(Music & Lyrics: Ackerson)
When I was a child in my parents’ house
We were trained disciples and so devout
But the final goal of the god they praised
Was, “you will know My name”
So I went to school, learned to stand in line
Learned to raise my hand to speak my mind
Took a chorus role in the greater play
Memorizing names
Did I love the song?
Or did I sing along
Just because I was afraid to say
You will know my name?
I was taught not to lie by the liars and the cheats
I was told to be kind by the cruel and weak
Constantly turning the other cheek
Scared to know my name
Did I love the rules?
To fall in, fit and fooled?
When I learn to live without that shame
You will know my name
And in finding the courage to sing my song
I have chosen the garden where I belong
Freely determining right from wrong
Is the value of my name
The value of my name
Now I see the cost
To find what wasn’t lost
Never really was my debt to pay
You will know my name
You will know my name
You will know my name
You will know my name
You will know my name
You will know my name