Magic - How Do You Want to Be Remembered Lyrics
Lyrics Translation
"How Do You Want to Be Remembered" by MAGIC! is from their 2014 album Don’t Kill the Magic. The song reflects on legacy and the impact of personal actions, posing questions about character, relationships, and values. Through contrasts like “sinner or saint,” it emphasizes introspection and encourages living with purpose to leave a positive impression on others and future generations
Song lyrics
How do you want to be remembered?
As a sinner or a saint, as a hero or a villain?
Think about the steps you take
How do you want to be remembered
When they're standing at your grave?
On your tombstone, what is written?
Think about the steps you take
All my life I've been searching for the answers
How did I lose so much of the things that really matter?
Is there no paradise, cause I feel no joy or laughter
Seems everything I touch only turns into disaster
So I ask myself...
How do you want to be remembered?
As a sinner or a saint, as a hero or a villain?
Think about the steps you take
How do you want to be remembered
When your children come to aid
And they need some inspiration?
Think about the steps you take
Do I reach for love only when she says she's leaving?
Do I pray above only when I feel I'm need Him?
See I can't sleep at night, when my sheep turn into demons
There's no alibi when the jury knows your secret
So I ask myself...
How do you want to be remembered?
As a sinner or a saint, as a hero or a villain?
Think about the steps you take
How do you want to be remembered
When your children come to aid
And they need some inspiration?
Think about the steps you take
Cause on the day when you face judgement
You better have your story straight
Were you a good friend and a husband
To the wife that gives you love, love, love
You love, love, love, oh
How do you want to be remembered?
As a sinner or a saint, as a hero or a villain?
Think about the steps you take
How do you want to be remembered
When they're standing at your grave?
On your tombstone, what is written?
Think about the steps you take
How do you want to be remembered?
How do you want to be remembered?
Think about the steps you take
How do you want to be remembered?
How do you want to be remembered?