Midnight
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Midnight Lyrics
In the darkness 'fore the dawn
In the swirlin' of the storm
When I'm rollin' with the punches and hope is gone
Leave a light, a light on
[Verse 2]
Millions of miles from home
In the swirlin' swimmin' on
When I'm rollin' with the thunder
But bleed from thorns
Leave a light, a light on
Leave a light, a light on
[Refrain]
(Ooh-ah)
(Ooh-oh)
(Ooh-oh)
(Ooh-ah)
Leave a light, a light on
Leave a light, a light on
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Outro]
In the darkness before the dawn
In the darkness before the dawn
Leave a light, a light on
Leave a light, a light on
About
“Midnight” was teased by Coldplay before it’s release.
It was their first (with the exception of “Atlas” for the Hunger Games soundtrack) release of new material since Mylo Xyloto in 2011. It later appeared on the band’s sixth LP, Ghost Stories.
The song represents a change in style, with Chris Martin’s heavily processed vocals being the focal point which drew comparisons to Bon Iver.
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Jon Hopkins, the person that originally created the instrumental track, explained on the Coldplay website the origins of the track:
The idea for ‘Midnight’ appeared back in 2011 when I was working late at the studio with Chris and Rik one night.
I played Chris this unfinished idea for an ambient track I’d written called ‘The Fourth State Part II’ and Chris was really into it – he grabbed a mic, Rik set up a vocoder patch, and the basic vocal idea was jammed pretty much straight away.
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