"Some Family That I Used To Know"

Now and then I think of when we were forever
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
Told myself that you predestined me
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember

You can get addicted to a certain kind of madness
Like the enduring to the end, always the end
So when we found that we could not make sense
Well you said that we could still make amends
But I'll admit that I was glad it was over

But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like I never happened and that I was nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
No you didn't have to stoop so low
Have our family collect my records and then estrange your brother
I guess that I don't need that now
Now you're just some family that I used to know

Now you're just some family that I used to know
Now you're just some family that I used to know

Now and then I think of all the times you guilted me together
And had me believing it was always something that I'd done
But I don't wanna live that way
Reading LDS in words you say
You said that you could let it go
And I wouldn't catch you hanging up on me testifying to me what I know

But you didn't have to put me off
Make out like I never happened and that I was nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
No you didn't have to stoop so low
Have our family collect my records and then estrange your brother
I guess that I don't need that now
Now you're just some family that I used to know

[x2]
Some family
(I used to know)
Some family
(Now you're just some family that I used to know)

(I used to know)
(That I used to know)
(I used to know)
Some family

We can be together forever some day...

from "Somebody the I Used to Know" by Gotye

Amazing and so deeply moving, I can't read it again
whoooaaaahh
nice work

Here is the tune for anyone who isn't already familiar with it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY

I was listening to this song (the original version of course) on the radio last night, and thinking that the sentiments expressed really do reflect what many people experience when they leave the LDS church. Then I saw your version and it reinforced it even more. So sad that so many LDS families have been indoctrinated to treat their family members this way when they choose to leave the church. I hope you will find unconditional love and acceptance elsewhere if you are unable to reconcile with your family.

That's super annoying.

I don't think the OP was in any way trying to get credit for writing an original song. It is stated at the bottom of the post that it is "from" another song and who it was originally by. The focus should be on the fact that the OP heard a song that he/she related to on a deep level and adjusted the lyrics to reflect his/her personal experience, which many people on this board can closely relate to. If I was the writer/singer of the original song, I would be honored that someone was able relate to it so deeply in regards to such a difficult situation in their life.

The problem is he didn't make it clear that he had changed the lyrics, thus making me wonder if Gotye is an exmo and causing me to waste time googling. It's misleading, it's annoying, and no the statement at the bottom of the OP is not clear.

and knew immediately he had changed the words--so maybe he thought everyone would be familiar with the song.

I had heard of Gotye and, now that I think about it, even heard the song ... or part of it, when someone posted it on Facebook or something. But I'd be surprised if I'm the only one who was confused.

"Got Ye a Family that you used to know?"

"Some Family That I Used To Know"

Seems fairly obvious to me. Sorry I didn't spell it out more clearly. Family =/= Somebody.

I enjoyed it at face value. He isn't trying to publish it... just for us here to enjoy.
still do
although it bothers me to read it.... only because it is true for so many, which means it really hit home

thxs Elder

I enjoyed this. It's sad, but true.

This one hits me the hardest:

"Now and then I think of all the times you guilted me together
And had me believing it was always something that I'd done"

I'm the black sheep if you didn't already know from my posting this. I'm the one in 10 (children.) I'm the one to their 99% TBM.

It was ALWAYS something that I had done.

Well, they don't have someone to testify to much any more now. Aside from a weekly testimony/update letter (real mail) from my father I don't have to listen to their guilting me anymore.

They can all pack themselves into their Celestial Mysteries Bus and ride to their highest kingdom together. They never have to visit me in the Telestial one.

That must have been so incredibly difficult having all of them gang up on you making you feel guilty. As far as the letters from your father, maybe you could reply with a weekly update that you still know that the "church" is not true. Hopefully one day some of your family members will find their way out and come to you begging you for forgiveness.

I feel you. My husband and I are both the black sheep of our TBM'S families.

love this

"Not the Mormon That I Used To Know"

(TBM)
Now and then I think of when you were an elder
Like when you said we’d go to Kolob when we die
Told ourselves that we should just believe
And pay our tithing to the company
But that was then and now I hear you’re not a member

We went to the temple, swore our sacred oaths and cov’nants
That we’d be faithful to the Church unto the end
But then you found that you could not make sense
Or fit the past into the present tense
Then you called one day to tell me it was over

But you didn't need to quit the Church
Turn your back on all the blessings as if they were nothing
You could have faked it, held your tongue
Not criticize the Brethren, say that they are wrong
No you didn't need to go so far
Have the church delete your records and then change your number
Your testimony made you glow
Now you're not the Mormon that I used to know
Now you're not the Mormon that I used to know
Now you're not the Mormon that I used to know

(Exmo)
Now and then I think of all the times God screwed me over
Part of me believing it was always something that I'd done
But I don't wanna live that way
Feeling guilty each and every day
So I just had to let it go
And become a better person than the Mormon that you used to know

(TBM)
But you didn't need to quit the Church
Turn your back on all the blessings as if they were nothing
You could’ve been a jack instead
But you sent your resignation, now your soul is dead
And you didn't have to go online
Writing screeds against the Prophet and the Book of Mormon
You’ve lost the Spirit and it shows
Now you're not the Mormon that I used to know

[x2]
ex-Mormon
(I used to know)
ex-Mormon
(Now you're not the Mormon that I used to know)

(I used to know)
(That I used to know)
(I used to know)
ex-Mormon

I'm not the Mormon that they used to know. I'm more myself and they don't like it.