Tracy Bonham & Eugene Ballet: Second Wind

Tracy Bonham & Eugene Ballet perform Second Wind by Tracy Bonham
Featuring Koki Yamaguchi
Choreographed by Suzanne Haag
Vocals, Tracy Bonham
Guitar, Jonny Rodgers
Bass, Rene Hart
Drums, Alvester Garnett
Videography, Katherine Frizzel and Antonio Anacan
This song was released on my second album Down Here (2000). The lyrics resonate even more for me now.
I’m calling all the forces in; the wind, the thunder, and the lightening, for the strength and courage I will need to stand up and challenge fear, hate, and ignorance more than I ever have before. Suzanne Haag’s choreography and Koki Yamaguchi’s performance express the feeling of loneliness and despair and the realization that the biggest challenge is to face oneself in the mirror in order to fearlessly face the world outside.
Performed at the Hult Center For The Performing Arts April 6, 2024
Eugene, OR
Lyrics ~
Second wind, calling all the forces in.
I’m in need of a second wind, a second wind down here.
Saving grace, calling every puckered face.
I’m in need of a saving grace, a saving grace down here.
Wake the thunder, lightly whisper in his ear, in his ear.
Tell him we’re in need of stirring things down here,
down here.
Wicked wind, you taught us how to love again,
while rain and thunder are threatening,
they’re circling us here.
Wake the lightening, lightly whisper in her ear, in her ear.
Tell her we’re in need of finishing things down here,
down here.
Words and Music by Tracy Bonham