Jason Castro – Hallelujah lyrics

Jason Castro – Hallelujah lyrics

I 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
The baffled king composing hallelujah

Hallelujah...

Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to her kitchen chair
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the hallelujah

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
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
But love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah

Hallelujah...

Well there was a time when you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show that to me do you
But remember when I moved in you
And the holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was 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

Hallelujah...

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Songwriters: Leonard Cohen

Hallelujah lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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Unregistered 2015-08-12 21:57:29

The line "well there was a time when you let me know; what's really going on below; but now you never show that to me, do you; but remember when i moved in you; and the holy dove was moving too; and every breath we drew was hallelujah" is not about sex. It is about how they used to speak of their thought and say them; let them know what's going on but they have hid their emotions. But even though they hide what used to thrive they can both merely look back to then and even though they are broken they feel passion and love. The whole song speaks of the relationship and how they aren't perfect, nor do they have the same relationship they used to but it works, they feel passion, love, and find happiness in a darker time. They find happiness and love just looking back to when their relationship was better, I really love this song it is not only beautiful to listen to but the lyrics are amazing.

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Unregistered 2012-01-25 01:37:40

I think this song is about how david was singing songs that pleased the lord but then he was tempted with bathsheva and he gave in because he had to see somehow if the lord could still love him even after he followed his heart and did something he wanted to do even though it was wrong. But then it talks about delilah cutting off samsons hair. I think it is about how woman can be mans undoing at times when she uses her appearance to overpower man. Also it speaks about love and how the holy dove was moving in them as a couple and that is really how they were created to be so they were praising well I could just go on and on.

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Unregistered 2012-03-23 23:21:18

He word 'hallelujah' is most familiar in the context of the 'hallelujah chorus' from handel's messiah. 'hallelujah' is a hebrew word meaning -praise ye jah (jehovah)'. Hallelujah appears four times in the niv and nasb (revelation 19: 1-6), and is translated 'alleluia' in the king james version. In modern parlance, both words mean 'praise the lord' or 'praise jehovah, ' phrases which appear over 50 times in the old testament and once in the new testament. It is interesting to note, however, that none of the times where 'praise the lord' or 'praise jehovah' appears are they a translation of the hebrew 'hallelujah. '

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Unregistered 2012-05-25 01:40:54

Someone hit the nail on the head above when they wrote; "well there was a time when you let me know; what's really going on below; but now you never show that to me, do you; but remember when i moved in you; and the holy dove was moving too; and every breath we drew was hallelujah" I don't know if it's just me, but I tend to think this line is about s**, written very figuratively, almost close to being abstract. This is exactly what it is about. It's a very sacreligious song, very cleverly written. Well, we will all meet our maker and give an account of ourselves. God help leonard! Look for the other version same melody, different words.

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Unregistered 2012-02-16 06:46:11

"well there was a time when you let me know; what's really going on below; but now you never show that to me, do you; but remember when i moved in you; and the holy dove was moving too; and every breath we drew was hallelujah" I don't know if it's just me, but I tend to think this line is about s**, written very figuratively, almost close to being abstract. Read the words in all caps, as I wrote. I am not sure. Perhaps, I am just overanalyzing.

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Unregistered 2012-04-25 01:55:39

It's definitly a beautifully written song, although after reading all the lyrics carefully, I do not believe it was written as a praise & worship song to god. That being said, many people are still touched spiritually by this song ~ how can that be awful? If god used a jackass to carry the savior of the world to the cross, why can't he use this song for good too? All the lyrics might not have been ordained by him, but that doesn't mean he can't use them in a positive way. It's still a beautiful song - makes me want to sing hallelujah all day long!

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