Hallelujah
101 Strings Orchestra Lyrics

I've heard there was a secret chord
I have heard that there is a particular musical chord that is special.

That David played, and it pleased the Lord
David played a unique musical chord that pleased the Lord.

But you don't really care for music, do you?
However, you are not particularly interested in music.

It goes like this
This is how the unique musical chord goes.

The fourth, the fifth
The unique musical chord involves playing the fourth and fifth notes.

The minor fall, the major lift
The chord then involves playing a minor note followed by a major note.

The baffled king composing Hallelujah
The king was perplexed while coming up with the song Hallelujah.

Your faith was strong but you needed proof
Your faith was unshakable, but you still needed some evidence.

You saw her bathing on the roof
You saw a woman taking a bath on the roof of her house.

Her beauty in the moonlight overthrew you
Her beauty was so breathtaking that it knocked you off your feet.

She tied you to a kitchen chair
She restrained you by tying you to a chair in the kitchen.

She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
She destroyed your position of power and cut your hair.

And from your lips, she drew the Hallelujah
From your lips, she inspired you to sing Hallelujah.

Baby I have been here before
I have experienced this situation before.

I know this room, I've walked this floor
I am familiar with this space, and I have walked around in it.

I used to live alone before I knew you.
Before I met you, I lived an isolated life.

I've seen your flag on the marble arch
I have seen a symbol of your national pride on a stone structure.

Love is not a victory march
Love is not always a triumphant celebration of victory.

It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
Love can be a painful and imperfect expression of gratitude.

There was a time when you let me know
There was a time when you confided in me.

What's really going on below
I knew what you were really struggling with beneath the surface.

But now you never show it to me, do you?
But now you no longer reveal your true self to me, do you?

And remember when I moved in you
And recall the time when my presence had a profound effect on you.

The holy dove was moving too
At that time, I felt that a spiritual force was present with us.

And every breath we drew was Hallelujah
We breathed in harmony and felt grateful for our shared experience.

Maybe there's a God above
Perhaps there is a divine being guiding the universe.

But all I've ever learned from love
However, my experiences with love have taught me something else.

Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you
I have learned to attack anyone who is more successful or talented than I am.

It's not a cry you can hear at night
It is not a literal, audible cry weeping into the darkness.

It's not somebody who has seen the light
It's not a person who has experienced an epiphany or revelation.

It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
It is a broken and imperfect expression of gratitude.

You say I took the name in vain
You accuse me of disrespecting something sacred.

I don't even know the name
I do not even know what it is that I am accused of disrespecting.

But if I did, well really, what's it to you?
But even if I did, why does it matter to you?

There's a blaze of light in every word
Every word contains a spark of divine inspiration or illumination.

It doesn't matter which you heard
It is not important which version of the truth you have heard.

The holy or the broken Hallelujah
Both the joyful and painful expressions of gratitude are valid and meaningful.

I did my best, it wasn't much
I tried as hard as I could, but I did not achieve much.

I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
I was emotionally numb, so I attempted to reach out physically.

I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you
I have been honest with you, and I did not intend to deceive you.

And even though it all went wrong
Despite everything going awry.

I'll stand before the Lord of Song
I will present myself before the divine being who inspires music.

With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah
The only thing I can say is Hallelujah.