Level Up

LEVEL UP, MY BOY

I hope you found the peace

This world could never give,

I’m still learning how to lose you,

While you’re learning how to live.

Somewhere beyond this sorrow,

Beyond these falling tears,

I know you’re walking freely now,

But I still wish you were here.

Your work down here was finished,

God called you back above,

But nothing could ever separate

A brother from my love.

So level up, my boy, level up,

Spread your wings and rise above.

Your time on Earth may be complete,

But you’ll always have my love.

You never folded, never quit,

You stood strong until the end.

So level up, my brother—

Until we meet again.

That’s the cruelest part of losing you:

You only had to leave me once,

But those of us who love you

Have to lose you a thousand times.

In every memory that finds me,

Every place we used to go,

For a moment, you’re beside me—

Then I remember you’re gone.

But I know that you found healing,

And your spirit has been freed.

You completed your assignment

And became what you were meant to be.

So level up, my boy, level up,

Spread your wings and rise above.

Your time on Earth may be complete,

But you’ll always have my love.

You never folded, never quit,

You stood strong until the end.

So level up, my brother—

Until we meet again.

I’ll carry you in everything,

In every dream I chase.

I’ll hear your voice inside my heart

And see your smiling face.

This isn’t where our story ends,

It’s only where it changes.

You’re living somewhere beautiful,

Where peace lasts through the ages.

So level up, my boy, level up,

Your pain is finally gone.

Even on my darkest nights,

Your light will lead me on.

Your job down here is finished,

Now a new life can begin.

Level up, my twin, my brother—

Until we meet again.

I hope you found the peace

This world could never give.

I’m still learning how to lose you…

While you’re learning how to live.

Level up, my boy.

Level up.