Second Breath

 





Second Breath


Verse 1

Morning light, a brand-new spin  

Yesterday’s weight can’t pull me in  

Every step ignites the floor  

I’m alive like never before


Pre-Chorus

No rewind, no déjà vu  

Every spark is something new


Chorus

Second breath—feel the rise  

Lift your heart into the skies  

Second breath—shake the night  

Dance your way into the light


Verse 2

Old regrets can’t hold my feet  

Rhythm moves me, strong and sweet  

Joy is flowing, soul set free  

This is how new life should be


Pre-Chorus

No rewind, no déjà vu  

Every spark is something new


Chorus

Second breath—feel the rise  

Lift your heart into the skies  

Second breath—shake the night  

Dance your way into the light


Bridge

We were shadows, now we shine  

Turn the clock to love’s design  

Every heartbeat testifies  

Grace has given brighter skies


Break / Chant

Second breath—oh, oh, oh  

Second breath—let it show


Final Chorus

Second breath—feel the rise  

Lift your heart into the skies  

Second breath—shake the night  

Dance your way into the light  

Second breath—oh, oh, oh  

Second breath—let it show





Jagged Lines


Verse 1  

Life don’t walk no straight white line,  

It zigs, it zags, it spins in time.  

Flatline living? That ain’t breathin’,  

Need the bumps and breaks for meanin’.  


Echoes hit from way back then,  

Old selves die, new selves begin.  

Twist and turn, the groove don’t fake,  

Twisted moves are what we make.  


Pre-Chorus  

Shake it, bend it, break that frame,  

Every angle’s got a name.  


Chorus  

Circles, spirals, bumps, and rhyme,  

We’re alive ‘cause we move in time.  

Life don’t move in a straight direction,  

Jagged lines make the best connection.  


Verse 2  

One day high, next day low,  

Upstream fight or downstream flow.  

Patchwork soul, stitched-up skin,  

Every scar’s where love got in.  


Every jolt is a brand-new spark,  

Lightin’ up what was in the dark.  

Crooked beats in a jagged rhyme,  

That’s the sound of bein’ alive.  


Pre-Chorus  

Shake it, bend it, break that frame,  

Every angle’s got a name.  


Chorus  

Circles, spirals, bumps, and rhyme,  

We’re alive ‘cause we move in time.  

Life don’t move in a straight direction,  

Jagged lines make the best connection.  


Bridge  

Ain’t no map for who we are,  

Every detour is a star.  

We change shape with every mile,  

Funky chaos makes it style.  

Backwards, sideways, forward, spin—  

That’s the way the groove gets in.  


Chorus  

Circles, spirals, bumps, and rhyme,  

We’re alive ‘cause we move in time.  

Life don’t move in a straight direction,  

Jagged lines make the best connection.  


Final Chorus   

Circles, spirals, bumps, and rhyme,  

We’re alive ‘cause we move in time.  

Life is funky, bent, and free,  

Jagged lines make the best of me. 





Redemption Avenue  



Verse 1  

Walked the long way with a heavy load,  

Counting old debts by the side of the road.  

Every mile behind me, something let go,  

Every step ahead, a steadier glow.  


Chorus  

Where the old life falls and the new shines through,  

Where a heart learns mercy in all it will do,  

Leave what’s done and begin what’s true,  

I’m marching down Redemption Avenue.  


Verse 2  

No map drawn in ink, no gate made of stone,  

Just a path of pardon I claim as my own.  

What once felt broken starts ringing true,  

Mercy beneath every step I do.  


Chorus  

Where the old life falls and the new shines through,  

Where a heart learns mercy in all it will do,  

Leave what’s done and begin what’s true,  

I’m marching down Redemption Avenue.  


Bridge  

Wide-open sight lines, nothing to hide,  

Grace in the distance, clear and wide.  

The ride itself becomes the view,  

Every breath pointing where love breaks through.  


Final Chorus  

Where the old life falls and the new shines through,  

Where a heart learns mercy in all it will do,  

Leave what’s done and begin what’s true,  

I’m marching down Redemption Avenue. 





Rhythm and Time


Verse 1 

We started out loud — like a rock and roll band  

Fast songs playing — fire in our hands  

Every night carried — by the backbeat’s roar  

Didn’t need much — just the music, and more  


Verse 2 

Then the music grew thicker — with a deeper tone  

Bass lines steady — but not alone  

Swing came later — with a steadier pace  

Learning harmony — finding grace  


Chorus

Through the rises and falls — we find the line  

Every change, every key — the notes by design  

We keep the groove — where the notes align  

Living this love — in rhythm and time  


Verse 3 

Now the tempo is slower — the tone runs deep  

Soft notes linger — they rock us to sleep  

The sound thins out — but it still feels wide  

Gentle resolve — where the echoes reside  


Verse 4 

We’ve known sorrow — in the minor keys  

We’ve known joy — in the melodies  

Not unison — but a harmony  

Where we find resolve — in the harmony  


Chorus

Through the rises and falls — we find the line  

Every change, every key — the notes by design  

We keep the groove — where the notes align  

Living this love — in rhythm and time  


Bridge

Every version — asks for a fresh duet  

A new attempt — at phrasing we won’t forget  

Changing arrangements — but the beat holds true  

The rhythm keeps rolling — with me and you  


Final Chorus

Through the rises and falls — we find the line  

Every change, every key — the notes by design  

We keep the groove — where the notes align  

Living this love — in rhythm and time  

Living this love — in rhythm and time  

Living this love — in rhythm and time  





Use Me for Good



Verse 1 – Forgiveness

Shadows drift across my name,

old echoes I can’t quite tame.

Let Your hidden river run,

wash what darkness has begun.


Chorus 

Turn these stones to fertile ground,

draw Your quiet mercy down.

Shape my heart as only You could—

and use me for good.


Verse 2 – Restoration

Teach me wisdom in the hush,

carve Your truth beneath the rush.

Breathe a dawn I can’t invent,

make my restless spirit bent.


Chorus

Turn these stones to fertile ground,

draw Your quiet mercy down.

Shape my heart as only You could—

and use me for good.


Bridge – Service & Mission

Send me where the soft light goes,

where a single seedling grows.

Let my voice be gentle wood,

hollowed deep for greater good.


Final Chorus

Turn these stones to fertile ground,

draw Your quiet mercy down.

Shape my heart as only You could—

and use me for good.

Yes, Lord—use me for good.




Filthy Rich


Verse 1

I ain’t gotta climb, I ain’t gotta chase  

Grace already ran me down, caught me in place  

Ain’t about hustle, ain’t about shine  

It’s power divine, and the pleasure is mine  


All things for life and godly ways  

He gave it all when He called my name  

Not someday—nah, it’s done been done  

Truth got rhythm, and the fight’s been won  


Pre-Chorus

Knowledge of Him, that’s the secret code  

Virtue and glory straight light my road  

Don’t need no script, don’t need no shrine  

I’m filthy rich ‘cause I got His shine  


Chorus

Great and precious—He don’t bluff  

What He gave, yeah, it’s more than enough  

Got the Spirit, got the shine  

Steppin’ out clean from a dirty line  

World can’t hold me, sin won’t stick  

I’m walkin’ in grace and I’m filthy rich  


Verse 2

I escaped that pull, that lusty chain  

World tried to brand me—He changed my name  

Walkin’ out daily with soul on flame  

Feelin’ divine in a human frame  


I used to break, I used to drift  

Now I float on the promises God don’t lift  

No maybe, no wish—this joy’s legit  

Overflowin’ grace and I’m filthy rich  


Pre-Chorus

Knowledge of Him, that’s the secret code  

Virtue and glory straight light my road  

Don’t need no script, don’t need no shrine  

I’m filthy rich ‘cause I got His shine  


Chorus

Great and precious—He don’t bluff  

What He gave, yeah, it’s more than enough  

Got the Spirit, got the shine  

Steppin’ out clean from a dirty line  

World can’t hold me, sin won’t stick  

I’m walkin’ in grace and I’m filthy rich  


Outro

I’m filthy, I’m filthy... I’m filthy rich  

Not in gold, but in grace—yeah, I’m filthy rich  

From the gutter to glory, He flipped that switch  

Now I shine like the sun—I’m filthy rich 


From the valley to glory, He flipped that switch  

Now I shine like the sun—I’m filthy rich 




Truth Found Deep In Me


Verse 1

By the river where the wild grass sways

I found a calm at the end of my days

Not in the thunder, not in the fight

But a steady flame that broke the night


Chorus

It’s a fire that won’t let go

Rolling strong but burning slow

Lifts me higher, sets me free

There’s a truth found deep in me


Verse 2 

On the backroads where the shadows lie

I’ve stumbled low, but I still rise

Not by fortune, not by pride

But a quiet strength I can’t deny


Chorus 

It’s a fire that won’t let go

Rolling strong but burning slow

Lifts me higher, sets me free

There’s a truth found deep in me


Bridge

No chain can hold, no storm can stay

That guiding hand won’t walk away

It pulls me close, it makes me whole

A steady anchor for my soul


Final Chorus 

It’s a fire that won’t let go

Rolling strong but burning slow

Lifts me higher, sets me free

There’s a truth found deep in me

Yeah, there’s a truth found deep in me



Let The Day Reveal


Verse 1

Let morning hum break through the trees,

Walk with the hush of a midday breeze.

Don’t chase the hours or tie a chain,

Build on the ground no storm can drain.


Pre-Chorus

Wait for the whisper, steady and true,

Steps will align when the call comes through.


Chorus

Don’t shape the hours or force the wheel,

Stand on truth, feel the groove that’s real.

Keep your pace with higher songs,

The day will lead where your heart belongs.

Let the day—let the day reveal.


Verse 2

When walls of worry rise and fall,

Hear the quiet where song birds call.

Sink your roots where the dark can’t steal,

Trust the light that the dawn will heal.


Pre-Chorus

Listen inside for a faithful cue,

Grace will move like the midnight blue.


Chorus

Don’t shape the hours or force the wheel,

Stand on truth, feel the groove that’s real.

Keep your pace with higher songs,

The day will lead where your heart belongs.

Let the day—let the day reveal.


Bridge

Hearts lift prayers in a mellow tune,

Notes unwind what you thought too soon.

Keep your pace with higher songs,

The day will lead where your heart belongs.


Final Chorus

Don’t shape the hours or force the wheel,

Stand on truth, feel the groove that’s real.

Keep your pace with higher songs,

The day will lead where your heart belongs.

Let the day—let the day reveal.

Yeah, let the day—let the day reveal.

Let the day… let the day reveal.




Now You Know


Verse 1  

Thought you had it figured, thought you had it tight,  

Living like the morning never runs into night.  

Every little lesson hiding down the road,  

Step by step, the story’s told.  


Chorus  

Living life,  

Learning lessons,  

Now you know.  

Now you know.  


Verse 2  

Every little stumble got a groove in its name,  

Every wrong number’s just part of the game.  

You laugh a little louder when you see it’s true,  

What you didn’t get then has a way to get you.  


Chorus  

Living life,  

Learning lessons,  

Now you know.  

Now you know.  


Bridge  

Na-na-na-na, now you know.   

Na-na-na-na, living & loving.


Chorus – extended  

Now you know.  

Now you know.  

Now you know.  


Outro

Now you know.  

Now you know!  

Now you know.  

Now you know!  




Wellspring Groove


Verse 1

First light spills on the quiet ground

Low mist hums with a secret sound

Heart wide open - pulse on time

Every step a spark - every breath a rhyme

Old roads fade where the morning leans

New paths shine in the in-between

What once was heavy starts to swing

Even the silence wants to sing


Chorus

The dark is gone - the light comes through

Every breath a song made new

Old pain turns to rhythm - it can’t hide

I’ve got a wellspring of music rising inside

The rhythm and the beat will make you move

Now we’re singing this wellspring groove


Verse 2

Broken nights taught hands their beat

Dust and memory under dancing feet

Echoes gather - the layers combine

Past and present in a single line

Heart and hands set the room alive

Rhythm electric - a spirit drive 

A quiet spark becomes a roar

Music opens every door


Chorus

The dark is gone - the light comes through

Every breath a song made new

Old pain turns to rhythm - it can’t hide

I’ve got a wellspring of music rising inside

The rhythm and the beat will make you move

Now we’re singing this wellspring groove


Bridge

Every hidden note now starts to shine,

A brand-new melody breaking the line.

My mind finds patterns I never knew,

My heart discovers what the soul can do.


Chorus

The dark is gone - the light comes through

Every breath a song made new

Old pain turns to rhythm - it can’t hide

I’ve got a wellspring of music rising inside

The rhythm and the beat will make you move

Now we’re singing this wellspring groove

Now we’re singing this wellspring groove

Keep on singing this wellspring groove.



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

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