if it weren't for second chances

stick up - max
So put your hands in the air 'cause this is a stick up. It's time to get up. I'm taking over tonight. Put your hands in the air 'cause this is shake down. I'll take you down town. Sing it like chain gang. So put your hands in the air! I'll be the bad cop. Dance 'till we all drop. Now get your feet off the ground — jump! This is your big night. Buckle up real tight. I'm gonna take you for a ride. You're such a celebrity. This our destiny. Child say my name. Say MAX, oh, MAX. So get your feet off the ground — jump! It's getting red hot. Take it over the top. The lights, the sound, it's all in slow motion. Put the lime in the the potion and drink it all down. Now pose for your mug shot.

midnight city - m83
Waiting in a car. Waiting for a ride in the dark. The night city grows. Look and see her eyes; they glow. Waiting in a car. Waiting for a ride in the dark. Drinking in the lounge. Following the neon signs. Waiting for a roar. Looking at the mutating skyline. The city is my church. It wraps me in the sparkling twilight. Waiting in a car. Waiting for the right time.

underdog - imagine dragons
Early morning take me over. Father, father, father: take me to the top. Early morning wake me up. Father, father, father: this is not enough. Hey, that sounds like my luck! I get the short end of it. Oh, I love to be — I love to be the underdog. Hey! Hey, that sounds like my luck! I get the short end of it. Oh, I love to be — I love to be the underdog. Hey! Early evening settle down. Father, father, father: who am I to blame? Early evening hush me over. Father, father, father: are we just the same? Hey, that sounds like my luck! I get the short end of it. Oh, I love to be — I love to be the underdog. Hey! Living the low life. Hey! Hey, that sounds like my luck! I get the short end of it. Oh, I love to be — I love to be the underdog. Hey!

king of anything - sara bareilles
Keep drinkin' coffee. Stare me down across the table, while I look outside. So many things I'd say if only I were able, but I just keep quiet and count the cars that pass by. You've got opinions, man. We're all entitled to 'em, but I never asked. So let me thank you for your time, and try to not waste any more of mine — get out of here fast. I hate to break it to you, babe, but I'm not drowning. There's no one here to save. You sound so innocent, all full of good intent. You swear you know best, but you expect me to jump up on board with you and ride off into your delusional sunset. I'm not the one who's lost with no direction, oh, but you'll never see. You're so busy makin' maps with my name on them in all caps. You've got the talkin' down, just not the listening. All my life I've tried to make everybody happy, while I just hurt and hide. Waitin' for someone to tell me it's my turn to decide. And who cares if you disagree? You are not me. Who made you king of anything? So you dare tell me who to be. Who died and made you king of anything? Let me hold your crown, babe.

hello it's me - fisher
One more girl on the top of the Billboard. One more girl jumping in with the big boys. One more year and I'm still a no one, waiting for my day in the sun. Hello, it's me — the girl you had to have, oh, well... Number twelve, remember me? You filled me with Great Expectations; just to hide me in your basement. Did you get from me what you wanted, huh? Did you lose my telephone number? Hello, it's me — the girl you had to have, oh, well... Number twelve, remember me? Just ask yourself, "Am I neglecting someone?"

your ex-lover is dead - stars
God, that was strange to see you again, introduced by a friend of a friend. Smiled and said, "Yes, I think we've met before." In that instant, it started to pour. Captured a taxi despite all the rain. We drove in silence across Pont Champlain. And all of the time you thought I was sad, I was trying to remember your name... This scar is a fleck on my porcelain skin. Tried to reach deep, but you couldn't get in. Now you're outside me, you see all the beauty. Repent all your sin. It's nothing but time and a face that you lose. I chose to feel it and you couldn't choose. I'll write you a postcard. I'll send you the news from a house down the road from real love... Live through this, and you won't look back... There's one thing I want to say, so I'll be brave. You were what I wanted. I gave what I gave. I'm not sorry I met you. I'm not sorry it's over. I'm not sorry there's nothing to say.

i have made mistakes - the oh hellos
I have made mistakes. I continue to make them. The promises I've made — I continue to break them. And all the doubts I've faced, I continue to face them, but nothing is a waste if you learn from it. And the sun, it does not cause us to grow. It is the rain that will strengthen your soul, and it will make you whole. We have lived in fear, and our fear has betrayed us, but we will overcome the apathy that has made us because we are not alone in the dark with our demons. And we have made mistakes, but we've learned from them. And the sun, it does not cause us to grow. It is the rain that will strengthen your soul, and it will make you whole. And, oh, my heart, how can I face you now? When we both know how badly I have let you down. And I am afraid of all that I've built fading away...

keep your head up - ben howard
I spent my time watchin' the spaces that have grown between us. And I cut my mind on second best or the scars that come with the greeness. And I gave my eyes to the boredom, still the seabed wouldn't let me in. And I tried my best to embrace the darkness in which I swim. I'm walkin' back down this mountain with the strength of a turnin' tide. Oh, the wind's so soft on my skin, the sun so hard upon my side. Oh, lookin' out at this happiness, I search for between the sheets. Oh, feelin' blind and realize all I was searchin' for was me. Oooh, all I was searchin' for was me. I saw a friend of mine the other day, and he told me that my eyes were gleamin'. Oh, I said I had been away, and he knew. Oh, he knew the depths I was meanin', and it felt so good to see his face or the comfort invested in my soul. Oh, to feel the warmth of a smile, when he said, "I'm happy to have you home — oh, I'm happy to have you home." Yeah, keep your head up. Keep your heart strong. No, no, no, no. Keep your mind set. Keep your hair long. Oh, my darlin' keep your head up. Keep your heart strong. No, no, no, no. Keep your mind set in your ways, and keep your heart strong. May you find happiness there. May all your hopes all turn out right. Oh, may you find happiness there. May you find warmth in the middle of the night. 'Cause I'll always remember you the same. Oh, eyes like wild flowers within demons of change.

almost everything - wakey! wakey!
Just lay down with me before you go. It's the wrong thing. I know, but I don't know when I will see you again and it gets so lonely. You'd be be foolish if you stayed here now. Maybe if you leave, we can work it out. 'Cause I know the city only breaks you down, and it gets you lonely. Yeah, it's gonna get lonely. You miss the feeling when you step outside, and then your mind comes all untied. And then you open up your eyes, and you don't feel lonely. And it feels bad now, but it's gonna get better.  Yeah, it feels bad now but it's gonna get better someday.

what's the story - aleksander with
What’s the story? Why these tears? Where’s the glory? What happened to no fears? What happened to no worries? Is this what we hoped to build? Is this our great achievement? Is it where we placed our skills? We come empty handed, and we’re leaving with no more. Still, we count our offerings, building mansions to store. These shivering hands will hide me for a while. We can be no heroes, but we can walk this mile. Chasing wind, chasing tails. Who will win? What prevails? What happened to I love you? What happened to I care? What happened to the heroes? Why is everybody scared? We come empty handed, and we’re leaving with no more. Still, we count our offerings, building mansions to store. These shivering hands will hide me for a while. We can be no heroes, but we can walk this mile.

go the distance - roger bart
I have often dreamed of a far off place, where a hero's welcome would be waiting for me. Where the crowds will cheer when they see my face, and a voice keeps saying, this is where I'm meant to be. I'll be there someday. I can go the distance. I will find my way, if I can be strong. I know every mile will be worth my while. When I go the distance, I'll be right where I belong. Down an unknown road to embrace my fate, though that road may wander, it will lead me to you. And a thousand years would be worth the wait. It might take a lifetime, but somehow I'll see it through. And I won't look back. I can go the distance. And I'll stay on track, no, I won't accept defeat. It's an uphill slope, but I won't lose hope 'till I go the distance, and my journey is complete. But to look beyond the glory is the hardest part. For a hero's strength is measured by his heart. Like a shooting star, I will go the distance. I will search the world. I will face its' harms. I don't care how far. I can go the distance 'till I find my hero's welcome waiting in your arms. I will search the world. I will face its harms. 'Till I find my hero's welcome waiting in your arm.

second chances - gregory alan isakov
All of my heroes sit up straight. They stare at the ground. They radiate. Me, I'm mumbling in the kitchen for the sun to pay up, lonely as a ring on a cold coffee cup. I'm some sick hound, digging for bones. If it weren't for second chances, we'd all be alone. My hands, they were strangers lost in the night. They're waving around in the dusty light. I'm waiting in the wings while the trees undress, cupping my ear to hear the wind confess. I'm a ghost in the garden, scaring the crows. If it weren't for second chances, we'd all be alone. I'm running from nothing, no thoughts in my mind. Oh, my heart was all black, but I saw something shine. Thought that part was yours, but it might just be mine. I could share it with you, if you gave me the time. I'm all bloody knuckles, longing for home. If it weren't for second chances, we'd all be alone. I'm a shot through the dark. I'm a black sinkhole. If it weren't for second chances, we'd all be alone.