The ideology brings me back to days while I was still a member of the faith. It was a real notion, that with will power and faith, you could 'turn off those feelings', as easy as turning off a light switch, and they even had an 'ad campaign' proclaiming that if you're depressed...'Just Bounce Back', like as if repeating this mantra actually solved chronic depression.
Shame on all of you! I'm not LDS but this must be said. Do you people not see what you're doing? You are trying so hard to remove someone's right and ability to worship in PEACE however they see fit and best. All of your judgment, scorn and mockery removes peace. Guess what, if the LDS lose their ability to worship in peace, all of you could lose that very same thing too. We should be supporting every peaceful person the ability to worship in peace and without judgment. Any true Christian would fight for another's ability to worship Jesus Christ (or whatever Deity that promotes peace) however they personally see fit in a peaceful way. I support the LDS as much as I support Jehovah's Witness, Baptist, Catholic, Muslim, Buddhist, etc. to worship however they peacefully see best because I don't want to lose MY freedom and peace.
They are very talented, but when comparing to the originall i feel the tap dancing segment (which was great too) the full message was lost because of the lack of costume change .
I did My Eyes Are Fully Open once for a talent show with one of my friends and the music teacher and it was the best talent show I've ever done. The audience loved it.
"My sister was a dancer, but she got cancer" I absolutely DIED at this in the theater knowing exactly where it was going, and then it turns out to be even better than I thought
The flex on those cannons is pretty intense though. And those little green lads running about getting in your face is not what anyone wants to have on a Tuesday morning.
What I don't understand is how those little guys are not scared. Like there is dragons and jazz running about. Still just standing there doing all the work
I got a feelin' that you could be feelin' A whole lot better than you feel today You say you got a problem...well, that's no problem! It's super easy not to feel that way When you start to get confused because of thoughts in your head - Don't feel those feelings - hold them in instead! 我有種感覺是你今天的情緒 本來可以更好一點的 你說你遇到了麻煩，嗯，沒問題啦 要感覺更開心其實很簡單： 當你因為腦中的思緒開始困惑的時後 別去想它，而是把他們都壓在心底 Turn it off! Like a light switch Just go 'click'! It's a cool little Mormon trick We do it all the time 關上它 像電燈開關一樣 喀一聲 這是一個摩門的小技巧，我們時常用 When you're feeling certain feelings that just don't seem right Treat those pesky feelings like a reading light - 當你感覺到某些錯誤的想法時 把那些惱人如害蟲的想法當作一盞桌燈 And turn 'em off! Like a light switch Just go 'bap'! Really, what's so hard about that? Turn it off! Turn it off! 然後關上它 像電燈開關一樣 啪一聲 真的，沒甚麼難的 關上它 關上它 ELDER CHURCH When I was young, my Dad would treat my Mom real bad Every time the Utah Jazz would lose He'd start a-drinkin', and I'd start a-thinkin' How'm I gonna keep my Mom from getting abused? I'd see her all scared and my soul was dyin'! My Dad would say to me, 'Now don't you dare start crying!' 我小的時後，我爸對我媽很不好 每次猶他爵士隊輸了，他就會開始喝酒 然後我就要苦惱要怎麼幫我媽逃過家暴 我看到她如此驚恐，我的靈魂都快跟著死去 我爸會跟我說「你哭出聲來試試看」 Turn it off! Like a light switch Just go 'flick'! It's our nifty little Mormon trick! Turn it off! Turn. It. Off! 關上它 像電燈開關一樣 啪咑一聲 這是我們摩門的小竅門 關上它 關上它 ELDER THOMAS My sister was a dancer, but she got cancer The doctor said she still had two months more I thought she had time, so I got in line For the new iPhone at the Apple Store She laid there dying with my Father and Mother Her very last words were, "Where is my brother?" 我姐是個舞者，但她得了癌症 醫生說她還剩下兩個月能活 我以為時間還沒到，所以我跑去排隊 想在蘋果買最新的哀鳳 她躺在病床上，我爸媽陪在旁邊 她的臨終遺言是「我弟呢？」 Turn it off! (Yeah!) Bid those sad feeling adieu! The fear that I might get cancer too... 關上它（對啦） 跟那些壞心情說莎喲娜拉 我可能會得癌症的疑慮也掰掰 [laughter] ELDER MCKINLEY When I was in fifth grade, I had a friend Steve Blade (Oooh, Steve Blade...) He and I were close as two friends could be (We could be close...) One thing led to another, and soon I would discover (Wow!) I was having really strange feelings for Steve... I thought about us on a deserted island (We're all alone...) We'd swim naked in the sea, and then he'd try and - 我五年級的時後有個叫Steve Blade的好友 我們是兩個好到不能再好的朋友 不知不覺的，很快我就發現 我對Steve 有種奇怪的情感 我會想像我們兩人在一座荒島上 我們在海裡裸泳然後他試圖…. Woah! Turn it off! Like a light switch There it's gone! (Good for you!) My hetero side just won! I'm all better now Boys should be with girls - that's Heavenly Father's plan So, if you ever feel you'd rather be with a man - Turn it off! 喔!關上它 像是電燈開關 看它不見了(有你的) 我的異性戀傾向贏了 我現在好多了 男生就該同女生，這是天父的安排 所以如果你感覺自己想和男生好 關上它 ELDER PRICE Well, Elder McKinley, I think it's okay that you're having gay thoughts. Just so long as you never act upon them. 嗯，McKinley長老，我想有同志思想應該沒甚麼問題，只要不真的去做就好了 ELDER MCKINLEY No, 'cause then you're just keepin' it down Like a dimmer switch on "low"... (On "low"...) Thinking nobody needs to know (Uh oh...) But that's not true! Being gay is bad, but lying is worse So just realize you have a curable curse - And turn it off! (Turn it off!) Turn it off! 不，因為這樣你只是表現低調而已 像是把燈光轉暗 以為沒人會看見 但那不是真的 當個GAY不好但說謊更糟糕 你只要承認自己有個能治療的詛咒 然後關上它(關上它) 關上它! Turn it off! 關上它! Now, how do you feel? 現在你感覺怎麼樣 ELDER PRICE The same. 一樣 ELDER MCKINLEY Then you've only got yourself to blame You didn't pretend hard enough Imagine that your brain is made of tiny boxes Then find the box that's gay and CRUSH IT! Okay? 那你就只能怪自己了 你的假裝不夠努力 想向你的腦袋是由好多小盒子組成 找到GAY的那個然後 壓碎他! 好嗎? ELDER PRICE No, no...I'm not having gay thoughts! 不不不，我又沒有想GAY的事 ELDER CUNNINGHAM Alright! It worked! (Yay!) 太好了，起作用了 He turned it off... Turn it off... Turn it off! Turn it off! (Turn it off!) Like a light switch Just go 'click'! What a cool little Mormon trick We do it all the time! 他關上了 關上它 關上它 關上它(關上它) 像電燈開關一樣 喀一聲 這是一個摩門的小技巧，我們時常用 When you're feelin' certain feelings that just don't seem right Treat those pesky feelings like a reading light And turn it off! 當你感覺到某些錯誤的想法時 把那些惱人如害蟲的想法當作一盞桌燈 然後關上它 Like a light switch on a cord And now he isn't gay any - 像是電線上的電燈開關一樣 而他現在不是GAY了 Turn it, turn it, turn it, turn it... Turn it, turn it, turn it, turn it... Tuuuuuurn it... Turn it off! ...Off!!! 關上、關上關上關上關上 關上、關上關上關上關上 關上 關上它!
What I love to death about this is how this song, ostensibly about forcing heterosexuality, without question has the most gay energy of any song in the whole musical. God that's brilliant.
