let this love carry on carry on when we turn to dust let these words last forever make this life about something bigger than all of us all of us let this love let this love carry on i will not hold the shame of my mistakes like a newborn child pressed against my chest they will not hold me down tighter than the straps waiting for a needle to put my heart to rest i am who i am because of the things i've done the things i've done i'm not proud of them all but i'm ashamed of none i've lived for love in hopes that it never dies i've lived for love in hopes that it never dies i've lived for love love i'd rather have my words remembered and not my name i'd rather have this message remembered and not my face let this love carry on let this love carry on carry on when we turn to dust let these words last forever make this life about something bigger than all of us all of us we are who we are because of the choices we make (x2) would you destroy this life remember your name (x2) i will have this love carry on until the end of my days i will have this message remember before my face let this love carry on carry on (x4) when we turn to dust let these words last forever make this life about something bigger than all of us all of us