(VERSE 1) I lived my life like a masochist Hearing my father say "Told you so, told you so. Why can't you be like the other girls?" I said, "Oh no, that's not me And I don't think that it'll ever be." Thought I belonged to a different tribe Walking alone never satisfied, satisfied Tried to fit in but it wasn't me I said, "Oh no, I want more, That's not what I'm looking for." (CHORUS 1) So I took the road less traveled by And I barely made it out alive Through the darkness somehow I survived Tough love--I knew it from the start Deep down in the depth of my Rebel Heart (VERSE 2) I've spent some time as a narcissist Hearing the others say "Look at you, look at you Trying to be so provocative." I said, "Oh yeah, that was me All the things I did just to be seen." Outgrown my past and I've shed my skin Letting it go and I'll start again, start again Never look back, it's a waste of time I said, "Oh yeah, this is me And I'm right here where I wanna be." I said, "Hell, yeah! This is me Right where I'm supposed to be" (CHORUS 2) So I took the road less traveled by And I barely made it out alive Through the darkness somehow I survived Tough love--I knew it from the start Deep down in my Rebel Heart (CHORUS 3) So I took the road less traveled by And I barely made it out alive Through the darkness somehow I survived Tough love--I knew it from the start Deep down in the depth of my Rebel Heart In my Rebel Heart In my Rebel Heart