After I Pass Away

Hm

When my chair sits empty at the table

And my voice no longer fills the room

Don't let the silence make you think

I disappeared too soon

If you find my jacket in the hallway

Still shaped like I was there

Hold it close, I promise you

My love is in that air

Don't measure life by final breaths

Or by the closing days

Measure it by every time, mm

I chose for you to stay

After I pass away

Don't you let your heart turn cold

Every word I ever said

Is yours to keep and hold

I'll be the whisper in the wind

That brushes through your hair

The quiet strength inside your chest

When life feels unfair

After I pass away

Don't think that I am gone

Love doesn't end in Heaven

It simply carries on

If the nights feel twice as heavy

And the world feels twice as loud

Close your eyes, I'll meet you there

Beyond the breaking clouds

I'll sit beside your sorrow

Like I always used to do

And if tears fall down your face

They'll fall on me too

Don't remember me for dying

Remember how I lived

Remember how I held your hand

Like letting go would hurt too much

Because it will

Hm

Oh

After I pass away

Live louder than I could

Be braver than my fears allowed

Be stronger than I stood

And when your time is ending

And the sky turns golden gray

Don't be afraid to close your eyes

I'll be there waiting

Waiting