ShinedownSecond Chance (3:41)

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Second Chance is the second single by the rock band Shinedown from their 2008 album The Sound of Madness. It was released on September 9, 2008. The song has been used in promotion for the second season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. It was also used in the 2008 WWE Tribute To The Troops show. It isn’t featured on the UK release of The Sound of Madness. In May 2009, the song was used in a promo regarding the return of character Michael Corinthos on ABC’s daytime drama General Hospital

At Pointfest 22, lead singer Brent Smith told the audience that the song is about him leaving his native Knoxville, Tennessee, to pursue a career in rock ‘n’ roll;
“It’s important for you to hear this… When I grew up, everyone was ok with being in a bubble. They were cool in their circle. That’s fine. But no one should discourage someone if they have a dream, if they want something more […] This song was difficult for me to write the lyrics to, because it’s about my mother and my father, and about the day I said goodbye to them, because I had to go try, and I’m still trying every day, to become a man. So, this song is about that. It’s about the moment that you wake up and you decide you want to go for every single dream you ever wanted.”

The official music video for the song premiered on January 8, 2009 on MSN Music. It starts with a teenage girl sitting on a bench at night, and lead singer Brent Smith in the background. It shows that she has a job helping a fisherman. She also has a boyfriend.
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  • freecat369

    shinedown rules 24/7/365......i can never get enough of them. southern boys know how to rock.....YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    11 days ago
  • bkr2110

    Just plain awesome. Put the horns up.

    18 days ago
  • SajinKai

    Weren't they more metal before this song?

    last month
  • Blaze-Shadow

    Tell my mother tell my father I;ve done the best i can!

    last month
  • insanewalnuts

    Awesome song

    last month
  • JDTRACTOGIRL

    <3 this song!

    last month
  • thg011093

    Masterpiece

    March 2012
  • SoraNelly4Eva

    Really great song after 3 yrs

    March 2012
  • neojhun

    @sodastar If you watch the music video, it's moving. The song is telling you to ignore the past adversities and negative influences and continue perusing your dreams. Sometime to truly escape your adversaties and negative influence you have to run away. It's one of those truly powerful songs.

    March 2012
  • sodastar

    I don't normally like this kind of music but I really like this song! What is the meaning of this song anyway?

    March 2012
  • xrvolume

    Amazing song!

    January 2012
  • clairemoen

    great song :)

    January 2012
  • fah-9

    ♥♥♥

    December 2011
  • insanewalnuts

    Awesome

    November 2011
  • bronco4wd

    good stuff

    November 2011
  • bronco4wd

    somewhere in the stratusphere.

    November 2011
  • Sonnycz

    133333rd scrobbled song , cheers ! :D

    October 2011
  • William_RL

    foda

    July 2011
  • keanequeen

    perfeita

    July 2011
  • Malone__

    love this so much

    May 2011
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