There's this song I love to listen to,
"Turn It Off", from the musical The Book Of Mormon.
I've been thinking about the lyrics a lot today,
And I think that maybe I ought to take their advice.

I've been in so much pain in my head and in my heart lately;
So broken and sick with grief,
Longing for the one I can no longer have,
Not to mention dealing with my terrible anxiety.
The pain is really distracting when I'm at school and when I'm at rehearsal,
And when I'm simply trying to relax and live my life.
And it doesn't go away.

But today I was thinking, maybe it's because I don't let it go away.
I don't want to stop thinking about him.
But maybe I should stop letting his absence bother me so much.
Maybe I should put away my feelings and

Turn it off, like a light switch
Just go click
It's a cool little Mormon trick
They do it all the time
When you're feeling certain feels
That just don't feel right
Treat those pesky feelings like a reading light

And turn 'em off
Like a light switch, just go "bap"
Really, what's so hard about that?
Turn it off!

Turn! It! Off!

Yes, that will make my life easier,
If I can just turn it off
And not feel those feelings!
All I have to do is

Imagine that my brain is made of tiny boxes
And find the box that's in love and CRUSH IT!

My life will be so much easier from now on
If I take Elder McKinley's advice
And just turn it off.