Hallelujah
Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme Lyrics

Well, I heard there was a secret chord
I have heard that there is a particular chord that was used by David that pleased the Lord

That David played and it pleased the Lord
David played a certain chord that was pleasing to the Lord

But you don't really care for music, do you?
However, you seem to not have much interest in music

Well it goes like this:
This chord progression goes like this:

The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift
This chord progression contains the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, and the major lift

The baffled king composing Hallelujah
The king was perplexed while composing a song of praise, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah...
Hallelujah is repeated as a celebratory expression

Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
Your faith was once strong, but you needed evidence to reinforce it

You saw her bathing on the roof
You saw a woman bathing on the roof

Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya
Her beauty, combined with the moonlight, caused you to feel overwhelmed

She tied you to her kitchen chair
She tied you to a chair in her kitchen

She broke your throne and she cut your hair
She destroyed your throne and cut your hair

And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
From your lips, she drew an exclamation of praise, Hallelujah

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

I've seen this room and I've walked this floor (you know)
I am familiar with this room and have walked on this floor before

I used to live alone before I knew ya
I used to live alone, but that was before I met you

And I've seen your flag on the marble arch
I have noticed your flag displayed on the marble arch

And love is not a victory march
Love is not a triumphal celebration

It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
Love is difficult and sometimes can only be expressed with muted praise, Hallelujah

There was a time when you let me know
At some point, you were open with me about your true feelings

What's really going on below
You shared what was happening beneath the surface with me

But now you never show that to me, do ya?
However, you no longer reveal your true emotions to me, do you?

But remember when I moved in you
But recall the time when I affected you deeply

And the holy dove was moving too
And the symbol of the Holy Spirit was also present

And every breath we drew was Hallelujah
Every breath we took was a prayerful exclamation of praise, Hallelujah

Maybe there's a God above
It's possible that there is a higher power above us

But all I've ever learned from love
However, the only lesson I've learned from love

Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya
Is that love can lead you to want to hurt someone who has hurt you

And it's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not a shout of praise that you hear during the night

It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's not someone who has experienced salvation

It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
Instead, love is difficult and can only be expressed with muted praise, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah...
Hallelujah is repeated as a celebratory expression

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah is repeated as a celebratory expression

Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah is repeated as a celebratory expression