STEP 2

Be Creative and Rewrite

Rewrite parts of the lyrics in your own words.

This Is Me

(Keala Settle, 2017)

I am 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’ll love you as you are

But I won’t let them break me down to dust

I know that there’s a place for us

For we are glorious

When the sharpest words wanna cut me down

I’m gonna send a flood, gonna drown ’em out

I am brave, I am bruised

I am who I’m meant to be, this is me

Look out ’cause here I come

And I’m marching on to the beat I drum

I’m not scared to be seen

I make no apologies, this is me

This Is the New Me

I am not a stranger to bad grades

“Very bad,” reports say

‘Cause I didn’t study for the tests

I’ve put off what I had to study and review

Let’s just play, I said

No one’ll care what I do

But I won’t let idleness break me down to dust

I know that there’s a chance for me

For I am glorious

When the smartphone screen wanna attract my eyes

I’m gonna turn it off, gonna throw it out

I am brave, I am bruised

I am who I’m meant to be, this is the new me

Look out ’cause I’m going to study

And I’m going to the study room every day

I’m not going to sleep in class

I make no apologies, this is the new me