[Intro] When the dust settles When the stories fade What will remain Of the life you made [Verse 1] I have seen big talk disappear when the bill came due Seen a thousand different faces show their colors true Everybody wants the glory, everybody wants the throne But it takes a different kind of person to stand alone I have watched the years move faster than the plans I drew Learned the hardest kind of truth is what a man will do When the lights go out and nobody can see That is when you find out who you were born to be I am not here for a headline that will vanish overnight I am here to leave a footprint that can stand against the night I want something with a heartbeat when my chapter reaches end Something strong enough to carry when my voice can no longer bend [Pre Chorus] Let the thunder roll Let the heavens shake I was never here to live a life afraid [Chorus] Carve my name in thunder Write my story in the sky I have got a million reasons I was born to reach this high Let the mountains hear me Let the whole world understand I was never just a moment I was built to leave a stand Carve my name in thunder Let the echo travel far I do not need to own the heavens Just to prove them who we are [Verse 2] I want the kind of legacy that money cannot buy The kind that keeps on breathing long after the goodbye The kind that gives somebody else the courage to begin The kind that makes a broken soul believe again within I have made my share of mistakes, I have paid for what I learned I have stood beside the ashes and watched bridges burn But a life is not defined by every time you hit the ground It is what you build afterward that makes the strongest sound So I am putting every ounce of what I have into the climb I am done with waiting for a better day and better time If the world remembers anything when all is said and done Let it be I lived wide awake and never lived on the run [Pre Chorus] Let the thunder roll Let the heavens shake I was never here to live a life afraid [Chorus] Carve my name in thunder Write my story in the sky I have got a million reasons I was born to reach this high Let the mountains hear me Let the whole world understand I was never just a moment I was built to leave a stand Carve my name in thunder Let the echo travel far I do not need to own the heavens Just to prove them who we are [Bridge] Not for the money Not for the praise Not for the picture Not for the stage I want my life to mean something When nobody knows my name I want the truth to outlive me I want the fire to remain [Final Chorus] Carve my name in thunder Write my story in the sky I have got a million reasons I was born to reach this high Let the mountains hear me Let the whole world understand I was never just a moment I was built to make a stand Carve my name in thunder Let the echo never die When they ask what I stood for Let my life become the reply [Outro] When the dust settles Let the truth remain I did not come here empty I left more than a name
