I heard there was a secret chord,
That David played, and it pleased the Lord.
But you don't really care for music, do you ?
Well it goes like this; the fourth, the fifth,
The minor fall, and the major lift !
The baffled king composing hallelujah !
Hallelujah !
Your faith was strong but you needed 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 and she cut your hair,
And from your lips she drew the hallelujah !
Hallelujah !
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 your flag on the marble arch,
And love is not a victory march,
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah !
Hallelujah !
Well there was a time when you let me know,
What's really going on below,
But now you never show that to me, do you ?
Remember when I moved in you,
And the holy dove was moving too,
And every breath we drew was hallelujah !
Hallelujah !
Maybe there's a God above.
All I've ever learned from love,
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you,
And It's 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 !
Hallelujah !