I've 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 And baffled king composing Hallelujah
Your faith was strong, but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty in 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
Baby, I've been here before, I've seen this room and I've walked this floor, I used to live alone before I knew you And I've seen your flag on a Marble Arch Love is not a victory match It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
I did my best, it wasn't much I couldn't see, 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
Well, maybe there's a God above But all I've ever learned from love Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you 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