John Cale

I heard there was a secret chord
that David played and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music do ya
It goes like this the fourth the fifth
the minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Her faith was strong but she needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Maybe i've been here before
I know this room, I've walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew you
I've seen your flag on the marble lodge
and love is not a victory march
It's acold and it's abroken hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
There was a time, you let me know
what's really going on below
But now you never showed it to me do ya
I remember when I moved in you
and the holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
And maybe there's a God above
And all I ever learned from love
is how to shoot at someone who outdrew you
And it's not the cry that you hear tonight
and it's not somebody who's seen the light
It's acold and it's abroken hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah