Hallelujah
k.d. lang Lyrics

I heard there was a secret chord
I heard there was a musical chord that was only known to a select few

That David played, and it pleased the Lord
That David played this chord and it pleased a higher power

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

Well it goes like this
Let me explain how the chord goes

The fourth, the fifth
The chord is made up of the fourth and fifth notes of a scale

The minor fall, the major lift
The chord has a sad and a happy sound to it

The baffled king composing Hallelujah
A king who is confused and uncertain is writing a song of praise

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Praise to a higher power

Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
You had strong beliefs, but required evidence to reinforce them

You saw her bathing on the roof
You caught sight of her while she was bathing on the roof

Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
Her stunning beauty, combined with the moon's radiance, overwhelmed you

Well she tied you to her kitchen chair
She physically restrained you in her kitchen

She broke your throne and cut your hair
She destroyed your sense of power and control over yourself

And from your lips she drew Hallelujah
She elicited an expression of praise from you

Baby I've been here before
I've experienced this situation in the past

I've seen this room and I've walked the floor
I've been in this room before and felt restless

Used to live alone before I knew ya
I used to be by myself before I met you

But I've seen your flag on the marble arch
I've noticed your mark on a notable landmark

Our love is not a victory march
Our love is not always easy, but it's worth it

It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
Our expression of praise is not always joyous, sometimes it's difficult and incomplete

Maybe there's a God above
There is a possibility of a higher power

But all I've ever learned from love
All I've learned from love is

Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya
How to hurt someone who hurt you first

It's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not a vocal expression of pain that you hear in the darkness

It's not someone who's seen the light
It's not someone who has experienced enlightenment

It's a cold and broken Hallelujah
Our expression of praise is still difficult and incomplete

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Praise to a higher power

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Praise to a higher power

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Praise to a higher power

Hallelujah
Praise to a higher power