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Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten (Lyrics)

Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten (Lyrics)

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Warm-up Questions

What do you think the title “Unwritten” means?
What kinds of things in life feel “unwritten” (not decided yet) for you?
Do you like songs with positive messages? Why or why not?

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Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten (Lyrics)

Opening: identity and a new beginning (00:00 – 01:15)

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1. How does the speaker describe themself near the beginning?

Angry and disappointed
Written and completely planned
Older and experienced
Unwritten and undefined

2. What does the speaker say to do with the “dirty window”?

Open it up and let the sun in
Paint it a new color
Close it tightly
Break it to escape

3. What can “no one else” do, according to the lyrics?

Plan your entire future
Feel the rain for you
Write a book for you
Speak the words on your lips

Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten (Lyrics)

Chorus and message: break tradition, live openly (01:15 – 02:36)

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1. What does the speaker say they sometimes do?

Break tradition
Hide their feelings
Follow every rule perfectly
Stop trying new things

2. What have people “been conditioned” to do?

Travel far away
Write poems every day
Not make mistakes
Take more risks

3. What does the speaker say about today?

Today is the same as yesterday
Today is where your book begins
Today should be forgotten
Today is the end of the story

Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten (Lyrics)

Final repetitions: the chorus returns (02:36 – 04:20)

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1. What image is repeated to show a new start?

A broken mirror
A crowded street
A blank page
A locked door

2. Which sense is mentioned when something is “so close you can almost taste it”?

Hearing
Taste
Smell
Sight

3. What does the speaker repeat about “the rest”?

The rest is too late
The rest is impossible
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is already decided

Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten (Lyrics)

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1. What is the main message of the song?

You can choose your path and start now
You should avoid mistakes at all costs
Your future is fixed and cannot change
You should never share your feelings

2. What does the “blank page” most likely represent?

A new beginning with many possibilities
A finished plan
A forgotten memory
A secret message from someone else

3. Why does the song say “no one else” many times?

To emphasize personal responsibility and choice
To suggest you should be alone all the time
To describe a specific person in the story
To say other people are always wrong

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten (Lyrics)

Which lyric image is strongest for you (blank page, dirty window, rain on your skin)? Why?
Do you agree that “no one else can speak the words on your lips”? What does that mean in real life?
What “tradition” or expectation do people feel pressured to follow in your culture or school/work?
If your life were a book, what would you like the next chapter to be about?

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