This Is Me – English Lyrics

• By: Liamani
• Album: High School Musical: The Musical: The Series

Lyrics & Translation

Please check back later for an introduction to the language and cultural nuances found within this song.

[English]

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♪ I've always been the kind of girl ♪

♪ That hid my face ♪

♪ So afraid to tell the world ♪

♪ What I've got to say ♪

♪ But I have this dream right inside of me ♪

♪ I'm gonna let it show ♪

♪ It's time to let you know ♪

♪ To let you know ♪

♪ This is real, this is me ♪

♪ I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be now ♪

♪ Gonna let the light shine on me ♪

♪ Now I've found who I am ♪

♪ There's no way to hold it in ♪

♪ No more hiding who I want to be ♪

♪ This is me ♪

♪ Where I'm supposed to be ♪

♪ Where I'm supposed to be ♪

♪ Do you know what it's like to feel so in the dark ♪

♪ To dream about a life where you're the shining star ♪

♪ Even though it seems like it's too far away ♪

♪ I have to believe in myself ♪

♪ It's the only way ♪

♪ This is real, this is me ♪

♪ I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be now ♪

♪ Gonna let the light shine on me ♪

♪ Now I've found who I am ♪

♪ There's no way to hold it in ♪

♪ No more hiding who I want to be ♪

♪ This is me ♪

♪ Where I'm supposed to be ♪

♪ Where I'm supposed to be ♪

♪ This is me ♪

♪ Where I'm supposed to be ♪

♪ Where I'm supposed to be ♪

♪ This is me ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ This is me, yeah ♪

♪ Hey yeah yeah ♪

♪ This is me ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
gentle /ˈdʒɛntəl/ A2	adjective - mild, kind, or tender
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A1	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a cherished aspiration or ambition
real /riːəl/ A1	adjective - actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact
exactly /ɪɡˈzæktli/ A2	adverb - used to emphasize accuracy
supposed /səˈpoʊzd/ B1	verb - generally considered or believed to be
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to give out a bright light
hiding /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/ A2	verb - putting or keeping out of sight
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	noun - the absence of light
star /stɑːr/ A1	noun - a famous and successful person
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept that something is true
found /faʊnd/ A1	verb - past tense of find; to discover
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to keep in a specified state or position

Key Grammar Structures

• I've always been the kind of girl that hid my face

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I've always been" describes a state that started in the past and continues to the present.

• So afraid to tell the world what I've got to say

  ➔ Modal verb of obligation: "have got to"

  ➔ "Have got to" is an informal way to express "have to" or obligation.

• I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be now

  ➔ Passive Voice structure: "be supposed to"

  ➔ "Be supposed to" indicates an expectation or a duty.

• There's no way to hold it in

  ➔ Existential "there is" + noun phrase + infinitive

  ➔ Used to assert that a possibility "to hold it in" does not exist.

• Even though it seems like it's too far away

  ➔ Concession clause: "Even though"

  ➔ "Even though" introduces a statement that makes the main clause surprising.

• To dream about a life where you're the shining star

  ➔ Relative clause: "where"

  ➔ "Where" functions as a relative adverb referring back to the "life".

• No more hiding who I want to be

  ➔ Gerund as the object of a implied verb

  ➔ "Hiding" is a gerund representing the act that is being stopped.