"I Didn't Know My Own Strength"

Lost touch with my soulI had nowhere to turn, I had nowhere to goLost sight of my dreamThought it would be the end of meI thought I'd never make it throughI had no hope to hold on toI, I thought I would breakI didn't know my own strengthAnd I crashed down and I tumbled but I did not crumbleI got through all the painI didn't know my own strengthSurvived my darkest hour, my faith kept me aliveI picked myself back up, hold my head up highI was not built to breakI didn't know my own strengthFound hope in my heartI found the light to life my way out of the darkFound all that I need here inside of meI thought I'd never find my wayI thought I'd never lift that weightI thought I would breakI didn't know my own strengthAnd I crashed down and I tumbled but I did not crumbleI got through all the painI didn't know my own strengthSurvived my darkest hour, my faith kept me aliveI picked myself back up, hold my head up highI was not built to breakI didn't know my own strengthThere were so many times I wonderedHow I'd get through the nightI thought I took all that I could takeI didn't know my own strengthAnd I crashed down and I tumbled but I did not crumbleI got through all the painI didn't know my own strengthMy faith kept me aliveI picked myself back up, I hold my head up highI was not built to breakI didn't know my own strengthI was not built to break, no, noI got to know my own strength

‘Dream’ – the artists’ dream is to be happy and in control of her own life. During this chorus the artist could be singing on stage which shows the audience that she feels like singing on stage is the dream.

‘I thought I would break’ - at this point the artist could be looking into space whilst on stage as if she is thinking of how she has been feeling and how she felt weak as if she was going to break.

‘Chorus’ – during the chorus there could be footage of the artist off stage, showing her during hard times and failures and also times of success throughout her life .

During the second chorus there could be parts of her performing but also with edited in footage of her not on stage doing things she enjoys or succeeding in something.

This part of the last verse is sang quickly and sharply, it would go really well with a fast paste of footage of her not on stage edited together.

The last chorus is at a slower paste than the others, this is because the songs fades out as it gets to the end. This should be the artist on stage singing with passion and connecting with the audience.

When this part is being sung it should feature the artist at a successful time in her life.

The ending should be the artist on stage and slowly fade out with the music.

Home footage from when the artist was a child and at different stages of her life could be used in the music video, similar to the music video ‘Grown Woman’ by Beyoncé.

It is important that there is some performance in the music video so by having the artist on stage it means that there is performance and it goes with her dream.

The performance part of the video needs to be dramatic, this will show through the artists’ body language and facial expressions. Its needs to be dramatic because the song and the lyrics are dramatic.

Footage could include…• Home footage • The artists’ life throughout • Failure • Hard times • Success • Life events

Life story to success

Show the audience the artist believing in herself through performance but also show times she didn’t believe in her self, link in with lyrics but don’t make it literal.

Before one of the choruses the artist could be looking in a mirror at her self. She would be upset and would look hopeless but frustrated.

In some parts the artist should be on stage and should appear powerful to the audience.

I will use a lot of close up shots on the singers face, this will show the audience her feelings and mood. Long shots for Mise-en-scene.

Locations – on stage and various others.Lighting – A dark stage but the spotlight on the artist. This will give a really good affect and will make the audience aware that the song is just about her and no one else, this links with the lyrics.

The lyrics are powerful and have a powerful meaning, there is a story behind the lyrics. It is about someone who didn’t know what they was capable of and now that they do they are much happier and feel like they are capable of anything. This needs to be shown in the music video.