We never thought the day would come When the threshold turned to air Your laughter leaves a hollow hum In the rooms where you were there It echoes like the distant light Of stars that burned out long ago Trailing ghosts across the night In a rhythmic, steady flow Joshua, you're the gravity Inside the marrow of our bones A permanent, sweet tragedy In the language of the homes Though the miles stretch out like lead And the horizon claims your view The spirit leaves the words unsaid We'll always travel back to you It's in the way the coffee cools It's in the books upon the shelf We break the heavy, silent rules To find a piece of your true self A sudden spark, a jagged grin Caught in frames along the wall This is where you still begin Waiting for the leaves to fall Rest now, under oceans deep or skies of blue The race is yours, the finish line was never really true We'll carry every shadow that you cast upon the floor Until the locks turn softly on the handle of the door Joshua, you'll always be The lantern held against the haze A lighthouse in the turbulent sea For the remainder of our days Forever etched in heartbeat rhythm Constant, clear, and ever true We’re walking home to carry wisdom We'll always remember you You'll always be, you'll always be A part of who we are Goodbye now, goodbye now My brother, my star.