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I heard there was a sacred chord
That David played and it pleased the lord
But you don’t really care for music, do you?
And it goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing hallelujah

Hallelujah

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

Hallelujah

Maybe 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
And love is not a victory march
It’s a cold and it’s a broken hallelujah

Hallelujah

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 tonight
It’s not somebody who’s seen the light
It’s a cold and it’s a broken hallelujah

Hallelujah