"Gratitude" is track three from Second Wind's upcoming EP, "Indispensable".

Being free 
That flash of energy that validates 
All that is worth pursuing 
In this world 
In this world 

Living free 
Comes at a cost 
A price I'm willing to pay 
Instead of just staying lost 

When you take the time to learn from your mistakes 
You make the world 
A brighter place 

Don’t let the dust of life 
Choke out your dreams 
Make something greater 
Than this moment 
I’ll rebuild everything that I am 
Everything I can be 
From the ground up 

A new obstacle at every turn 
Am I the man I claim to be? 
Forcing me to apply everything I’ve learned 
Leaving no lesson wasted 
Is this the nightmare I’ve tasted? 

You’re holding onto 
Fragments of a replica 
The original piece 
Long since thrown away 

Don’t let the muck of life 
Drown out your dreams 
Make something greater 
Than this moment 
I’ll rebuild everything 
That I am 
The person I can be 
From the ground up 

Life may be painful 
The world may be hard 
But through each other 
We rise! 

Don’t let the pain of life 
Hollow out your dreams 
Make something greater 
Than this moment 
I’ll rebuild everything 
That I am 
The person I'm becoming 
From the ground up 

Stay true 
Be free 
Fight through 
Live free 

OH!!!

Indispensable

Gratitude (Single)

"Apathy" is the second single from Second Wind's upcoming debut EP, "Indispensable".

I won't let your apathy be the death of me
Oh subtle mediocrity, you won't get the best of me

Some days the only
Energy I can muster
Is pure malcontent
At the state of this world

Every day I see talking heads
Preaching profit but killing integrity

You can't touch greatness
If you're holding on to something less

Everyone wants to taste greatness
But we settle for lesser sweets
Bound by the lands of comfort, convenience, and complacency

You can break free of this darkness
You can shed these chains
You can break these bonds

You can break free of this darkness
You can show the world
What you really are

Our days are short and time is numbered
This world was built to keep you down
But you don't have to listen

Stand above the crowd
Scream it loud
This apathy
Will never keep us down

We all feel emotionless
Days of pure dissonance
But not today

Today we stand united
We stand together
Together and we fight

You can break free of this darkness
You can shed these chains
You can break these bonds

You can break free of this darkness
You can show the world
What you really are!

I am so sick of feeling alone, scared, tired, and angry
I know you stand with me

We are so much more
We are here
They can't stop us
I want you to show me

Show me, show me we are better

You can break free of this darkness
You can shed these chains
You can break these bonds

You can break free of this darkness
You can show the world
What you really are

released October 10, 2019
All vocals performed by Dane Pope. Guitars and bass written, performed, and recorded by Kevin Kerestes. Lyrics written by Dane Pope and Brad Johnson. All drums and percussion written, performed, and recorded by Brad Johnson. Tracked, mixed, and mastered by Scott Creekmore of Mercenary Digital Studios.

Apathy (Single)

Apathy (Free Download)

Born out of a desire to bring highly relatable, melodic hardcore back to where it started, Second Wind has had a take-no-prisoners approach to music since the beginning. 

While their hook- and riff-driven songwriting forms their sonic foundation, Second Wind's mission goes far deeper than their catchy tunes. Lyrics in each song are carefully-crafted journeys of self-reflection, appreciation for the blessings of life, questions about painful problems, and struggles with today's moral issues. Second Wind is ready to carry the torch into deeper transparency within this genre.

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