Help Yourself

 







We Dance and We Fight


Verse 1

Life is a symphony, a spirited march in time,  

We waltz through choices, swift and sublime.  

Partners with life, in a harmonious embrace,  

Spinning and twirling with elegance and grace.  


Pre-Chorus

But the rhythm can change, the floor turns to stone,  

Some nights we’re not waltzing, we’re standing alone.  


Chorus

You see, my friends, we must balance the two,  

Dancing with grace, and boxing with valor true.  

Step when it’s gentle, strike when it’s right,  

Living this life — we dance and we fight.  


Verse 2

Sometimes life wears gloves, a formidable foe,  

A battle of will where resilience must show.  

In the ring we stand, facing blow after blow,  

With courage and fire, we let our spirit glow.  


Pre-Chorus

But even in battle, there’s music inside,  

The steps of survival keep hope alive.  


Chorus

You see, my friends, we must balance the two,  

Dancing with grace, and boxing with valor true.  

Step when it’s gentle, strike when it’s right,  

Living this life — we dance and we fight.  


Bridge

We’re dancers in daylight, fighters by night,  

Learning the footwork, making it tight.  

Every turn, every round, every wrong, every right,  

We’re finding our power in the blend of the light.  


Final Chorus 

You see, my friends, we must balance the two,  

Dancing with grace, and boxing with valor true.  

Step when it’s gentle, strike when it’s right,  

Living this life — we dance and we fight.  




Searching For You


Verse 1

You’ve broken me open

Filled me with Word spoken

Hunting for clues

Paying the dues

The answer hides

Time to abide

Stop running ‘round

Your direction found


Chorus

I’ve been searching for me, I’ve been searching for You

Searching the black, searching the white, and the mind-shattering view

Every step that I take, my soul I renew

I’ve been searching for me, I’ve been searching for You


Verse 2

Listen to guides

You’re by their side

Stories they’ve told

Worth more than gold

The path’s not exclusive

The answer’s elusive

I’ll walk beside you

The only way out is through


Chorus

I’ve been searching for me, I’ve been searching for You

Searching the black, searching the white, and the mind-shattering view

Every step that I take, my soul I renew

I’ve been searching for me, I’ve been searching for You


Verse 3

How do I proceed

Where does this lead?

Show my compliance

Grateful for guidance

No longer deprived

I have arrived

Good to be here

On this new frontier


Bridge

Bless the good, bless the bad, bless the loss of control

Bless every moment that mended my soul

Broken wide open, but breaking was grace

It brought me to life, face to face


Final Chorus

I’ve been searching for me, I’ve been searching for You

Searching the black, searching the white, and the mind-shattering view

Every step that I take, my soul I renew

I’ve been searching for me, I’ve been searching for You




Renew Your View


Verse 1

I framed the shot, thought the light was mine  

Dialed it in for the perfect design  

But the shadows moved and the colors changed  

Had to shift my lens, had to rearrange  


Pre-Chorus

When the focus fades and the frame feels wrong  

That’s the moment to see the beauty there all along  


Chorus 

Use your mind like a lens  

Let the light break through  

Shift the frame ’til the world feels new  

Plans will bend, but the truth shines through  

Take the light — and renew your view  


Verse 2

Every shot is a work in progress  

Every turn is the Master’s touch  

If you lock your view, you just might lose  

The beauty you needed so much  


Verse 3

Change the filter when the light turns strange  

Every frame can be rearranged  

The best kind of truth is the one you find  

When you open your eyes to the grand design  


Pre-Chorus 

When the focus fades and the frame feels wrong  

That’s the moment to see the beauty there all along  


Bridge

Zoom out wide, let the whole scene show  

Step in close where the small things glow  

Every shift in the light could be  

The shot you were meant to see  


Final Chorus

Use your mind like a lens  

Let the light break through  

Shift the frame ’til the world feels new  

Plans will bend, but the truth shines through  

Take the light — and renew your view  


Outro

Renew your view…  

The best shot’s coming into view.  




Purposed Pace


Verse 1

Every day’s a dance with the clock

Right on the tick, left on the tock

Breath on my neck, weight on my chest

Seconds don’t sleep, minutes don’t rest

Catchin’ up, fallin’ behind

Clock don’t care, it don’t rewind

Face on the wall, face in the mirror

Time is short, the end draws near


Verse 2

I chased the prize with all my might

Gave my time to an earthly fight

All that gold don’t weigh the same

Left my soul in time’s vain game

Clock hands hold a tight embrace

No space to think, gotta keep the pace

Running in circles, chasing the line

Gaining the world but losing my mind


Verse 3

You chased the prize with all your might

But what’s the prize without the light

Climbed so high you lost your grip

You scaled the world but let truth slip

You gained the world, but broke inside

The soul can’t thrive where ego hides

Left your peace and strength behind

You lost yourself in what you’d find

Clock hands spin, you heard them lie

You can win the race and still run dry


Chorus

You don’t have to rush 

You don’t have to chase

He holds you near

Move at His purposed pace


Bridge

The hands of time, they point, they spin

Your real life—starts within

Each beat’s a gift, not a grave

His hands will hold. He will save.


Chorus

You don’t have to rush 

You don’t have to chase

He holds you near

Move at His purposed pace


Outro

He sets the rhythm 

You trust the sky

There’s a time for everything

A time to be born and a time to die

The future’s unwritten

So don’t rush into its fray

Don’t borrow from tomorrow

Trust the Good Lord today

Trust the Good Lord today

Trust the Good Lord today




Help Yourself


Verse 1

They’ll tell you to name it, then chase it hard,  

Map your life like a house of cards.  

Set your goals and just believe—  

But no one asks what God decrees.


Verse 2

They’ll sell you light if you fake a smile,  

Say, “speak your truth” and hold it a while.  

Keep your focus, block the pain—  

But that won’t wash a guilty stain.


Chorus

They say self-help can set you free,  

Like truth is found in therapy.  

But willpower breaks and pride won’t last—  

That’s just swingin’ a hammer at bulletproof glass.  

You try to break through with your own two hands,  

But you're hittin’ a wall only God understands.  

Truth is only found in the Word itself.  

Read the Good Book…  

Help yourself.


Verse 3

They say build habits, stack your wins,  

Repeat the grind 'til the good begins.  

Track your streaks and beat the clock—  

But even gold chains still lock.


Verse 4

They’ll preach: “Stay hard. Never fold.  

Push your limits. Dominate. Control.”  

But self-made strength just hides the cracks—  

It snaps in silence when pressure stacks.


Bridge

Self-help breaks where Scripture holds—  

Truth ain’t new… it’s just retold.


Chorus

They say self-help can set you free,  

Like truth is found in therapy.  

But willpower breaks and pride won’t last—  

That’s just swingin’ a hammer at bulletproof glass.  

You try to break through with your own two hands,  

But you're hittin’ a wall only God understands.  

Truth is only found in the Word itself.  

Read the Good Book…


Outro 

Help yourself.  

Help yourself.  

Help yourself.




Everything Exists


Verse 1

Everything exists, it’s already there,

Hidden in nature, in sky, in air.

The knowledge, the answers, the tools we need,

Planted by God like a scattered seed.


Refrain

Like marble holds what eyes can’t see,

Your masterpiece waits patiently.

So chisel deep, He guides your hand—

Reveal the You He has planned.


Verse 2

The iron, the fire, the stars so bright,

Rocket fuel waiting for human might.

Two thousand years, yet still the same,

The laws of God, unshaken, unchanged.


Verse 3

His power has given all that we need,

For life, for love, for righteous peace.

Prepared in advance, the works are there—

Reach out in faith, breathe heaven’s air.


Chorus

So seek what’s buried, knock and pray,

His path unfolds in the light of day.

It may not look like what you guessed,

It’s still a gift, it’s still a test.

Righteousness and peace have been kissed

Rise and remember Everything exists.


Verse 4

He gave us the world, the land and the sea,

The hands to build, the minds to be.

Yet wisdom waits, like treasure untold,

Not given, but sought, by the brave and the bold.


Refrain

Like marble holds what eyes can’t see,

Your masterpiece waits patiently.

So chisel deep, He guides your hand—

Reveal the You He has planned.


Verse 5

The unseen God, His truth displayed,

In stars, in trees, in light and blade.

Since time began, His hand’s been shown

Creation speaks what hearts have known.


Verse 6

Hidden are matters in His glory divine,

And searching them out is a purpose sublime.

We walk this earth, entrusted to seek,

Not lost, not lacking, just sometimes weak.


Final Chorus

So dig, discover, uncover the way,

For everything needed was given that day—

When God spoke the Word, the cosmos, the light,

And set us to search, with faith as our sight.

With every breath His truth persists…

Rise and remember Everything exists.


Outro

Like marble holds what eyes can’t see,

Your masterpiece waits patiently.

So chisel deep, He guides your hand—

Reveal the You He has planned  




Finally Free


Verse 1  

I burned through nights, I wore down days,  

Counting wins in empty ways.  

Always reaching, never full,  

Gripping smoke I couldn’t hold.  


Chorus  

I’m done chasin outcomes — done keeping score,  

I’ll do the work that’s mine, and nothing more.  

It’s not my plan, I’ll let it be—  

Whatever comes, I’m finally free.  


Verse 2  

Now I breathe, I move, I fight,  

Trust the process, trust the light.  

Every step is all I own,  

The road decides, I walk it home.  


Chorus  

I’m done chasin outcomes — done keeping score,  

I’ll do the work that’s mine, and nothing more.  

It’s not my plan, I’ll let it be—  

Whatever comes, I’m finally free.  


Bridge  

Win or lose, I’ll face the day,  

Rise or fall, I’ll walk this way.  

No control of what unfolds,  

But I’ve found peace in letting go.  


Final Chorus – biggest hit  

I’m done chasin outcomes — done keeping score,  

I’ll do the work that’s mine, and nothing more.  

It’s not my plan, I’ll let it be—  

Whatever comes, I’m finally free.  




Your Reel


Verse 1

I once believed what I was shown—

Each frame, each cut, I called my own.

The plot was fixed, the lens was true,

I trusted what I thought I knew.

But stories shift, the angles bend,

New scenes emerge, old arcs must end.

The Spirit runs the show unseen

He cues each take behind the screen


Chorus

Don’t copy what the world displays—

Its fleeting fame and shallow praise.

Be changed within—renew your mind,

And drop the roles the world assigned.


Verse 2

I fought the call to start anew 

Denied the light, dismissed the view.

The Director knocked—both firm and kind—

And whispered, “Son, it’s time to find.”

The world distorts His perfect aim

Life’s a rolling film, not a frozen frame.

You need to put off self, and learn again,

You read His script and say Amen. 


Chorus

Don’t copy what the world displays—

Its fleeting fame and shallow praise.

Be changed within—renew your mind,

And drop the roles the world assigned.


Verse 3

The wise keep learning, scene by scene—

They edit pride, keep judgments lean.

Not fixed in place, but free to grow,

They ask for light, and let it show.

A bending thought is not betrayed—

It’s proof a better film was made.

We’re made to move, to shift, to see—

To live within divinity.


Chorus

Don’t copy what the world displays—

Its fleeting fame and shallow praise.

Be changed within—renew your mind,

And drop the roles the world assigned.


Outro

And when the credits start to rise,

The Author sees His treasured prize.




Choose Your Own Adventure


Verse 1

When I was a kid, I’d sit on the floor,

Paperback open, couldn’t wait for more.

Those Choose Your Own Adventure tales, I’d roam,

Chasing endings I could call my own.


Verse 2

Sometimes I’d choose right, the story would shine,

Sometimes I’d choose wrong, step out of line.

But I learned real quick, you can turn the page,

Start a brand new chapter, any time, any age.


Chorus

Life’s just a story, every day you write,

Some chapters are dark, some filled with light.

You make the choice — His truth your mentor,

It’s up to you—choose your own adventure.


Verse 3

Now I’ve traded those books for the Book of Life,

It’s full of truth, cuts sharper than a knife.

Each choice I make’s like a path I take,

One step closer to the road that’s straight.


Bridge

Life’s got its pages, some you read slow,

Some you skim past ‘cause you already know.

But when you get lost, you can turn back around,

That bookmark of grace is where hope is found.


Final Chorus

Life’s just a story, every day you write,

Some chapters are wrong, some come out right.

You make the choice — His truth your mentor,

It’s up to you—choose your own adventure.




Rise and Cowboy Up


Verse 1

Wake with the sun, no time to stall

Boots hit dirt, answer the call

No easy ride, no free pass

Just broken ground and stubborn grass

Wrap those hands in rope and sweat

Fix what's broke, pay that debt

Stand your ground when the pressure comes

Don't back down—don’t ever run


Chorus

Dig down deep, light that spark

Stand your ground when the world goes dark

Shake off the dust, don’t lose your grip

Tighten that rope, let it rip

When life says quit and the heat turns up—

You gotta rise and Cowboy Up


Verse 2

No soft chair, no velvet lane

Just thunder hooves and frozen rain

Raise your kids with truth and grace

Teach ’em grit, don’t lose that pace

This life ain’t bought—it’s earned each day

With calloused hands and knees that pray

The good comes slow, the hard comes fast

So build what's real and make it last


Chorus

Dig down deep, light that spark

Stand your ground when the world goes dark

Shake off the dust, don’t lose your grip

Tighten that rope, let it rip

When life says quit and the heat turns up—

You gotta rise and Cowboy Up


Bridge

Ain’t about land, or cash, or spoil

Like a homestead rancher forged by toil

Truth runs deep when the days get tough—

You gotta rise and Cowboy Up


Final Chorus

Dig down deep, light that spark

Stand your ground when the world goes dark

Shake off the dust, don’t lose your grip

Tighten that rope, let it rip

When life says quit and the heat turns up—

You gotta rise and Cowboy Up


Outro

You gotta rise and Cowboy Up

You gotta rise and Cowboy Up



Lyrics © 2025 Scott D. Radtke. All rights reserved. 

No claim is made to AI-generated instrumental music.