[Verse 1 — intimate lead, sparse piano and low drone] When I die, If you comment on my beauty, you didn’t know me. If you speak of my accomplishments, you didn’t hear my dreams. If you mention my relationships, You didn’t know the love I carried for all. If you talk of my patience, You didn’t see it was my hardest pursuit. If you speak of my happiness, You didn’t know my pain. [Verse 2 — warm bowed strings enter] If you speak of my goals, You listened to my hopes. If you speak of my avoidance of complaint, You knew I thought it pointless. If you speak of my love, You knew it grew with each passing day. If you speak of my mistakes, You know they shaped me. If you speak of my morals, You know each conscious choice. If you speak of my heart, You know how deeply I cared. [Chorus — gathering communal voices] If they say there was no one like me, Live as I would. If they say I could’ve changed the world, Then do it for me. If they say how many adored me, Love them all in my absence. If they say how much I cared for my work, Find that passion within yourself. If they say I left my mark, Tell them how much ink I still intended to spill. [Bridge — close vocal, restrained frame drums] When I die, Know that I loved you, even if we never met. When I die, Know that I cared for your trials as much as my own. When I die, Know you reminded me of only you. When I die, Know I would never have been satisfied anyway. When I die, Know I worked to be the best I could be. When I die, Know it was simply my time. [Finale — rising strings, full communal choir] But now, I live: I live to learn and grow. I live to keep dreaming. I live to leave the world better than I found it. I live in selflessness and empathy. I live to trust my intuition. I live to listen to the universe. I live to elevate my energy. I live to spread my love. [Outro — voices lingering] I live to make this true.
