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This is Me!

Keala Seattle 2018

[Verse 1] I'm not a stranger to the dark"Hide away," they say"Cause we don't want your broken parts"I've learned to be ashamed of all my scars"Run away," they say"No one will love you as you are"

[Pre-Chorus]But I won't let them break me down to dustI know that there's a place for usFor we are glorious

[Chorus]When the sharpest words wanna cut me downI'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them outI am brave, I am bruisedI am who I'm meant to be, this is meLook out 'cause here I comeAnd I'm marching on to the beat I drumI'm not scared to be seenI make no apologies, this is me

[Post-Chorus]Oh-oh-oh-ohOh-oh-oh-ohOh-oh-oh-ohOh-oh-oh-ohOh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh

[Verse 2]Another round of bullets hits my skinWell, fire away 'cause today, I won't let the shame sink inWe are bursting through the barricadesAnd reaching for the sun (we are warriors)Yeah, that's what we've become

[Pre-Chorus]Won't let them break me down to dustI know that there's a place for usFor we are glorious

[Chorus]When the sharpest words wanna cut me downGonna send a flood, gonna drown them outI am brave, I am bruisedI am who I'm meant to be, this is meLook out 'cause here I comeAnd I'm marching on to the beat I drumI'm not scared to be seenI make no apologies, this is me

[Post-Chorus]Oh-oh-oh-ohOh-oh-oh-ohOh-oh-oh-ohOh-oh-oh-ohOh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, ohThis is me

And I know that I deserve your love'Cause there's nothing I'm not worthy ofWhen the sharpest words wanna cut me downI'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them outThis is brave, this is bruisedThis is who I'm meant to be, this is me

[Chorus]Look out 'cause here I come (look out 'cause here I come)And I'm marching on to the beat I drum (marching on, marching, marching on)I'm not scared to be seenI make no apologies, this is me

[Outro]Whenever the world's gone, whenever the world's goneIn the depths of my heartOh, oh, oh, this is me

Clarify

What do you think the following words/phrases mean?

· Glorious:_____________________________________________

· barricades: ___________________________________________

· In the depths of my heart: ____________________________________________________

Summarise

Who? What? Where? When?

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Predict the next song the singer may write about and why.

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Enquire

(Are the following questions literal or inference?)

1. What does the title of the song mean? L/I

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2. Can you summarise the character’s attitude to society? L/I ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Explain what you think ‘Won't let them break me down to dust’ means. L/I ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What does the singer mean by “gonna send a flood”?

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5. Is the singer someone you’d like to be friends with? Explain why? L/I

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Find a word that rhymes with ‘down’….? ___________________________

Now write your own question:

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Extend

What similar issues could a song address instead? Refer to the text in your answer:

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Review

What do you think of this song? Do you like/dislike it? Explain why. Be prepared to justify your answer and convince a friend!

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