Hallelujah
Elisa Lyrics

I heard there was a secret chord
There's a special combination of sounds that only some will be able to hear

That David played and it pleased the lord
King David played a song that God enjoyed

But you don't really care for music, do you
But you aren't interested in the finer aspects of music, are you?

Well it goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
This is how the special combination of sounds goes: the fourth, the fifth

The minor fall and the major lift
It includes a series of notes that represent both sadness (minor fall) and hope (major lift)

The baffled king composing hallelujah
The king is perplexed by the song he has composed, which includes the word 'hallelujah'

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, praise the Lord, praise the Lord

Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
You believed in something deeply, but wanted evidence to support your belief

You saw her bathing on the roof
You caught a glimpse of a woman taking a bath on her roof

Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
Her stunning looks and the ambience of the moonlit night left you powerless

And she tied you to her kitchen chair
She bound you to a chair in her kitchen

She broke your throne and she cut your hair
She destroyed your power and changed your appearance

And from your lips she drew the hallelujah
And from your mouth, she drew out the word 'hallelujah'

Baby I've been here before
I've been in this situation before

I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
I know this place like the back of my hand

I used to live alone before I knew ya
I was living by myself before I met you

I've seen your flag on the marble arch
I've seen your national symbol on an important monument

But love is not a victory march
But love shouldn't be viewed as a competition to be won

It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
Sometimes love can be disappointing and unfulfilling

Well there was a time when you let me know
There was a moment when you were open with me

What's really going on below
About what was really happening inside you

But now you never show that to me do you
But now you're not willing to share those deeper feelings with me anymore

But remember when I moved in you
But let's not forget when we shared a deeper intimacy

And the holy dove was moving too
And at that moment, it felt like something divine was happening

And every breath we drew was hallelujah
Every moment we shared together felt like a sacred celebration

Well, maybe there is a God above
Perhaps there is a higher power watching over us

But all I've ever learnt from love
But based on my experiences, all I've really learned about love

Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya
Is that sometimes you have to hurt the person who hurts you first

And it's not a cry that you hear at night
And it's not a sound of sadness and loss that you hear in the dark

It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's not someone who has found enlightenment

It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
It's a painful and unfulfilling faith

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, praise the Lord, praise the Lord