Second Chance
The Rend Collective Experiment Lyrics

My future hangs on this
My hope for the future is dependent on what follows in the subsequent verses.

You make preciousness from dust
You have the power to take the insignificant and make it valuable.

Please don't
I implore You not to abandon me.

Stop creating me
Please continue to form me into the person You want me to be.

Your blood offers the chance
The shedding of Your blood creates an opportunity for redemption.

To rewind to innocence
To become free from the past and start anew.

Reborn
A new chapter begins, free from the weight of past sins.

Perfect as a child
Free from fault or blemish, like a newborn baby.

Oh Your cross it changes everything
The sacrifice made on the cross drastically alters the course of our lives.

There my world begins again with You
In that moment of sacrifice, I am given a chance to reset my life and refocus on God.

Oh Your cross it's where my hope restarts
The cross represents a new beginning, restoring lost hope and igniting faith.

A second chance is Heaven's heart
The very nature of Heaven is to offer us second chances.

When sin and ugliness
The imperfections and fallibility of humankind.

Collide with redemption's kiss
When we accept God's grace and forgiveness for our shortcomings.

Beauty
The desirable qualities, potential, and worth inherent in all people, regardless of their past sins.

Awakens by romance
Awakened by the love God has for us.

Always inside this mess
We are constantly falling short of perfection and making mistakes, but God remains present.

I have found forgiveness
Through God's grace and mercy, we can receive forgiveness for past mistakes.

Mercy
Forgiveness and compassion shown to those who do not necessarily deserve it.

As infinite as You
God's mercy is boundless and limitless.

Countless second chances
God offers us endless chances to make things right and start anew.

We've been given at the cross
The cross represents a reset button on our life and our relationship with God.

Fragments of brokenness
The pieces of ourselves that we often deem worthless or irreparable.

Salvaged by the art of grace
Rescued and made whole by the unmerited favor of God.

You craft
God is the ultimate creator and help us shape our story.

Life from our mistakes
God can use our mistakes and past failures as a means for growth and new opportunity.

Black skies of my regrets
The darkness and weight of past mistakes and regrets.

Outshone by this kindness
Overshadowed by the affection and forgiveness God offers.

New life
A renewal of the soul, free from the weight of past regrets.

Dawns over my soul
A new beginning that permeates the core of the individual.