They gave up mornings
They gave up names
Folded their futures
Into the flame
We carve their faces
In stone and in air
Hang tired medals
On old wooden chairs

So live so it matters
Live like you heard their last word
Carry the weight
But don’t let it crush your nerve
Laugh in the daylight
Love through the ache and the harm
If they died for this homeland
Hold it alive in your arms

We stand at gravesides
And promise the ground
To never grow quiet
To never back down
But vows in the whisper
Mean less than the years
We build out of courage
Not only from tears

So live so it matters
Live like you heard their last word
Carry the weight
But don’t let it crush your nerve
Laugh in the daylight
Love through the ache and the harm
If they died for this homeland
Hold it alive in your arms

Not just in marching
Not just in fight
Honor is also
Bread cut at night
Teaching your children
To cherish this place
To guard every stranger
As part of its face

So live so it matters
Live like you heard their last word
Carry the weight
But light up the dark with your work
Laugh in the daylight
Love through the ache and the harm
If they died for this homeland
Live as the proof of their heart