had enough of trying to fix you repeatedly
I'm not gonna be your savior
I will not be responsible for saving you from your problems
I'm not gonna take it on
I am not going to carry the weight of your issues on my shoulders any longer
Give it all to try and change you
I have given you all that I have to help you change but it hasn't worked
If you thought I would you've got me wrong
You misjudged me if you thought I would continue to try and fix you, I have reached my limit
Write it off as bad behavior
You might label my decision as bad behavior but it is necessary for me to break out of this cycle for my own wellbeing
You want me to play along
You may expect me to continue to play my role as your savior but I will not anymore
I'm not gonna be your savior (repeat)
I repeat, I will not be your savior no matter what happens
Writer(s): Andrew Tufano, Annika Bennett, Catherine Turner
Contributed by William D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
SHSL Shut-In
Why is this one not on Spotify anymore 😭
Trevor Rhyans
Even still 🤧
Pamela W
Came here to ask this 😆😩
Freud
My thoughts exactly
Nicole Muir
im actually screaming right now this is so good we love a versatile queen
1Cat Dad
https://youtu.be/hNtYlZRKPz4?t=2 Catie's Prom Queen video
Taylor Pendleton
even without American Idol you are so underrated. please keep up the music, I promise I will keep listening ✌🙃
Hen Pen
AI is rigged. Keep going Catie!
Danny Days
Taylor Pendleton okoooooooooo
_ Kass
Hashtag Catie he’s right. I rooted for you because you’re awesome and your voice is perfect