Im Ok by Christina Aguilera

-Read these lyrics by Christina Aguilera and think about how she would sing this song. How do these strong emotional words make you feel? Are you sad? What is the point of the song? How does it effect you?

Once upon a time, there was a girl
In her early years, she had to learn
How to grow up, living in a war that she called home
Never knew just where to turn for shelter from the storm
It hurt me to see the pain across my mother's face
Every time my father's fist would put her in her place
Hearing all the yelling, I would cry up in my room, Hoping it would be over soon


Bruises fade, father, but the pain remains the same
And I still remember how you kept me so afraid
The strength is my mother for all the love she gave
And every morning that I wake, I look back at yesterday
And I'm OK


I often wonder why I've carried all this guilt
When it's you that helped me put up all these walls I've built
Shadows stir at night through a crack in the door
Echoes of a broken child screaming, "Please, no more!"
Daddy, don't you understand the damage you have done?
For you it's just a memory, but for me it still lives on

Bruises fade, father, but the pain remains the same
And I still remember how you kept me so, so afraid
The strength is my mother for all the love she gave
Every morning that I wake, I look back at yesterday

It's not so easy to forget
All the marks you left along her neck
When I was thrown against cold stairs
And every day afraid to come home
In fear of what I might see next

Bruises fade, father, but the pain remains the same
And I still remember how you kept me so afraid
The strength is my mother for all the love she gave
Every morning that I wake, I look back at yesterday
And I'm OK

I'm OK

*If you would like to hear her sing the song, here is the website, http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2795

I chose to post these lyrics because she was a victum of an abusive father. I know teenagers would be able to relate and resond to her music becasue she is a pop icon. Teenagers need role models ro set examples for them. Her words and voice make people want to listen.