[Intro] This is for the tired hands This is for the aching feet This is for the ones still standing When the long day meets the street [Verse] Gospel for the Overworked, sing it from the rail For the cook in the steam and the driver on the trail For the cleaner in the tower when the suits go home For the nurse in the ward with a heart of stone Not stone like cold, stone like strong Holding up the world while the world goes wrong Every hour stolen, every back bent low Still the spirit finds a place to grow [Pre-Chorus] Lift your head now Let the choir come in You are more than the wage They kept you living in [Chorus] Gospel for the Overworked Hallelujah for the bruised Gospel for the Overworked We refuse to be used When the night gets heavy And the morning hurts We still rise and sing Gospel for the Overworked [Verse] Cashier with a smile that the cameras demand Warehouse scanner burning lines in a hand Care home angel with a ten-hour shift Still giving love like a holy gift They call it duty, they call it pride But they never see the breaking side So tonight the brass kneels down to play And the drums give back what they took away [Pre-Chorus] Lift your head now Let the choir come in You are more than the wage They kept you living in [Chorus] Gospel for the Overworked Hallelujah for the bruised Gospel for the Overworked We refuse to be used When the night gets heavy And the morning hurts We still rise and sing Gospel for the Overworked [Instrumental] Organ swells, choir breathes Bassline moves like roots of trees Brushes turn to a steady snare Brass lifts mercy into air [Bridge] Rest is not a luxury Rest is not a sin Nobody should have to disappear Just to keep the lights within [Breakdown] Lay your burden down Just for one refrain Let the crowd hold up A corner of your pain [Build-up] Hands up for the night shift Hands up for the day Hands up for the workers They tried to wear away Hands up for the tired Hands up for the hurt Sing it from your spirit Gospel for the Overworked [Chorus] Gospel for the Overworked Hallelujah for the bruised Gospel for the Overworked We refuse to be used When the night gets heavy And the morning hurts We still rise and sing Gospel for the Overworked [Chorus] Gospel for the Overworked Hallelujah for the bruised Gospel for the Overworked We refuse to be used When the night gets heavy And the morning hurts We still rise and sing Gospel for the Overworked [Outro] This is for the tired hands This is for the aching feet May the song become a shelter Where the overworked can breathe