"When I Disappear" lyrics

There was a storm raging on a great divide
The choice between living and waiting to die
So they bet it all on the other side of goodbye

And headed west on a wagon train
A dirt-track trail for Santa Fe
Leaving everything behind, tryna find a better way, yeah

And even though they're long gone
That kinda spirit lives on

That of a pioneer
Won't cut and run, won't hide in fear
Laying it all out on the line
Taking a chance on a life that's mine, even if I
Gotta chase that horizon all my life
Let it be said, when I disappear
I carried on through the years
Just like a pioneer

And now the world's turned, and everything's changed
But embers of that spark remain
In the ones who make their own way
With fire in their blood and steel in their veins

And it may be a different day
But that kinda grit just don't fade

That of a pioneer
Won't cut and run, won't hide in fear
Laying it all out on the line
Taking a chance on a life that's mine, even if I
Gotta chase that horizon all my life
Let it be said, when I disappear
I carried on through the years
Just like a pioneer, yeah