When The Moon Forgets Our Names (Nightwish - FanSong)

The moon was old before our birth, Before our footsteps marked the earth. It watched the first ships cross the sea, And knows what none of us will see. It saw two strangers fall in love, While silver silence burned above. It watched them dance, it watched them age, Then gently turn another page. WHEN THE MOON FORGETS OUR NAMES, WHO WILL REMEMBER WHY WE CAME? WHEN EVERY WORD WE LEFT BEHIND HAS DISAPPEARED FROM HUMAN MINDS? WHEN THE MOON FORGETS OUR NAMES, WILL LOVE OUTLIVE THE DYING FLAMES? OR ARE WE MOMENTS PASSING THROUGH, A BRIEF GOODNIGHT THE DARKNESS KNEW? A child once stared into the night, And dreamed beyond the pale moonlight. That child grew old, those dreams moved on, Yet still the moon remained till dawn. Kings raised their towers into skies, And swore their kingdoms would not die. Their crowns are dust, their walls are stone, Their names now sleep where weeds have grown. WHEN THE MOON FORGETS OUR NAMES, WHO WILL REMEMBER WHY WE CAME? WHEN EVERY WORD WE LEFT BEHIND HAS DISAPPEARED FROM HUMAN MINDS? WHEN THE MOON FORGETS OUR NAMES, WILL LOVE OUTLIVE THE DYING FLAMES? OR ARE WE MOMENTS PASSING THROUGH, A BRIEF GOODNIGHT THE DARKNESS KNEW? We count our years as if they're long, We carve our names, we write our songs. We build our homes against the rain, And hope that something will remain. But maybe life was never meant To leave a mark that's permanent. Perhaps the beauty of our days Is knowing they will fade away. SO LET THE MOON FORGET OUR NAMES! WE DID NOT LIVE OUR LIVES FOR FAME! WE HELD A HAND, WE SHARED A TEAR, WE LOVED BECAUSE WE ONCE WERE HERE! LET EVERY CASTLE TURN TO SAND! LET TIME ERASE WHAT WE HAD PLANNED! IF ONE HEART CHANGED BECAUSE WE CAME, THEN WE WERE MORE THAN JUST A NAME! And when a thousand years have passed, No human monument may last. New lovers underneath that light Will make their promises at night. They will not know that we were here. They will not know our hopes or fears. But they will look into the sky And ask the same old question — why? WHEN THE MOON FORGETS OUR NAMES, THE WORLD WILL STILL IGNITE ITS FLAMES. NEW VOICES RISE, NEW STORIES START, AND LOVE WILL FIND ANOTHER HEART. WHEN THE MOON FORGETS OUR NAMES, THE NIGHT WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. FOR EVERYTHING THAT DISAPPEARS BECOMES A PART OF ALL THE YEARS. Forget my name. Remember love. Let the moon shine on.