Alright

Robby Berman—lead and background vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, drums, piano, bass, string section, overtone wail

(All instruments in italics are software instruments played from a keyboard.)

Extra: Underneath all of this is a pretty nice string arrangement—here’s an excerpt from the song’s bridge.

Robby Berman · Alright Bridge Excerpt

The first thing wrong

Hardly worth a mention

The fifth and sixth

Start to cramp a style

And some dark days

All that you can do is

Hold the tears behind your eyes.

Whoah, don’t cry

You’ll be alright

If not today

Perhaps tonight.

I know you have

Tools at your disposal

To overcome

With dignity and grace

But here you are

Very overwhelmed

Sadness etched upon your face

Taken all at once it’s far too big

More than you can

Wrap your head around

Grab a stone

And smash the thing to pieces

Start with any one

See what can be done

And then the next until the battle’s won.

And who should fear

The mightiest of mountains

When single steps

Take you to the top

So one by one

Take ‘em as they come

Until the weight upon you drops.

Whoah, don’t cry

You’ll be alright

If not today

Perhaps tonight.

Mmm, oh, don’t cry

(Aw, it’s just so hard sometimes.)

You’ll be alright

(I know it’s much too much.)

If not today

(Mmm, with one small step at a time...)

Perhaps tonight.

(You’ll be alright.)