This is my heart song, my fight song. I’m 28, disabled, been overly sheltered and kept inside my entire life. This is the year i start to break away. I’m not mad at my mother and father. I just want to live.
The “I’m leaving out today” really hits hard. My friend who took his life said that on his last Facebook post and when I heard them play this song live I was smiling and crying. I know he would’ve loved to see one of his favorite bands. We all miss you man
Just found this song for the first time. I am in my 60's... I have goosebumps....epic, powerful.... blows my mind. It touched the child in my heart and made me cry....wish I could have been totally real with my mom...🙏
When I was little I always ran away from home. My mom and sister would follow me and laugh, because I wasn’t allowed to cross the street. So I would call my grandma and she would come pick me up. As years went by grandma told me at probably around 16,” what are you afraid of? You know how to look both ways” always go after your dreams! Be with people who support your goals, you can have anything and be anything if you want it bad enough ❤️I don’t have grandma to run away to anymore, but she is still telling me I can do it.
Your grandma was a good and wise woman. I wish I had someone in my life to cheer me on. I’m 29 now and still in my living situation, sheltered, without a job. Low on hope. Your post of your grandma’s words have given hope. Thank you. 🫂❤
When I was about 3 or 5, my dad would always play this song to make me happy. I've gone 8 years without listening to it until now, and it brought me to tears.
"Tell my mother, Tell my father, I've done the best I can! To make them realize this is my life, I hope they understand! I'm not angry I'm just saying... Sometimes goodbye is a second chance... Sometimes goodbye is a second chance..." I cannot express in words how much this song means to be.
i feel like i can't tell my parents what i really want to d/what my interests are... I just can't, they'll say that I'm not going to be anything. When I wanted to a photography contest they said no, because tehy said 'there are better photographers there' and' you never expressed a liking for this before (dad said that)' The reason why i never say so is because I can't. Because my humour isn't understood and belittled, because you don't let me go into the world, because you stop me from doing anything... So maybe goodbye is a second chance
"I'm not angry, I'm just saying... sometimes goodbye is a second chance" that's a great quote. Makes me think about when I have my differences with someone after a heartbreak etc... I'm not mad but goodbye is a second chance. Perfect!
Here I am 3 years later, listening to the same song after graduation and having a wave of nostalgia. Thank you for all the upvotes and supportive feedback.
So this song just took on a whole new meaning. This was on my brothers playlist. He overdosed February 5th 2019. I keep saying there's got to be something good from his death and have made a promise to be his voice for awareness. Came across this today. Deep.
It very sad and depressing to control your daughter and son but pray to God and love jesus follow your heart and love god do not worry it will get better and teens will not be in control by parents
This song is exactly me! Brings tears, yet gives me hope and inspires me. We HAD to say goodbye after 3 years because if we kept going the way we were, there would not even be a fragment left and it would have all been destroyed. After saying goodbye, we could see that we were way better than we were giving credit. And to tell my parents, after I told them what a toxic relationship I was in and having them encourage me to be strong enough to leave, now I find myself having to tell them how good she was and own up to my parts of what I did or didnt do to make it work. So this song says it... This is my life and I want happiness, and if they understand, great. If not, this is my life and I choose to seek happiness with her. (BTW, they are supportive and understanding). So now, as it says at 2:40 in this video.... Here is my chance... this is MY chance! It's up to me to screw it up. Sometimes goodbye IS a second chance!
Kirk Jorgenson My ex has left a month ago after 5 years because his parents encouraged him too. Apparently we had a toxic relationship. ..I wonder if he will see the light like you did....
Hey! I really liked what you had 2 say. I HATE my parents, they're the 1st 2 sell you out(Metaphorically) like they did with me, my sister and my boyfriend Edward Furlong just cause cause we were different, AND THAT is what has always pissed me off. Ever since Highschool all we've ever had is each other, and we know how 2 take care of ourselves, and thats what bugs parents cause as soon as they realize that you DON'T need them, they don't want anything 2 do with you. So I say we change that. Just because people DON'T understand you doesn't mean that it'll stop you from having your own life, and they sure as hell don't have a choice about who you fall in love with. NEVER EVER forget that.
This is one of my all time favorite songs ever and to be honest it has really helped me get through some serious stuff. Shinedown, good work. Keep doing what you do.
*Even the man in the moon disappeared* I feel like that sometimes. Like your the only person in the world... I listen to this song when I’m feeling out of it, like not wanting to do nothing again and it always helps me. Like it’s a living miracle for me. Edit: Months later, after not having to resort to this, I had to come back, Life finally got sad enough for me that I just needed to hear these lyrics again. Listening to it and singing along, brought me to tears and I’m still not feeling fully myself, but this song always helps, even if it doesn’t help all the way. 2nd Edit: 8 months later... I had to come back... School stressed me out too much, I felt like nobody actually deeply cared for me. I don’t what it is about this song, it just makes me forget about anything and everything and fixes me so well. 3rd Edit: 2 years later. I forgot this song's name for quite some time but it just came back to me. School yet again got to me, and now I feel so alone. Then I hear this song and it feels like it's trying to give me a hug, but also makes me want to cry.
My dad was very neglected by his mom and would get bounced back and forth between his mom and dad. He listened to this song as he cut her off and then told me he was going to be a better parent than his mom could ever be. He was gone out of my life for 6 years(it wasn't his choice to be forced because of my mom). When he came back, I was 10. That was 6 years ago and me and my dad and I are closer than ever. I come back to this song because it reminds me I have an amazing parent who did everything to find me again and be there for me.
Second Chance is the first song I ever heard from Shinedown. I think I was 5 when I heard it. 13 years later and it’s still one of my favorites by them as well as my favorite band and I can’t wait to see them for the first time next month
I always loved this song. Brings a tear to my eye, but it's very meaningful to me. Ive listened to it for years and still will listen to it. No matter what how old I am.
This song and simple man always gets me . 2 years ago on July 14th of 2016 my fiance passed away. It was a month before her 18th birthday , and she had just graduated a year early . The day before her funeral I heard this song and tears filled my eyes. It reminded me so much of her. And she loves Shinedown . So this became her song. For a while, it was hard to listen to without breaking down.. but I've gotten to a point in my life to where I've healed enough to enjoy the song and remember her happily. Rest easy Alexis Antoinette nickel I love you so much baby girl! Thank you Shinedown into the creator of this video, for helping me heal and remember my pretty girl without a heavy heart. 2 years clean and Counting! Never give up and above all, always let's the people you care about know you love them! always love!
4 years later and I hope you are still doing well! Always remember the good times with your loved ones and keep on living life. Your in my thoughts tonight!
This song should have played and played......it's one of a kind.....and universal to many. EXCELLENT in all, especially Shinedown's lyrics (all of them), the artistic quality, the band! All!
The thing that hits me most is the question: "why you always running in place?" As I have aged, I have realized. I can't change who I am to fit other's expectations. I can only change how I respond to what they do.
ive been looking for this song for a long time and I finally found it I didn't know what the name was but I knew that it had something to do with a mother and a father so, now im HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
couple days ago i couldn't remember name and the only line i could remember was somewhere in the stratophere an it was driving me nuts not being able to find it an when i did o boy was i the happy as all get out listen to on for the rest of the day
Describes my life perfectly right now... All my life I've wanted to do music as my career and my mom always said she would support me in anything I wanted to do.....I have been wanting to do this since 8 years old and recently I told my mom and it didn't end well....I told her that I wanted to music school and I wanted to pursue music as my career.... basically she called me a disappointment but she loves me and all ..it's just hard not having your mom's support but just wait cuz one day I'm gonna have my big break 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
Its because of how the human brain works and why music theory is so interesting, We are really good at noticing patterns and then predicting what comes next, Hence why you "know" the lyrics to a song you are hearing for the first time
I dedicate Second chance to my sons and Sound of Silence to my late husband which was one of his favorites. Always. Loved and always will be. ❤️. Forever in Alabama.
I dedicate this song to a friend of mine who goes to school with me, she’s a fan of Shinedown and this last school year she was going thru sometough times. A message for her if she sees this comment: I hope this next year becomes better for you, I know you were going through some rough times this last year and I hope next year if so much better. I’ll always be your friend no matter what. This next year is a second chance to have a better year.
Five years ago, I got sick and ended up in the hospital a few times. I had to stop going to college. But 5 years later, I returned to college and completed my Associates Degree. I’ve been listening to this song since then.
Hadn’t heard this song in years, but it came on the radio today and brought tears to my eyes. I’m just running in place and can’t seem to find a meaning right now, like I’m just going through the motions of life but achieving nothing. We have to stop chasing happiness and instead embrace the experiences we have as they come along naturally. The song made me think back to elementary school when all of my brother’s friends and I would just have a good time and hang out whenever we had a chance, playing baseball, hide n’ seek, call of duty. We were just enjoying every moment of life together, taking it slow, but now with social media and lack of interaction, we are all losing touch with that part of our lives that we enjoyed. On the rare occasion when we are able to hangout and just simply throw a frisbee around, it feels like the good old days and time just seems to slow down. We all need to get back to a time in our lives when we just slowed down and enjoyed the moments, and stop worrying about everything in life. If we worry about everything, we experience nothing.
I lost my dad to suicide, and he used to play this all the time but now that he’s gone, I finally understand the lyrics. This is really truly how you felt and it hurts me every day.💔
I feel like this song is more about rebirth, black hole sun is a little more suicide specific I think compared to this. Still, my condolences for your loss. 🙏🩷
*Tell my mother* *Tell my father* *I've done the best I can* *to make them realize* *This is my life* *I hope they understand* *I'm not angry I'm just saying* *Sometimes goodbye is a second chance* Totally describes me sometimes
These lyrics talk to me as I'm sure they do lots of people. No matter what the lyricist meant by what he wrote, I know what it means to me and it's alot like my life has played out.
Love shinedown music another true and meaningful song for those going depression and serious mental health diseases it is not a joke but very serious and painful that me and others are going do not be afraid to express your own emotions and mostly you believe in jesus and trust on him and you don't be evil and don't give up on being good
I first heard this in Germany while on vacation with my grandparents. I loved it, but couldn't find it when I went back to the States, so it just slipped my mind for a while. And now, three years later, here it is! Thanks!
5 years ago my mother committed suicide. We weren’t very well off financially, and we had about two CDs that’s she would play on repeat in the car. The vague memory of this song blaring out of the shitty stereo in our red Toyota carolla is most of what I have left of her. I never thought, looking back at this song it would hit me as hard as it has. It’s almost like she knew what she was doing. “Sometimes goodbye is a second chance.” These words...comforted me in such a strange way. It’s like someone talking to you beyond the grave, it really is. I don’t believe in a god, but at least I can find solace in knowing that wherever she is it’s better than where she was. With me. I love you most, mom. I won’t end up like you did. I promise.
I resort to music when living life just doesnt make sense anymore. it just numbs the pain and stalls me long enough until one day i'll just crack. [Update] I made this comment when i was 14 years old, now im 18 and life is still kinda hard for me i still use music as an escape. I am however in a mentally slightly better place when i listen to music and just trying to take each day one at a time. I hope you all are doing great and i wish you all the best.
+Amar Lakhan Music can sway moods. Make you happy or sentimental. Brings back memories.. Music is such a big part of my life.. It's like I have to have it everyday. There hasn't been a day without it in so many years now. I don't know what I would do without music to keep me going.
This song, like other's brings a feeling that I call a soothing sadness. Something that makes you ponder your life and your choices, but to be content with them- even your mistakes, because they in a manner of speaking helped shape the wonderful soul that you have became along the way. Flaws and all. It reminds me of a quote I made in my highschool years : "It is our imperfections that each make us unique in our own right."
I came across this when I lost my mum, ten years ago, amazing how this song and others on the album helped. Still live it and always think of that time.
This song brings back so many bad memories from a trauma i was experiencing when it released because it played often during it... I keep coming back and reliving it because i cant get over it i cant let go the pain just keeps coming back and ruining the good in my life...
I WAS ON LIFE SUPPORT FROM SEPT. 8, 2008 TILL OCTOBER 2O10 AND THE CNAs PLAYED VIDEOS AND THIS SONG WAS BRANDED IN MY BRAIN THAT WAS MY SECOND CHANCE 🙏
I haven't heart this song in years but for some reason, it plays in my head every other day. It's been doing this for literally years of my life and I'll start randomly singing it while I"m doing something. What a bop.
I listened to this song the first time so long ago and I could never find until I started listening to this kinda music again. THANK YOU CRUSH. ( not the person who made this comment . Sorry )
This song makes me cry it hits on a deep level. Cuz i live with my older brother and his wife and two kids they gave me a chance for a good life. But Ile always love my mother and father and I hope the best for them I miss them every day. And all I want is then to be proude of me
I don’t know who reads these comments, but I’ll tell you, pls think twice before you even think about suicide or ending your life in any which way possible. I’m here to tell you life’s hard and not fair at times. I know this firsthand. Been abused physically as a kid, mentally and bullied all my life and being kind is what I remain to this day. I’ve been suicidal all my life and realizing this only makes me more tough and willing to work hard to not to do this. I grew up way too early. And I’m sure lots of you also. This just makes you so much more powerful and a warrior. I never had a chance to make a childhood dream. I only looked out for my family and my younger brother until he was murdered in cold blood fashion. This tore me to pieces, but I’m living both of us and hoping one day I’ll see him and my dad in heaven. KEEP PUSHING FORWARD TO BE THE BEST YOU CAN AND STAY STRONG AS THE WARRIOR YOU ARE PPLS!!! Love you all. 🤘🏽💪🏿
I love this band so much I think they should be super popular this band made me love music even more than ever I blast this band so loud I love it soooooo much thx for making such a great song
This was my uncle brians favorite song he died around age 34? during a car accident he had 3 kids Matt chasidy and cory sadly Matt, also died of a car accident the song has a very deep meaning to my family.... :(
can’t believe i forgot about this song. it still holds up to this day!! i remember loving it back when i was a kid and listening to the lyrics now that i’m older i love it even more!!
Reminds me of summer 2009 .. I was 17 . I was a young mom living in West Virginia & moved back to Illinois & that's when I met my husband at my own house, trough my mom's boyfriend. my family was close then . I remember this song coming on...Now my mom died young early this year in March 2020 ..I would do almost anything to go back to those days & sit around that table laughing with my family & my mom there again. This song puts me right back there...
I play this song over and over because I can definitely relate when he said why are you always running in place I asked myself that question many years ago and I listened to it today and I’m still running in Place😢
Yo I’ve been around for a while- Be patient and kind towards your path .. sometimes.. na always t takes a lifetime One baby step at a time. As long as your feet are pointing forward- May you find hope… 🙏🏼
R.i.P Dad you were superman to me and nothing makes sense without you here....time flies, I remember sitting in the passenger seat of the Bronco as you went 80 blairing this....it will never be the same without you. You tried hard to stay clean for mom and me but you just couldn t but ill see you again one day love you so much and miss you its too much to bare some times 💚💚💚
I've been in the same position you were put in, I am so sorry for your loss. I have (or had) an uncle who has problems with his heart and the last time I saw him may have been the LAST time i will ever get to see him. Your comment touched my heart in a way that I was able to understand exactly what you went through. "Sometimes goodbye is a second chance"
I made a huge decision to move across the country from the place i grew up in because i was so miserable I couldn't handle it anymore. My family was furious, but I had to do something of my own volition or sink into nothing. Im so happy I did it. No matter how painful it is. If you have the chance to do what you ABSOLUTELY need to do to make you happy, do it. Its your life and nobody else's.
This is my heart song, my fight song. I’m 28, disabled, been overly sheltered and kept inside my entire life. This is the year i start to break away. I’m not mad at my mother and father. I just want to live.
good luck! Do what you have to do!
Good luck to you mate. You’ve got this!
I can relate and I'm 24
❤😀
Why does that sound like some weird ass movie the down syndrome kid breaking out of the mental ward
The “I’m leaving out today” really hits hard. My friend who took his life said that on his last Facebook post and when I heard them play this song live I was smiling and crying. I know he would’ve loved to see one of his favorite bands. We all miss you man
I promise he is looking down on you and is wishing the best to you and all that he left behind
May he Rest In Peace 🥺🥺🥺❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
So so sorry for your loss. Always know he is watching over you, and you’ll see him again. I promise.
I’m sorry about your friend, but he is always watching. He’s lucky to have you.
Suicide wil forever hit hard with me. Prayers for you and the family 🙏
Just found this song for the first time. I am in my 60's... I have goosebumps....epic, powerful.... blows my mind.
It touched the child in my heart and made me cry....wish I could have been totally real with my mom...🙏
i'm a 17 y.o. who grew up listening to this song
and i just found this again for the first time in years
...i never payed attention to the lyrics 😭
That fucking voice, man. 37 years old and this song brings tears to my eyes. Absolutely so much emotion in his singing.
Frrr
When I was little I always ran away from home. My mom and sister would follow me and laugh, because I wasn’t allowed to cross the street. So I would call my grandma and she would come pick me up. As years went by grandma told me at probably around 16,” what are you afraid of? You know how to look both ways” always go after your dreams! Be with people who support your goals, you can have anything and be anything if you want it bad enough ❤️I don’t have grandma to run away to anymore, but she is still telling me I can do it.
Your grandma was a good and wise woman. I wish I had someone in my life to cheer me on. I’m 29 now and still in my living situation, sheltered, without a job. Low on hope. Your post of your grandma’s words have given hope. Thank you. 🫂❤
This comment brought tears to my eyes
This just made me cry. Ive been having trouble following my dreams recently and now i know im meant to do this. Thank you❤
When I was about 3 or 5, my dad would always play this song to make me happy. I've gone 8 years without listening to it until now, and it brought me to tears.
Awbree Cochan same.
Awbree Cochan sammmee
Same here! I just hate everything that's going on and I don't think anything is gonna get better! 😞😞😞
Yes I understand
How old are you then because that tells your age for example im 12
I've been searching EVERYWHERE for this song! Praise JESUS! I'VE FINALLY FOUND IT! Hallelujah!
"Tell my mother, Tell my father, I've done the best I can!
To make them realize this is my life, I hope they understand!
I'm not angry I'm just saying...
Sometimes goodbye is a second chance...
Sometimes goodbye is a second chance..."
I cannot express in words how much this song means to be.
Same!
definitly
Despair literally me to my mother right now!
Despair just saying.......
i feel like i can't tell my parents what i really want to d/what my interests are... I just can't, they'll say that I'm not going to be anything. When I wanted to a photography contest they said no, because tehy said 'there are better photographers there' and' you never expressed a liking for this before (dad said that)' The reason why i never say so is because I can't. Because my humour isn't understood and belittled, because you don't let me go into the world, because you stop me from doing anything... So maybe goodbye is a second chance
This is by far one of my most favorite songs. It pretty much describes most of my life. We all deserve second chances no matter what happens.
Vladimir XVI Not me... I’ve had TOO MANY second chances...
We need to GIVE BULLDOGS AND PITBULLS SECOND CHANCES DUMB DUMB TALKIN ABOUT HOW BAD YOU HAVE IT! THESE DOGS DONT GET A FIRST CHANCE!
"I'm not angry, I'm just saying... sometimes goodbye is a second chance" that's a great quote. Makes me think about when I have my differences with someone after a heartbreak etc... I'm not mad but goodbye is a second chance. Perfect!
I've been listening to this song all morning. It's nice and the lyrics are oddly fitting to what I'm going through.
Same here! Like right now!
And that my friend is the recipe for a hit song....
Same!!
Here I am 3 years later, listening to the same song after graduation and having a wave of nostalgia. Thank you for all the upvotes and supportive feedback.
So this song just took on a whole new meaning. This was on my brothers playlist. He overdosed February 5th 2019. I keep saying there's got to be something good from his death and have made a promise to be his voice for awareness. Came across this today. Deep.
Sorry for your loss, it's sad. I hope you feel some peace, and may God bless him and your family.
I read this and I hope you’re doing well. I hope you know that you have courage and strength to be a light in this world.
I heard this song when I was younger and could never find it, glad I have now. The song is amazing.
i just looked up the first 2 lines
It very sad and depressing to control your daughter and son but pray to God and love jesus follow your heart and love god do not worry it will get better and teens will not be in control by parents
Insinuo same
Same! I went through my old Ipod and found the chorus. I can't believe I found it, honestly.
same
This was the song that made me fall in love with the genre of rock as a kid. This is bringing back so much nostalgia.
"By the way I made it through today."
I hope I can make it
Megan Landry I might not
@@kyleingalls4826 please make it
Me in school
Me 95% of the time
this song aged very well it truly never gets old
This song is exactly me! Brings tears, yet gives me hope and inspires me. We HAD to say goodbye after 3 years because if we kept going the way we were, there would not even be a fragment left and it would have all been destroyed. After saying goodbye, we could see that we were way better than we were giving credit. And to tell my parents, after I told them what a toxic relationship I was in and having them encourage me to be strong enough to leave, now I find myself having to tell them how good she was and own up to my parts of what I did or didnt do to make it work. So this song says it... This is my life and I want happiness, and if they understand, great. If not, this is my life and I choose to seek happiness with her. (BTW, they are supportive and understanding). So now, as it says at 2:40 in this video.... Here is my chance... this is MY chance! It's up to me to screw it up. Sometimes goodbye IS a second chance!
Kirk Jorgenson My ex has left a month ago after 5 years because his parents encouraged him too. Apparently we had a toxic relationship. ..I wonder if he will see the light like you did....
Hey! I really liked what you had 2 say. I HATE my parents, they're the 1st 2 sell you out(Metaphorically) like they did with me, my sister and my boyfriend Edward Furlong just cause cause we were different, AND THAT is what has always pissed me off. Ever since Highschool all we've ever had is each other, and we know how 2 take care of ourselves, and thats what bugs parents cause as soon as they realize that you DON'T need them, they don't want anything 2 do with you. So I say we change that. Just because people DON'T understand you doesn't mean that it'll stop you from having your own life, and they sure as hell don't have a choice about who you fall in love with. NEVER EVER forget that.
I so agree sometimes it better to just be friends and nothing more
This is one of my all time favorite songs ever and to be honest it has really helped me get through some serious stuff. Shinedown, good work. Keep doing what you do.
*Even the man in the moon disappeared*
I feel like that sometimes. Like your the only person in the world... I listen to this song when I’m feeling out of it, like not wanting to do nothing again and it always helps me. Like it’s a living miracle for me.
Edit: Months later, after not having to resort to this, I had to come back, Life finally got sad enough for me that I just needed to hear these lyrics again. Listening to it and singing along, brought me to tears and I’m still not feeling fully myself, but this song always helps, even if it doesn’t help all the way.
2nd Edit: 8 months later... I had to come back... School stressed me out too much, I felt like nobody actually deeply cared for me. I don’t what it is about this song, it just makes me forget about anything and everything and fixes me so well.
3rd Edit: 2 years later. I forgot this song's name for quite some time but it just came back to me. School yet again got to me, and now I feel so alone. Then I hear this song and it feels like it's trying to give me a hug, but also makes me want to cry.
You doing ok?
iiMadHatter
i feel like nobody at school deeply cares about me either, i rlly feel ya there and this song does want to make me cry.
shayne westmoreland not really. Life’s only gotten tougher and I’m mainly only here for my family and friends. If not? I’d be long gone.
RobloxMassacre it usually does make me cry cause my dad showed it to me so it has a special place in my heart.
We are all here to support ya if you need it... there are people out there looking out for you and that would do anything to lift your day
My dad was very neglected by his mom and would get bounced back and forth between his mom and dad. He listened to this song as he cut her off and then told me he was going to be a better parent than his mom could ever be. He was gone out of my life for 6 years(it wasn't his choice to be forced because of my mom). When he came back, I was 10. That was 6 years ago and me and my dad and I are closer than ever. I come back to this song because it reminds me I have an amazing parent who did everything to find me again and be there for me.
Second Chance is the first song I ever heard from Shinedown. I think I was 5 when I heard it. 13 years later and it’s still one of my favorites by them as well as my favorite band and I can’t wait to see them for the first time next month
I always loved this song. Brings a tear to my eye, but it's very meaningful to me. Ive listened to it for years and still will listen to it. No matter what how old I am.
I love this song, and I really do need a second chance... in life...
Blessings and good fortune follow you :) I believe things can be better and that you can be alright, no matter what may be going on.
no ilove you more! :D
Kenya McCormick Me too...
Kenya McCormick did you get it?
Kenya McCormick yeah same... to make up for what I’ve made this so called “life” I have now
Heard this song on the radio as a kid.. I thought it was a happy song, this song means so much to me now that I understand the lyrics.
this vocalist is pure gold...its hard to find voices like these anymore
Singing along to Staind might be the only vocal exercise I need
This song and simple man always gets me . 2 years ago on July 14th of 2016 my fiance passed away. It was a month before her 18th birthday , and she had just graduated a year early . The day before her funeral I heard this song and tears filled my eyes. It reminded me so much of her. And she loves Shinedown . So this became her song. For a while, it was hard to listen to without breaking down.. but I've gotten to a point in my life to where I've healed enough to enjoy the song and remember her happily. Rest easy Alexis Antoinette nickel I love you so much baby girl! Thank you Shinedown into the creator of this video, for helping me heal and remember my pretty girl without a heavy heart. 2 years clean and Counting! Never give up and above all, always let's the people you care about know you love them! always love!
4 years later and I hope you are still doing well! Always remember the good times with your loved ones and keep on living life. Your in my thoughts tonight!
Sorry for your loss
This song should have played and played......it's one of a kind.....and universal to many. EXCELLENT in all, especially Shinedown's lyrics (all of them), the artistic quality, the band! All!
2019 anyone. This song has one deep meaning
Ruined Prophet90 All day
The requiem is here
Always loved the song
Always ❤️🔥
Yeepers
The thing that hits me most is the question: "why you always running in place?" As I have aged, I have realized. I can't change who I am to fit other's expectations. I can only change how I respond to what they do.
ive been looking for this song for a long time and I finally found it I didn't know what the name was but I knew that it had something to do with a mother and a father so, now im HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love that feeling when you finally find a song you've been searching for forever.
I know right! :)
RIGHT!!! I LOVE THAT FEELING!
No I listen to it all the time now.
couple days ago i couldn't remember name and the only line i could remember was somewhere in the stratophere an it was driving me nuts not being able to find it an when i did o boy was i the happy as all get out listen to on for the rest of the day
Always heard it as a kid always got me through the toughest times in my life almost 24 now still a banger
I havent had the guts to listen to this since it played at my dads funeral. I miss you so much dad!💔 until we see eachother again
i used to sing along to this song a lot as a kid cause i liked how it sounds. now that i’m older i sing along because i relate to the lyrics
Sometimes goodbye is a second chance...
That hit home too hard.
heard this song the other day. and i only found this song by searching "tell my mother, tell my father" and i'm so glad it showed up!
Describes my life perfectly right now... All my life I've wanted to do music as my career and my mom always said she would support me in anything I wanted to do.....I have been wanting to do this since 8 years old and recently I told my mom and it didn't end well....I told her that I wanted to music school and I wanted to pursue music as my career.... basically she called me a disappointment but she loves me and all
..it's just hard not having your mom's support but just wait cuz one day I'm gonna have my big break 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
Hope I Hear you out there and hope your still pursuing your dreams
I hope that one day you do and can prove your mom wrong
This is the first time I've heard this song in yrs and I kno all the lyrics but yet I can't memorize my spanish notes
I feel you I can memorize song lyrics like nothing school notes pft nah
Aileen Gillin me with french
Aileen Gillin that is me instead I'm taking French
Aileen Gillin BRUH SAME
Its because of how the human brain works and why music theory is so interesting,
We are really good at noticing patterns and then predicting what comes next,
Hence why you "know" the lyrics to a song you are hearing for the first time
I dedicate Second chance to my sons and Sound of Silence to my late husband which was one of his favorites. Always. Loved and always will be. ❤️. Forever in Alabama.
I DIDNT KNOW THIS WAS THEM! I loved this song as a kid!
CD butter same
I dedicate this song to a friend of mine who goes to school with me, she’s a fan of Shinedown and this last school year she was going thru sometough times.
A message for her if she sees this comment:
I hope this next year becomes better for you, I know you were going through some rough times this last year and I hope next year if so much better. I’ll always be your friend no matter what. This next year is a second chance to have a better year.
I hope she sees this too. Too many of us miss things we were meant to see or people we were meant to meet over silly little differences. Godspeed
Takes me back! When rock was mainstream :)
Saw these guys live, one of the best concerts I’ve been too.
Michael-John Zinno lucky
They sound so spot-on too. His voice is frickn amazing
Five years ago, I got sick and ended up in the hospital a few times. I had to stop going to college.
But 5 years later, I returned to college and completed my Associates Degree.
I’ve been listening to this song since then.
Hadn’t heard this song in years, but it came on the radio today and brought tears to my eyes. I’m just running in place and can’t seem to find a meaning right now, like I’m just going through the motions of life but achieving nothing. We have to stop chasing happiness and instead embrace the experiences we have as they come along naturally. The song made me think back to elementary school when all of my brother’s friends and I would just have a good time and hang out whenever we had a chance, playing baseball, hide n’ seek, call of duty. We were just enjoying every moment of life together, taking it slow, but now with social media and lack of interaction, we are all losing touch with that part of our lives that we enjoyed. On the rare occasion when we are able to hangout and just simply throw a frisbee around, it feels like the good old days and time just seems to slow down. We all need to get back to a time in our lives when we just slowed down and enjoyed the moments, and stop worrying about everything in life. If we worry about everything, we experience nothing.
I lost my dad to suicide, and he used to play this all the time but now that he’s gone, I finally understand the lyrics. This is really truly how you felt and it hurts me every day.💔
Bless you
Sorry for your lost
sending you love, sorry stranger 😢
I feel like this song is more about rebirth, black hole sun is a little more suicide specific I think compared to this.
Still, my condolences for your loss. 🙏🩷
Bless U hope u can find peace in the storm! In Jesus Name
Does anyone else listen to songs like these to just calm down,relax,or cheered up or is it just me?
I do your not alone
Absolutely
Shinedown is my therapy music whenever I am sad or down
Trust me. You're not alone. When I can't cry I listen to songs like this. Which is quite often.
I DO
*Tell my mother*
*Tell my father*
*I've done the best I can*
*to make them realize*
*This is my life*
*I hope they understand*
*I'm not angry I'm just saying*
*Sometimes goodbye is a second chance*
Totally describes me sometimes
me too girl. this song describes my life and how my mom treats me.
+LARRY RICKEY terr guff chatty yet hey I ruddy
When mom sends you to bed early
HIGH LIF3 I'm so sorry.... I have suicidal thoughts sometimes..
Me too! Like right now! I feel like I can't even live my life how I want to live it! 😞😞😞
These lyrics talk to me as I'm sure they do lots of people. No matter what the lyricist meant by what he wrote, I know what it means to me and it's alot like my life has played out.
Love shinedown music another true and meaningful song for those going depression and serious mental health diseases it is not a joke but very serious and painful that me and others are going do not be afraid to express your own emotions and mostly you believe in jesus and trust on him and you don't be evil and don't give up on being good
I first heard this in Germany while on vacation with my grandparents. I loved it, but couldn't find it when I went back to the States, so it just slipped my mind for a while. And now, three years later, here it is! Thanks!
*Looks at my grades*
TELL MY MOTHER, TELL MY FATHER I'VE DONE THE BEST I CAN!
Same
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BEST ONE YET XD To the top man
im 14
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5 years ago my mother committed suicide.
We weren’t very well off financially, and we had about two CDs that’s she would play on repeat in the car. The vague memory of this song blaring out of the shitty stereo in our red Toyota carolla is most of what I have left of her. I never thought, looking back at this song it would hit me as hard as it has. It’s almost like she knew what she was doing.
“Sometimes goodbye is a second chance.”
These words...comforted me in such a strange way. It’s like someone talking to you beyond the grave, it really is. I don’t believe in a god, but at least I can find solace in knowing that wherever she is it’s better than where she was. With me.
I love you most, mom.
I won’t end up like you did. I promise.
✊ inspiring man. Keep going. You’re one of the good ones
Bro i love you but this made me just up and cry man. God rest your mamas soul keep doin good for her sake
@@spideyboi7893 i’m tryin man, i decided to go to college and try and get my life on a better track. i think she’d be proud of me :,)
keep going bro you got this your mom is showing up for you through things she left behind for you. inspirational fr 💗
Sending you love ❤
I resort to music when living life just doesnt make sense anymore. it just numbs the pain and stalls me long enough until one day i'll just crack.
[Update] I made this comment when i was 14 years old, now im 18 and life is still kinda hard for me i still use music as an escape. I am however in a mentally slightly better place when i listen to music and just trying to take each day one at a time. I hope you all are doing great and i wish you all the best.
+Amar Lakhan Music can sway moods. Make you happy or sentimental. Brings back memories.. Music is such a big part of my life.. It's like I have to have it everyday. There hasn't been a day without it in so many years now. I don't know what I would do without music to keep me going.
Do what you love
buddy, you just described me
I can agree with you I need all ways
Lyfetank Goals that is how I feel
Hanging on by a thread thank you for the beautiful music
I LOVE❤ this song SO much!
me too
this song is so nostalgic, my dad won a CD of this album when i was a kid and would always play this song
That’s lit man.
One of my favourite songs by Shinedown. It's right up there with Save Me by Shinedown
This song brings tears to my eyes I lost my grandma the same year this song came out so it brings back soo many memories
this song is perfect, and deeply reminds me of myself. when i get the chance, in going to play this to my parents the day i move out
This song, like other's brings a feeling that I call a soothing sadness. Something that makes you ponder your life and your choices, but to be content with them- even your mistakes, because they in a manner of speaking helped shape the wonderful soul that you have became along the way. Flaws and all. It reminds me of a quote I made in my highschool years : "It is our imperfections that each make us unique in our own right."
this song got me through lots of hard times relatives passing friends dying being stupid just everything shindiown has helped me
I came across this when I lost my mum, ten years ago, amazing how this song and others on the album helped. Still live it and always think of that time.
i love this song. i love shinedown too. amazing!
This song brings back so many bad memories from a trauma i was experiencing when it released because it played often during it... I keep coming back and reliving it because i cant get over it i cant let go the pain just keeps coming back and ruining the good in my life...
Awesome song, never gets old dude!!!!
This was my son’s favorite song. We played it at his funeral. He died 7 years ago today in a car accident
2019 anyone? This song is so great and i can relate to it
I HAVE BEEEN SEARCHING FOR THIS SONG FOR YEARS!!!!
same omg 😭😭
I WAS ON LIFE SUPPORT FROM SEPT. 8, 2008 TILL OCTOBER 2O10 AND THE CNAs PLAYED VIDEOS AND THIS SONG WAS BRANDED IN MY BRAIN THAT WAS MY SECOND CHANCE 🙏
❤
You were seriously on life support for 2 years solid?
me and my dad used to listen to this song whenever he used to take me home. 3 years without you.
"Sometimes Goodbye Is A Second Chance….."
And it really can be.
FreedomWriter3 rite on
So true, my dude.
FreedomWriter3 does it mean to commit suicide?
@@bertsonder no
I haven't heart this song in years but for some reason, it plays in my head every other day. It's been doing this for literally years of my life and I'll start randomly singing it while I"m doing something. What a bop.
I listened to this song the first time so long ago and I could never find until I started listening to this kinda music again. THANK YOU CRUSH. ( not the person who made this comment . Sorry )
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I'm so glad I caught the final lyric when I heard this on the radio. Awesome song
This song makes me cry it hits on a deep level. Cuz i live with my older brother and his wife and two kids they gave me a chance for a good life. But Ile always love my mother and father and I hope the best for them I miss them every day. And all I want is then to be proude of me
A couple weeks ago, my dad was playing music in the car and this was one of the songs he played, and I'm glad because I love this song now.
i love this song so amazing
My mom use to play this when I was younger and it brings me back 💙
This song gives me goose bumps.
love this song can't stop listening to it
This songs and many others remind me of my childhood when everything was so much easier and I wasn’t so confused
I don’t know who reads these comments, but I’ll tell you, pls think twice before you even think about suicide or ending your life in any which way possible. I’m here to tell you life’s hard and not fair at times. I know this firsthand. Been abused physically as a kid, mentally and bullied all my life and being kind is what I remain to this day. I’ve been suicidal all my life and realizing this only makes me more tough and willing to work hard to not to do this. I grew up way too early. And I’m sure lots of you also. This just makes you so much more powerful and a warrior. I never had a chance to make a childhood dream. I only looked out for my family and my younger brother until he was murdered in cold blood fashion. This tore me to pieces, but I’m living both of us and hoping one day I’ll see him and my dad in heaven. KEEP PUSHING FORWARD TO BE THE BEST YOU CAN AND STAY STRONG AS THE WARRIOR YOU ARE PPLS!!! Love you all. 🤘🏽💪🏿
One day, I'll finally be able to leave my "parents" behind. And I hope I'll have this song to listen to once that day comes.
Do what you gotta do to be happy
I love this band so much I think they should be super popular this band made me love music even more than ever I blast this band so loud I love it soooooo much thx for making such a great song
This song is amazing! I saw them in concert and they sand this song and you could hear everyone singing along
This song will be played at my funeral ❤️
This was my uncle brians favorite song he died around age 34? during a car accident he had 3 kids Matt chasidy and cory sadly Matt, also died of a car accident the song has a very deep meaning to my family.... :(
I seen these guys live 10 yrs ago at the Air Canada Center in Toronto, this band is good live in person as there albums. still listening in 2020.
MY DAD SHOWED ME THIS AND I JUST FOUND IT IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR EVER I LISTENED TO THIS SO MUCH TIMES WHEN I WAS LIKE 7
can’t believe i forgot about this song. it still holds up to this day!! i remember loving it back when i was a kid and listening to the lyrics now that i’m older i love it even more!!
Reminds me of summer 2009 .. I was 17 . I was a young mom living in West Virginia & moved back to Illinois & that's when I met my husband at my own house, trough my mom's boyfriend. my family was close then . I remember this song coming on...Now my mom died young early this year in March 2020 ..I would do almost anything to go back to those days & sit around that table laughing with my family & my mom there again.
This song puts me right back there...
I remember hearing this years ago. Glad I finally found it. The lyrics are deep
2:50 by far the best part
brings it all to the climax!
Love this song... Stoney n sis would always listen to this song.
I play this song over and over because I can definitely relate when he said why are you always running in place I asked myself that question many years ago and I listened to it today and I’m still running in Place😢
Know exactly how you feel 😢
Yo
I’ve been around for a while-
Be patient and kind towards your path .. sometimes.. na always
t takes a lifetime
One baby step at a time. As long as your feet are pointing forward-
May you find hope…
🙏🏼
Why I didn't know about this song in 2024????!!!!
Good I know it now. Better late then never. ;)
2019 💕 brings memories, still loving it 💕
I heard this song in a store today i thought it would be hard to find but first thing i search this appears and its the right song!
R.i.P Dad you were superman to me and nothing makes sense without you here....time flies, I remember sitting in the passenger seat of the Bronco as you went 80 blairing this....it will never be the same without you. You tried hard to stay clean for mom and me but you just couldn t but ill see you again one day love you so much and miss you its too much to bare some times 💚💚💚
I've been in the same position you were put in, I am so sorry for your loss. I have (or had) an uncle who has problems with his heart and the last time I saw him may have been the LAST time i will ever get to see him. Your comment touched my heart in a way that I was able to understand exactly what you went through. "Sometimes goodbye is a second chance"
I made a huge decision to move across the country from the place i grew up in because i was so miserable I couldn't handle it anymore. My family was furious, but I had to do something of my own volition or sink into nothing. Im so happy I did it. No matter how painful it is. If you have the chance to do what you ABSOLUTELY need to do to make you happy, do it. Its your life and nobody else's.