Did Lisa Marie Presley leave the Church of Scientology?

Lisa Marie Presley, pictured last night at the 2012 Billboard awards, is not openly talking about her rumored split with the controversial religion Scientology, but she’s leaving the world a lot of clues.

First of all, there were rumors on an ex-Scientologist forum in 2009 saying that Lisa Marie had left the church. Part of their reasoning was that she took her written defense of Scientology off of her MySpace.

She has also taken all mention of Scientology off of her official website, recently talked about leaving behind “vampires” in her life, and written a thinly veiled song “So Long” that many believe is about leaving the religion.

She told The Insier in early May about why she and her family moved from L.A. to a small town in England in 2010:

“It was not a good situation. There were a lot of people I trusted, a lot of friends, that ended up being sort of criminals, and vampires, and you name it. I was kind of living in a wasp’s nest I suppose. And then I got rid of it all, and then I had the babies. It was just a kind of rediscovering of my life.”

Lyrics to “So Long”

This here is a city without lights
Those are all the people without eyes
Churches, they don’t have a soul
Soup for sale without a bowl
Religion so corrupt and running lives
Farewell, fair weathered friends
I can’t say I’ll miss you in the end

Chorus:
So long, seems that I was so wrong
Seems I wasn’t that strong
Dead wrong, and now I’m long gone
Wrong side, I’ve been sleeping on the wrong side
Stains all over my soul I can’t hide
Nothing’s more clear than goodbye

These roads they don’t lead to anything
These people they talk, they say nothing
Actors who don’t have a part
Heartfelt people with no heart
I’ll find a new crowd
Make a new start
Farewell, fair weathered friends
I can’t say I’ll miss you in the end

(Chorus)

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, say nothing at all if you’ve nothing nice to say

If you’re curious about what Scientology is, and why it’s so controversial, Inside Scientology is a great read.

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