[Verse 1] He was just a quiet stranger, walking in the crowd, Carrying a burden, that no one knew about. Every night he’d wrestle with, the ghosts deep in his mind, Searching for atonement that, he could never find. Then one day he made a promise, that he would make amends, His heart had found a purpose and, his soul could now transcend. [Pre-Chorus] He carried letters in his pocket, his own words etched in pen, Reaching out to people that, he knew he failed back then. They didn’t know his story now, they only knew his past, But soon the world would witness just, how long his love could last. [Chorus] And he said, "Take my lungs, so others breathe, And you can take my eyes, so others see. Oh, you can take my heart, and finally make things right, When I give my body, to the light." [Verse 2] He traveled far to find them, each soul meant to receive, A great gift from a man who gave, a reason to believe. With every single life he touched, the weight got lighter still, He felt redemption taking root, a quiet sense of will. [Pre-Chorus] Yet in his gentle eyes, you see, a longing lingered on, A secret vow he harbored, told him, that he'd soon be gone. In hidden notes and final plans, he set the stage to give, All the dreams he ever had, for someone else to live. [Chorus] And he said, "Take my lungs, so others breathe, And you can take my eyes, so others see. Oh, you can take my heart, and finally make things right, When I give my body, to the light." [Bridge] He understood that love can rise, From ashes of the hurt we hide. He chose to go into the light, At peace with his own sacrifice. And when the dawn had finally broken, on that solemn day, They found his letters to them all, safely stored away. [Chorus] And he said, "Take my lungs, so others breathe, And you can take my eyes, so others see. Oh, you can take my heart, and finally make things right, When I give my body, to the light."
