"Who I Am" Lyrics | RootsTech 2025 • FamilySearch (2025)

"Who I Am" is a song commemorating the 2025 RootsTech theme, “Discover.” We hope that this song—sung by Tanner Townsend and written by Jonathan Wing—encourages you to search for and create lasting connections within and beyond your family tree.

"Who I Am"

Who is this face staring back in the mirror
Oh, there was a time when the vision was clearer
No tumbleweed tossed in the wind as it crossed
But an anchor set firm, safe and sound

Then I set off in search for what I could discover
The person I am or the voice of another
The diamonds and gold lost the promise they told
'Cause the truth's shining clear in my soul

So I'll give back the weight of the world
And I'll take back the place I call home (yeah)
Where nothing can break me
No storm overtake me
My feet planted deep in the ground

Oh, I'll pull back away from the clouds
As I push back this doubt in my mind
Find the light to awake me
Let no one mistake me
I'm here in the place where I found
Who I am

Here in these walls lie the tales to uncover
Each treasure unfolded as I rediscover
The stories aligned are the signs I now see
That I've been here and known all along

So I'll give back the weight of the world
And I'll take back the place I call home (yeah)
Where nothing can break me
No storm overtake me
My feet planted deep in the ground

Oh, I'll pull back away from the clouds
As I push back this doubt in my mind
Find the light to awake me
Let no one mistake me
I'm here in the place where I'm found

Though I wander again and again
To places that I've never known
The gravity pulls me to where I began
And I'm home

So I'll give back the weight of the world
And I'll take back the place I call home (yeah)
Where nothing can break me
No storm overtake me
My feet planted deep in the ground

Oh, I'll pull back away from the clouds
As I push back this doubt in my mind
Find the light to awake me
Let no one mistake me
I'm here in the place where I found
Who I am

Performed by Tanner Townsend
Music and lyrics by Jonathan Wing

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