I want to be remembered br Long after I’m gone br Not as a student br A philosopher, or a writer… br br I want to be understood br Long after I’m gone br Not as a child, br A woman, or a soldier… br br I want to be loved br Long after I’m gone br Not as a daughter, br A sister, or a mother… br br I want to be an artist of words br A person operating under the guise br Of insanity br And loved simply for having existed br br If I cannot have any of this br Then I will give it br All to you br br Every memory I possess br Every moment of comprehension br Every lover ever known br Will be in honor of you br br For you never saw br What I became br You never became br What you saw in yourself br br I will do all this for you br Until br My heart dies.