family

<sub>dont forsake me, family
dont forget me, ancestry
dont bury me, without raising me
carry me
pray for me

ive heard the whispered wish upon your lips
ive thought about it one too many times
not a confession on a deathbed but a gift
handed to a soul as small as mine

dont abandon, deliver me
into your hands, and cover me
protect me, when i need your shield
resurrect me, healed

a million visions handed down the ages
told me yet again it would be so
still im just a number on a wait list
when i do i wonder where ill go

dont give up on me, even
when its tough on you and me and
its the hardest to believe in
dont throw it away
keep it

still im living with your memory
like a ghost so faithful at my side
i dont need to test to know your loyalty
i dont have to ask when its implied

i am willing to go with you all the way
through the ups and downs of mortal life
and when the moment comes at last to sail away
let them say we never, ever died

let them say, family,
it was eternally
you and i</sub>