[Verse 1] How many names must I carve in stone Before the years leave me alone? How many rooms, how many hands Before I outlive what I planned? I count the faces in the frame Each little victory feeds the flame The calendar tears, the mirrors change I keep building against the age [Pre-Chorus] If I conquer every summit If I make the whole world know Will the silence call me lasting When the last bright banners fold? [Chorus] How much do I need to become immortal? How far can I run from the closing door? If the whole world carries my name tomorrow Will I still be here when I need it more? How much do I need, how much do I need? Or is forever just a hunger wearing victory? [Verse 2] I put my fingerprints in books I teach the young to chase my looks I leave a message in the brick A louder monument, a cleaner myth But every statue gathers rain Every headline fades beneath the next campaign I hear my pulse inside the crowd It sounds so small when they get loud [Pre-Chorus] If I turn my grief to marble If I make my failure gold Will a stranger speak me gently When the story gets retold? [Chorus] How much do I need to become immortal? How far can I run from the closing door? If the whole world carries my name tomorrow Will I still be here when I need it more? How much do I need, how much do I need? Or is forever just a hunger wearing victory? [Bridge] Maybe immortality is one kid keeping your advice One scar that taught somebody else to choose a different life Maybe it is not the tower, not the anthem, not the throne Maybe I survive in every heart I helped feel less alone [Breakdown] No more counting No more proof No more bargaining with the truth If I vanish, let the good remain Not my face, but what I changed [Final Chorus] How much did I need to become immortal? I spent my life running toward a door Now the hands I held are carrying forward And I don't have to be afraid anymore How much did I need? I needed one thing: A life that leaves a little more mercy than it brings [Outro] Let the years erase the name Let the people keep the flame If I am gone when morning comes Let what I gave keep moving on
