Midnight Mass

[Intro] [whispered] Twelve strokes on the old iron bell One breath held before we begin [Verse 1] Candle wax bleeding down the stone A thousand shoulders warm, and I'm not alone Somebody's coat still smells of rain We came here carrying the same old weight [Pre-Chorus] [build-up] Hold the silence, let it swell Every heartbeat learning to spell One word, one name, one sound [Chorus] When the midnight tolls, we rise as one Every trembling voice becomes the sun Lift it higher, let the ceiling break Hallelujah in the space we make [belted] One light, one light, from a thousand throats One light [Verse 2] The choir robes still swaying in the dark Bass in the pillars, thunder in my chest Somebody's crying two rows down And I would give my whole voice for the rest [Pre-Chorus] [build-up] Hold the silence, let it swell Every stranger here is well One word, one name, one sound [Drop] [loud] Rise, rise, we rise as one Rise, rise, into the sun [Chorus] When the midnight tolls, we rise as one Every trembling voice becomes the sun Lift it higher, let the ceiling break Hallelujah in the space we make [belted] One light, one light, from a thousand throats One light [Bridge] [soft] I came in holding all my broken years I leave them on the floor with all the tears No priest, no crown, no name I have to be Just this room breathing back at me [Build-Up] Higher — higher — higher — now [Drop] [loud] One light, one light One light, one light [Outro] [whispered] The bell goes quiet, but the sound stays on A thousand voices, and the room glows on