On 12th October we are showing “The Greatest Showman” at St Brigid’s (see inside). In the film Keala Settle, as a bearded lady, leads the ensemble of so-called circus “freaks” in the multi-award winning song “This is Me”. Here are the lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul to this uplifting song.

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 will 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 them 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

Another round of bullets hits my skin
Well, fire away ‘cause today, I won’t let the shame sink in.
We are bursting through the barricades and reaching for the sun. Yea, that’s what we’ve become.
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…

And I know that I deserve your love,
‘cause there’s nothing I’m not worthy of
When the sharpest words wanna cut me down…

Mrs Sue Miles and Fr Matthew