Posted by:
LJ12
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Date: October 13, 2019 07:31PM
I was out walking today and meditating on the meaning of life and such thoughts (as usual) and (unfortunately) a mormon song came into my head called “Ive got to find out who I am”. Does anyone else remember it? I looked it up and it’s a seminary song, which I wouldn’t have known as a convert. But twenty years later it’s in my head (brainwashed much?)
Here are the lyrics:
The melody’s familiar,
I’ve heard this song before.
It’s been around the thousand years,
Or maybe even more.
And everybody’s sung it,
At least I think they’ve tried,
But even when the singing’s done
This song goes on inside.
I’ve got to find out who I am
I’ve got to find out who I am
Got to know. And got to see what’s making me, me
I’ve got to when I do I know I’ll be what I can
When I find out who I am.
I’ll be all I can.
When I find out who I am.
And when I do know
I’ll be what I can.
When I find out who I am.
I’ll be all I can.
When I find out who I am.
Now when I was a mormon and listened to this, because of the ways it’s sung, it seems so spiritual, nice and fuzzy.
But isn’t this just so ironic and hypocritical? The mormon church teaching people they are supposedly unique, and need to search for their authentic self...But if you realise you’re gay, don’t believe, want a full time career as a woman, or don’t want to go on a mission, or not have kids - because this is who you are - then you are guilt-tripped, shamed, not accepted, shunned, and possibly excommunicated.
But if you look at it, it’s actually more subtle than that. The “melody” has been around for thousands of years...and the song goes on inside”.
Um, yeah, it’s still in my head.
Basically, for mormons, the “plan of salvation” is there to taunt you forever until you accept it.
The song should be called “I’ve got to find out what they want me to be, and pray, otherwise this f***** song will go on and on, until I give in and obey”.