Hallelujah Lyrics

L. Cohen/J. Buckley

Well I heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't realy care for music, do you?
It goes like this
The fourth, the fifth
the minor fall, and the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Chorus:    Hallelujah, Hallelujah
               Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Your faith was strong, but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight over threw you
She tied you to her kitchen chair
And she broke your throne, she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

repeat chorus

Well, baby, I've been here before
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
You know, I used to live alone before I knew you
And I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
You know, I used to live alone before I knew you
And I've seen your flag on the marble arch
and love is not a victory march
its a cold and its a broken hallelujah

Repeat Chorus

Well, there was a time when you'd let me know
whats really going on below
but now you never show that to me, do you?
But remember when I moved in you
and the Holy Dove was moving too
and evrey breath we drew was Hallelujah

repeat chorus

Maybe there's a god above, but all I've ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
And its not a cry that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah

repeat chorus x3

Hallelujah