After I Pass Away

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 day. Measure it by every time 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. 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 gold and gray, Don't be afraid to close your eyes. I'll be there Waiting. Waiting.