I'm Not Remarkable with Makaton Signing

SoLO Choir perform I'm Not Remarkable by Kittyy and the Class with #MakatonSigning at #SolihullChoirFestival 2026 #WeTalkMakaton #MakatonChoir ‪@makatoncharity‬ I’m Not Remarkable lyrics and translation (with thanks to Suzanne of ‪@SingingHandsUK‬ for looking over my translation and discussion of concepts) 1, 2 / 1, 2, 3, 4! I'm not remarkable NO/SPECIAL I'm just finding my way TO LIVE It's not a walk in the park NO/EASY But baby I got the grades I/CLEVER Don't wanna be admired NO /TO PRAISE I'm not your inspiration NO/TEACHER If you wanna be inspired YOU/TO LEARN There's a library down the hall BOOKS/THERE Have you noticed admiration UNDERSTAND/PRAISE Sometimes smells a bit like pity? SAME/UNIMPORTANT I can be strong STRONG I get stuff wrong (Arrrrggghh!) WRONG And I don't always talk so pretty NO /TO SPEAK/BEAUTIFUL I'm not remarkable NO/SPECIAL Not heroic or brave NO/BRAVE I've got no superpowers NO/SPECIAL I can't even do this stupid equation! NO/TO COUNT I'm not remarkable NO /SPECIAL And neither are you! NO/YOU We all have toes (How weird are toes!?) WE/FEET We all look funny in the nude! FUNNY/NO/CLOTHES I've got a face FACE I've got a place PLACE I've got a life LIFE I've got a name NAME And I need stuff THINGS And you need stuff THINGS And all our stuff THINGS Is not the same DIFFERENT And some days, I get so tired TIRED She gets grumpy ANGRY He gets bossy BOSSY Yeah well, I have a Special Need... I call it “coffee" SPECIAL/NEED/NAME/COFFEE Do I have to be remarkable? TO HAVE TO/ SPECIAL I'm just having a try I/TO TRY I'm not fragile or indestructible NO/WEAK/STRONG And like everyone I sometimes cry SAME/CRY And I'm not like the rest… NO/SAME/ALL But then, the rest of you aren't like the rest either YOU/NO/SAME/ALL I'm not a saint, I'm not a sinner NO/SAINT/NO SINNER I'm not a loser, I'm not a winner NO /LOSE/NO/TO WIN I'm not more and I'm not less NO /MORE/NO/UNIMPORTANT I'm just your average human mess! LIKE/ALL/PEOPLE I'm not remarkable NO/SPECIAL And neither are you NO/YOU I'm not remarkable NO/SPECIAL And neither are you (Neither am I!) We've all got toes (Hold on, I don’t!) WE/FEET We all look gorgeous in the nude BEAUTIFUL/NO CLOTHES I've got a face/ I've got a place I've got a life / I've got a name And I need stuff /And you need stuff And all our stuff Is not the same And we will strive WE/ TO TRY And we will fail TO FAIL And we'll get hurt TO HURT But we'll prevail TO WIN And it'll be joyous HAPPY And it'll suck DIFFICULT And I'll be lonely LONELY And I'll be loved TO LOVE And on the way TO LIVE We will discover TO LEARN We're not the same WE/ DIFFERENT But we're not the other NO/UNIMPORTANT There's a life out there that I refuse to miss LIFE/I/LIVE I'm only remarkable because everybody is I/SPECIAL/BECAUSE/ALL/SPECIAL