What do you think the song "Hallelujah" means?!
Question: What do you think the song "Hallelujah" means!?
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
Hallelu----jah
Your faith was strong but you needed proof, you saw her bathing on the roof, her beauty in 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
Hallelu----jah
Maybe I have been here before, I know this room; I have walked this floor, I used to live alone before I knew you
I've seen your flag on the marble arch, love is not a victory march, it's a cold and its a broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah
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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
Hallelu----jah
Your faith was strong but you needed proof, you saw her bathing on the roof, her beauty in 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
Hallelu----jah
Maybe I have been here before, I know this room; I have walked this floor, I used to live alone before I knew you
I've seen your flag on the marble arch, love is not a victory march, it's a cold and its a broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah
there's 2 more verses and you can include them too if you want, but what do you think a particular verse or the whole song means or is about!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
Answers:
The song is about love which has soured and gone stale!. Cohen used a lot of religious imagery, including references to some of the more notorious women in the bible:
You saw her bathing on the roof, her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you - Bathsheba, who tempted the king to kill her husband so he could have her
She tied you to her kitchen chair, she broke your throne and she cut your hair - Delilah, who cut off Sampson's locks that held his superhuman strength
But remember when I moved in you and the holy dove was moving too - This could be a reference to the divine conception and Mary
The lines referring to the immaculate conception can also be interpreted as having a sexual connotation: "And every breath we drew was hallelujah!."Www@Enter-QA@Com
You saw her bathing on the roof, her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you - Bathsheba, who tempted the king to kill her husband so he could have her
She tied you to her kitchen chair, she broke your throne and she cut your hair - Delilah, who cut off Sampson's locks that held his superhuman strength
But remember when I moved in you and the holy dove was moving too - This could be a reference to the divine conception and Mary
The lines referring to the immaculate conception can also be interpreted as having a sexual connotation: "And every breath we drew was hallelujah!."Www@Enter-QA@Com
Wow, thanks for the lyrics I am not sure what it means but it's a beautiful song! I wonder who sang it before Jason Castro made it popular again!. - Thank you a bit of Mellie, I am you tubing it now!Www@Enter-QA@Com
I think its about carpets!.!.!.or pirates!.!.!.!.Or pirate carpetsWww@Enter-QA@Com
it actually means "Praise Jehovah"!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
A canadian artist named Leonard Cohen wrote and sang this song!. The meaning of the song according to WIKI is here:
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Hallelujah_!.!.!.
Here are the full lyrics:
Now 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!?
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 her
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
You say I took the name in vain
I don't even know the name
But if I did, well really, what's it to you!?
There's a blaze of light
In every word
It doesn't matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you
And even though
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
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah
A lot of artists have covered this song (My favorite versions being by Jeff Buckley and Rufus Wainwright)
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http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Hallelujah_!.!.!.
Here are the full lyrics:
Now 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!?
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 her
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
You say I took the name in vain
I don't even know the name
But if I did, well really, what's it to you!?
There's a blaze of light
In every word
It doesn't matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you
And even though
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
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah
A lot of artists have covered this song (My favorite versions being by Jeff Buckley and Rufus Wainwright)
hope i've answered your question!Www@Enter-QA@Com