Now, I heard there was a secret cord,
That David played and it pleased the Lord,
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this:
The forth,
The fifth,
The minor fall,
The major lift.
The baffled king composing Hallelujah.
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Your faith was strong, but you need proof.
You saw her bathing on the roof,
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you.
She tied you to a kitchen chair,
She broke your throne,
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 and I've walked this floor.
I used to live alone before I knew you.
I've seen your flag on the marble arch.
Love is not a victory march,
It's and cold and broken Hallelujah.
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
Hallelujah, hallelujah
You say I took the name in vain,
But I don't even know the name,
And if I did, well really, what's it to you?
There's a blaze of light in every word,
It doesn't matter which you heard,
The holy,
Or the broken Hallelujah.
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
Hallelujah, hallelujah
I did my best; it wasn't much,
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch.
I've told the truth,
I didn't come to fool you.
And even though it all went wrong,
I'll stand before the Lord of Song,
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah.
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
Hallelujah, hallelujah