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[Verse 1]
I was born dying, but I was born to be someone
No time to [?], Iâm only here for so long
My days have a number, but numbers only matter so much
Right now Iâm breathing, I feel like I was born to love, oh
[Chorus]
This is what I want to be remembered for
This is what I want to be remembered for
Everything else â you can set it on fire
I want to still be standing when it falls apart
I want to be a shoulder for the broken heart
Itâs what I want to be remembered for
[Verse 2]
I was born trying to prove that I could be someone
I lost that fight before the bell had ever been rung
I threw in the towel, I dropped my fist
Gave up the life I never missed
Love lit the fire now I feel it in my chest
[Chorus]
This is what I want to be remembered for
This is what I want to be remembered for
Everything else â you can set it on fire
I want to still be standing when it falls apart
I want to be a shoulder for the broken heart
Itâs what I want to be remembered for
[Bridge]
[?] to be somebody
As long as I am with somebody
Who knows that I can be somebody
[Chorus]
This is what I want to be remembered for
This is what I want to be remembered for
Everything else â you can set it on fire
I want to still be standing when it falls apart
I want to be a shoulder for the broken heart
Itâs what I want to be remembered for
(This is what I want to be)
This is what I want to be remembered for
This is what I want to be remembered for
Everything else â you can set it on fire, fire
I donât want to be defined by all these things Iâve done
Iâd rather be remembered by the ones I love
This is what I want to be remembered for
(Want to be remembered for)
[Outro]
And when the day is finally here
To leave behind these broken years
I want my family by my side
I hope theyâll know how hard Iâve tried
To live in love
To love in depth
Let wonder take away my breath
To give until thereâs nothing more
This what I want to be remembered for
- Album:
- Only the Lonely
- When I Was Younger
- Lonely
- You & I
- You Know It
- Colony House on Audiotree Live
- Waiting for My Time to Come (Single Mix)
- The Younger
- The Younger - EP
- Silhouettes
- Second Guessing Games
- Colony House EP
- EP
- Paste Sampler 151
- Tour de Compadres Sampler
- Waiting for My Time to Come
- Nashville Indie Spotlight 2014
- This Beautiful Life