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Second Chance
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A song about a 65-year-old woman I have worked closely with for several years.
Over time, she shared parts of her story with me - not all at once, but in quiet moments. She had been through serious illness, the kind that strips life back to its bare bones. At one point, she clinically died three times. Three times, life almost let her go. And yet, somehow, she came back.
But what moved me most was not just that she survived. It was what she did afterwards.
She rebuilt herself. She found strength again. She got her health back, but more than that, she found a new way to live. It was as though she had been handed a second chance and decided not to waste a single breath of it.
I find a lot of inspiration in the people I work with. Some stories stay with you because they remind you how fragile life is, but also how powerful the human spirit can be.
For confidentiality, I cannot reveal her real identity. However, her story deserves to be honoured - not as a medical case, but as a human being who faced the edge of life and came back with fire in her heart.

Gemma: Violin and Backing Vocals
Piotr: Guitar, Mandolin, Bass - Arrangement/Mix/Mastering
Me: Guitar, Lyrics and Vocals.
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Released 11-Jun-2026
Category Folk
Application Pro Tools
File
Type mp3
Size 13.2 Mb
Activity
Plays 3
Downloads 0
Weekly plays 3
Weekly downloads 0
Rights and AI
License No derivative works allowed
AI lyrics No
AI music/production No
Lyrics
I had a dream that carried me away

Into the dark where shadows lay

I felt my breath begin to leave

Then heard a voice say, “Just believe”

I was gone, but I came through
The world returned in shades of blue
Now I live with open eyes
Like I was sent back from the sky
Every breath feels like a sign
That I was spared for one more life


I woke up changed beneath the sun

As if my second life had just begun

Every scar and every tear

Taught me to hold each moment near

I was gone, but I came through
The world returned in shades of blue
Now I live with open eyes
Like I was sent back from the sky
Every breath feels like a sign
That I was spared for one more life

Instrumental


Now I won’t waste the days I own

I’ve found a strength I’d never known

That dream still walks beside me now

It changed my heart, it showed me how

I was gone, but I came through
The world returned in shades of blue
Now I live with open eyes
Like I was sent back from the sky
Every breath feels like a sign
That I was spared for one more life
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@MojcaCzarka @BeekeeperPiotr @CelticLark 
What an inspiring song, beautifully sung and played.
We tend to take so much for granted. Songs like this remind us what a precious gift each and every breath is.
Thank you!
😋👌👍🫶♥️
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