Alright in the Midnight Hour

[Verse 1]
I saw the sun shine
In my darkest night
Bare feet on that red clay
Heart wrapped up in fright
Cast my eyes toward heaven
Tears all in my hands
Thought I was a broken man
Too tired to stand
[Chorus]
Then I heard that voice say
"Everything is alright" (alright)
In the midnight hour
I’m gonna be alright (be alright)
Through the hurt
Through the sorrow
Through the long
Long fight
I got a little old gospel
Singing me to the light
[Verse 2]
Mama in the front row
Rocking in her chair
Deacon with his Bible
Humming through a prayer
Chains on my spirit
Fell like rust and rain
When that hallelujah
Cut straight through my pain
[Chorus]
’Cause I heard that voice say
"Everything is alright" (everything)
In the midnight hour
I’m gonna be alright (be alright)
Through the hurt
Through the sorrow
Through the long
Long fight
I got a little old gospel
Singing me to the light
[Bridge]
Call my name
When the world gets cold
Lift these hands
Take this heavy soul
If I stumble
If I lose my sight
Sing that old song
Till my bones feel light (hey!)
[Chorus]
I still hear that voice say
"Everything is alright" (alright now)
In the midnight hour
I’m gonna be alright (be alright)
Through the hurt
Through the sorrow
Through the long
Long fight
I’m a black man singing gospel
Walking in the light

Raw, live church energy with male vocals; upright piano and clapping congregation drive the groove, kick and floor tom give it stomp. Call-and-response gospel choir swells in the chorus, organ swirls in the background. Verses stay intimate with lead vocal and light chords; chorus explodes with harmonies, tambourine, and handclaps. Big dynamic lift on the bridge, then a breakdown to near a cappella before one last full-throttle chorus., gospel