Jared Benjamin - Meant to be

{intro}
(maybe who i am is who i was meant to be)

{verse 1}
I live an hour from the town where i grew up
It's been a decade since the first time i threw up
Still feel the pressure, hyperventilating
Over numbers on a page that could make or break me
Sixty minutes from the house of my first love
Thirty miles from where i threw my first punch
A cracked rib and the taste of the pavement
Heard a voice say, "yeah you'll makе it, if you just

{pre-chorus}
Take it slow," no, i wanna speed up
Towards a goal, i could never drеam up at fifteen
But what do you know at fifteen? now i

{chorus}
Stare at the reflection looking back at me
Praying to a god this isn't make believe
Hoping that one day i'll find some inner peace
Maybe who i am is who i was meant to be
Every time i look, i see a different face
But i don't wanna change depending on the place
Hoping that one day i'll find some inner peace
Maybe who i am is who i was meant to be

{verse 2}
Graduated, got a degree
In a field, in a city i'll never see again
And i'm still wondering when
I'll feel
Happy with the choices i've made
The people i've lost, the bridges i break
The stakes, they seem higher now
So far from the ground, i should

{pre-chorus}
Take it slow, no, i wanna speed up
Towards a goal, i could never dream up at fifteen
But what do you know at fifteen? now i

{chorus}
Stare at the reflection looking back at me
Praying to a god this isn't make believe
Hoping that one day i'll find some inner peace
Maybe who i am is who i was meant to be
Every time i look, i see a different face
But i don't wanna change depending on the place
Hoping that one day i'll find some inner peace
Maybe who i am is who i was meant to be

{bridge}
I just wanna quiet all the voices in my head
Saying, "you won't ever make it in the end"
I just wanna block out all the pain and the hate
From the people i used to call my friends

{pre-chorus}
I just wanna rest but the stress causes pain in my chest
Yeah, making it hard to breathe
I just wanna wake up in the morning and be proud of me, now i

{chorus}
Stare at the reflection looking back at me
Praying to a god this isn't make believe
Hoping that one day i'll find some inner peace
Maybe who i am is who i was meant to be
Every time i look i see a different face
But i don't wanna change depending on the place
Hoping that one day i'll find some inner peace
Maybe who i am is who i was meant to be