Something To Remember Me By

I'll carve a song out of notes of stone 
My tune-cut will last generations long 
And it will be one to remember me by 
When I am dead and gone 
Empires may fall, and the maps might change 
The oceans may boil in a fit of rage 
But folks will be whistling a tune of mine 
When I am dead and gone 

Let me plant my pillars in the sand 
I won't be here when they crumble out of the sky 
Trunkless legs, that sneer of cold command 
Don't you need something to remember me by 
Darkness creeps quickly and strikes too hard 
These songs tumble from me with their swords drawn fast 
And fuelled by love, round the world they'll fly 
When I am dead and gone 
Let me build my castles in the sand 
I won't be here when they crumble into the tide 
Flag and fortress, moulded by my hands 
Don't you need something to remember me by 
I'll carve a song out of notes of stone 
My tune-cut will last generations long 
And it will be one to remember me by 
When I am dead and gone