I've heard there was a secret chord That David played and it pleased

She broke your throne and she cut your hair. And from ... I used to live alone before I knew you. But I've seen ... Well, maybe there's a God above. But all ever ...
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Well, maybe there's a God above But all ever learned from love Was how to shoot somebody who out drew ya And 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, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah...

I've 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, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Well your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight over threw 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, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Baby I've been here before I've seen this room and I've walked this floor, you know I used to live alone before I knew you But 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, Hallelujah 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 An holy dove was moving too And every breath we drew was hallelujah Hallelujah , Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah

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Hallelujah (qui signifie « louer Yah ») est une chanson écrite par Leonard Cohen. Elle est enregistrée pour la première fois sur son album de 1984 intitulé Various Positions. Cette chanson a été reprise par de nombreux artistes (il y aurait, sans compter les versions live, plus de 120 reprises d'Hallelujah). La plus connue d'entre elles est sans doute celle de Jeff Buckley sortie en 1994 sur son album Grace. Toutefois, ce n'est pas la version de Leonard Cohen que Jeff Buckley reprend, mais celle de John Cale (sortie en 1991 sur la compilation I'm your Fan). John Cale avait obtenu l'autorisation de Cohen pour modifier un passage du texte original, et c'est ce texte modifié que Jeff Buckley chante par la suite.