I heard there was a secret chord that David played and it pleased the Lord
But you don’t really care for music, do ya?
It goes like this: the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah!
Your faith was strong but you needed proof you saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya.
She tied you to her kitchen chair, she broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah.
Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah!
Baby, I’ve been here before, I know this room, I’ve walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew ya.
I’ve seen your flag on the marble arch love is not a victory march
It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah.
Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah!
There was a time when you let me know what’s real and going on below
But now you never show it to me do ya?
And remember when I moved in you and the holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah.
Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah!
Of course there is a God above but all you’ve ever learned from love
Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew ya.
It’s not a cry you can hear at night it’s not somebody who’s seen the light,
It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah.
Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah!
Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah!
1984 – Leonard Cohen – Performed by Rufus Wainwright – Album: The Best of Rufus Wainwright.
Wainwright’s cover was for the animated motion picture “Shrek”.