Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
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?
It goes like this...
The fourth.
The fifth.
The minor fall.
The major lift!
The baffled king composing!
"Hallelujah!"
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
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 a kitchen chair.
She broke your throne.
She cut your hair.
And from your lips, she drew the "Hallelujah!"
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Baby, I have been here before.
I know this room.
I've walked this floor.
I used to live alone before I knew you.
But I'm slingin' your flag on the marble arch.
Love is not a victory march!
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah!
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
There was a time when you let me know what's really goin' on below.
But now you never show it to me, do you?
And remember when I moved in you?
The Holy Dove was movin' too!
And every breath we drew was "Hallelujah!"
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Maybe there’s a god above.
But all I ever learned from love was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you.
And it’s not a cry you can hear at night.
It’s not somebody who's seen the Light!
It’s a cold and it’s a broken hallelujah!
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
I gave you all.
It wasn't much.
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch.
I told the truth; I never came to fool you.
And I'm sorry that it all went wrong!
I'll stand before the Lord of Song with nothing on my tongue but "Hallelujah!"
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this...
The fourth.
The fifth.
The minor fall.
The major lift!
The baffled king composing!
"Hallelujah!"
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
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 a kitchen chair.
She broke your throne.
She cut your hair.
And from your lips, she drew the "Hallelujah!"
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Baby, I have been here before.
I know this room.
I've walked this floor.
I used to live alone before I knew you.
But I'm slingin' your flag on the marble arch.
Love is not a victory march!
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah!
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
There was a time when you let me know what's really goin' on below.
But now you never show it to me, do you?
And remember when I moved in you?
The Holy Dove was movin' too!
And every breath we drew was "Hallelujah!"
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Maybe there’s a god above.
But all I ever learned from love was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you.
And it’s not a cry you can hear at night.
It’s not somebody who's seen the Light!
It’s a cold and it’s a broken hallelujah!
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
I gave you all.
It wasn't much.
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch.
I told the truth; I never came to fool you.
And I'm sorry that it all went wrong!
I'll stand before the Lord of Song with nothing on my tongue but "Hallelujah!"
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah.
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Lyrics submitted by TR_Jessie
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