Sunday, January 1, 2012

Week 7: Words that Give me Meaning: Take 5

Introducing Song 5:
Who Says by Selena Gomez

It's 2012!  We made it!  What better way to kick off the new year with some meaningful words.  To be honest, when I first read the topic for Week 7 (yes, week 7 may be long past, but I warned you, I've got lots of songs in my brain!) this was actually the first song that came to mind.  I'm not sure what took so long for me to get around to it, but now is as good of a time as any!

I love, love, love the message in the song, and the title is actually a line I use a lot with my students.  Someone isn't sure they can do something, I'll reply with a "who says?"  It's too hard!  "Who says?"  I can't do it! "Who Says?"  In my head, however, the conversation is more along the self-defeating, self-destructive, negative, put-down path.  Who says I'm not perfect?  I do.  Who says I'm not beautiful, not pretty?  I do.  Who says I can't be the best at what I love?  I do.  Who says I'm not worth it?  I do.

But I don't have to.  Just give the song a listen.  Actually, give it a listen every day.  That's what I've been doing, and I think it's worth it...

(lyrics below video)

I wouldn't wanna be anybody else, hey
You made me insecure, to me I wasn't good enough
But who are you to judge
When you're a diamond in the rough

I'm sure you got some things
You'd like to change about yourself
But when it comes to me
I wouldn't want to be anybody else

I'm no beauty queen, I'm just beautiful me
You got every right to a beautiful life, come on

Who says, who says you're not perfect
Who says you're not worth it
Who says you're the only one that's hurting
Trust me that's the price of beauty
Who says you're not pretty
Who says you're not beautiful, who says?

It's such a funny thing
How nothing's funny when it's you
You tell 'em what you mean
But they keep whitin' out the the truth

It's like the work of art
That never get to see the light
Keep you beneath the stars
Won't let you touch the sky

I'm no beauty queen, I'm just beautiful me
You got every right to a beautiful life, come on

Who says, who says you're not perfect
Who says you're not worth it
Who says you're the only one that's hurting
Trust me that's the price of beauty
Who says you're not pretty
Who says you're not beautiful, who says?

Who says you're not star potential
Who says you're not presidential
Who says you can't be in movies
Listen to me, listen to me

Who says you don't pass the test
Who says you can't be the best
Who said, who said?
Would you tell me who said that, yeah
Who said

Who says, who says you're not perfect
Who says you're not worth it
Who says you're the only one that's hurting
Trust me that's the price of beauty
Who says you're not pretty
Who says you're not beautiful, who says?

Who says you're not perfect
Who says you're not worth it
Who says you're the only one that's hurting
Trust me that's the price of beauty
Who says you're not pretty
Who says you're not beautiful, who says?

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