"Deep End" lyrics

They told me who to be before I found myself
Put my dreams on a shelf, told me to stay where it's safe
I try to fit the mold, did everything they said
But something deep inside kept calling out to me
And I couldn't keep it down inside
Voice kept echoing so loud, "You were made for more than this"

I was born to defy the deep end, go beyond the great unknown
Rise above the voices of all that I've known
Maybe I will find the missing piece of who I'm meant to be
All the things that make me

I've fallen more than once, I've heard the word "no"
I stood right at the edge, not sure which way to go
I've doubted everything, my purpose and my place
But every time I fell, I got back up and faced it all
All the things that broke me, were the things that made me
Everything I feared the most is what saved me

I was born to defy the deep end, go beyond the great unknown
Rise above the voices of all that I've known
Maybe I will find the missing piece of who I'm meant to be
All the things that make me

They say, "Too young, a little too late, not enough"
At the same time I'm just a little too much
But look at us now, we made it through the rough
And I know exactly what it cost me in the end
I know where I came from, I know where I came from, I know where I came from
And that's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am, oh-ah

I was born to defy the deep end, go beyond the great unknown (Go beyond the great unknown)
Rise above the voices of all that I've known (All that I've known, maybe, oh, yeah)
Maybe I will find the missing piece of who I'm meant to be (Who I'm meant to be)
All the things that make me (All the things, yeah)
All the things that make me (All the things that make)
All the things that make me, me

I was born to defy the deep end
I was born to defy the deep end