Video Game Lullaby

[Verse 1]
Started with a blank new skin
Fresh eyes, tiny beginner grin
I picked my stats too fast
Brave on paper, brittle fast

Every loss was a map
Every bruise a little scrap
I learned the dark had rules
And fear could be used as fuel

[Pre-Chorus]
So I kept walking through the fog
Kept my hands on what I want
If I fail, I fail out loud
Then I stand up, still unbowed

[Chorus]
I level up, I level up
Not by luck, but showing up
I level up, I level up
Little wins keep filling my cup
New me, new me, step by step
I level up, I level up

[Verse 2]
Side quests taught me patience slow
Who to help, and when to go
Some doors only open wide
When I quit trying to hide

I stopped chasing perfect gear
Started naming what I fear
Now I track the things I choose
Not the points I thought I'd lose

[Pre-Chorus]
So I kept walking through the fog
Kept my hands on what I want
If I fail, I fail out loud
Then I stand up, still unbowed

[Chorus]
I level up, I level up
Not by luck, but showing up
I level up, I level up
Little wins keep filling my cup
New me, new me, step by step
I level up, I level up

[Bridge]
No grand spell, no final boss
Just the cost of being honest
One more try, one more day
Make the map as I go my way

[Final Chorus]
I level up, I level up
Not by luck, but showing up
I level up, I level up
Little wins keep filling my cup
New me, new me, step by step
I level up, I level up
I level up, I level up
And I know what it takes now