Rufus Wainwright

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Rhythm	9.7
Melody	9.9
Instruments	9.8
Lyrics	9.9
Vocal	9.9
This song has been reviewed 37 times. Overall score for this song, 9.8.

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Rufus Wainwright - Hallelujah Lyrics

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Title	Hallelujah
Artist	Rufus Wainwright
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Song lyrics

Send "Hallelujah" ringtones to your cell

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 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, 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 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 real and going on below
But now you never show it to me, do you?

And remember when I moved in you
The Holy Dark was moving too
And every breath we drew was hallelujah

Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah

Maybe there’s a God above
And 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

Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah

Send "Hallelujah" ringtones to your cell

lyrics submitted by Andi

lyrics corrected by Sabiha on 22-07-2008

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17-05-2005 18:41 Sedders
47 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal [lyrics=]She broke your throne, she cut your hair wow
24-05-2005 16:21 pikkusaara
40 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Oh, it's so great <3 I've heard few other versions too, but i love this most. And that's because i love Rufus Wainwright's voice. There are not enought adjectives to describe it!
06-08-2005 17:20 duh_its_emma
1 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i think i heard this song on the L Word, and now im in love w/it. haha i listen to it like everyday at least 3 times each. its perfect.
28-08-2005 21:08 SkyCaptain
1 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Hi.I´m looking for Hallelujah note sheet for piano.Do someone know where i can get it or can send it to me as mail please?Thanks.SC
28-08-2005 21:54 Jfizzle38
1,602 posts	* offtopic : Hey this dude was on Punk'd but he went by Bizarre!
17-12-2005 14:35 the_champ
33 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal The most beautiful song I've every heard!!!
18-01-2006 05:10 cincytess
1 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This song was also used in the 2004 movie titled SAINT RALPH (a surprisingly good movie) about a young high school boy who takes up running hoping that the same miracle that would make him win the Boston Marathon... would also be the miracle that would save his dying mom. (We rented it from Netflix not long ago) The movements in this song were very effective. I especially liked: 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 It's at that point, when a person who has been consumed with a dream, who has succeeded in surpassing everyone's expectations but their own, whose unyielding passion has brought them to that final test... and then it's over... & everything in your whole being is spent... emptied... exhausted... it's not a pain or sorrow that you feel, it's not a grand victory you celebrate... it is the naked soul that rises within you... and sings! ... hallelujah. Hallelujah. H A L L E L U J A H . . . hallelujah. & you'll just have to rent the movie to see if he got the miracles he expected! (can you tell this is one of my many Favorite Movies?! Of course, I liked Shrek, also... & cried just about the same for BOTH movies!)
19-01-2006 20:04 Adonakim
2 posts	A few days ago, I suddenly had a waning and unknown desire to hear this song, this rendition, and this artist. A passed it off for a few days until I decided it was convenient enough. Now, listening to it for the past two days, it is no longer a song. It's neither melody nor music. It's an existing truth - the words in the back of my head that have been playing my whole life. Hearing it externally is a comfort and I can barely bring myself to turn the song; my heart aches. This, a wondrous tune, is heaven from which I cannot turn away.
05-02-2006 22:40 euromegamouth
64 posts	i know i'm about to be flamed, but i don't really like this song. i much prefer "cigarettes and chocolate milk".
02-04-2006 13:23 alexa53
8 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Love this song. Some people wanted the music sheets, or something? I don't know much about writing or playing music, but I found this page by accident and it looked like it might be of some use to anyone who wants to play this song. http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/hallelujah.html
06-04-2006 15:45 Ricken
14 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i like it and i think is good in schrek 2
06-04-2006 15:47 hum
17,235 posts	* offtopic : I think is only in the first Shrek film, not the second. Great song by the way.
18-04-2006 03:15 DeBartolo
2 posts	Hey if anybody has the piano sheet music for this song can u email it to me? I'd certainly appreciate it. lookitsagrape@aol.com
18-04-2006 03:17 DeBartolo
2 posts	[topic=] Hey can someone send me the piano sheet music for this song if u have it? thanks. lookitsagrape@aol.com
02-05-2006 23:36 Lothiel
3 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal It is such a beautiful song. For anyone looking for the sheet music, it is available through musicnotes.com. Here is the link to the song. http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/scorch.asp?ppn=SC0022977 Rufus Wainwright is one of the most talented musicians today. I have no idea why he isn't more popular than he is...
26-05-2006 03:24 caleby
85 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal There's been a lot of misinformation so far... But rest assured, what I'm about to tell you is the truth. Leonard Cohen, one of my favourite songwriters, wrote the song, he wrote 15 verses. On his studio version, he only recorded 4, but he sings different ones live. Most people find his versions hard to enjoy because of his unique voice and arrangements. When John Cale (formerly of the Velvet Underground and various other projects) saw him performing it live, he asked him for the lyrics. Cohen sent all 15 verses. Cale selected 5 verses for his 1991 piano version... the first two were the same as Cohen's studio version's first 2. He did not write the 'new' verses... He chose them from the 15 Leonard Cohen sent him. To the person who said they fell in love with this version as soon as they saw Shrek... Actually it's John Cale's version which appears in the movie, but Rufus Wainwright's appears on the soundtrack because of record label issues. Since Cale's version, most people who have covered it, including Jeff Buckley (whose version is the most popular), have used the same verses as John Cale. My favourite verse though, is the last one on Cohen's studio version... "And even though it all went wrong, I'll stand before the Lord of Song with nothign on my tongue but Hallelujah". Beautiful. This is an amazing song no matter who sings it.
19-09-2006 23:09 ricosuave
1 posts	i'm sure most of you don't know this so i figure i might as well tell you. the lyrics that say "Your faith was strong but you needed proof, you saw her bathing on the roof, her beauty in the moonlight overthrew you" is actually talking about a passage in the bible in the book of kings ( i can't remember if it's 1 or 2) and it's about david and bethsheiba. hence the david refrence in the song. also, the lyrics that say "She tied you to a kitchen chair, she broke your throne, she cut your hair, and from your lips she drew the Hallelujah" is talking about the story of samson and delilah, which is also from the bible, from the book of judges. and if you don't believe me, you can check it out yourself.
09-11-2006 20:57 Juliiiaa
5 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal BIG LOVE 3 I'm listenting to it over and over again, sad me.. But I love it..
20-12-2006 00:50 SuicidalCindi
21 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This song is wonderful. It's beautiful in so many ways. I also think it's a hard song to hate. Because it's so darn good! Lol.
27-12-2006 21:01 mag_from_paris
3 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal God I love this song... yeah I know he's not the one who wrote it, but he just sings it with such a beautiful voice... And the lyrics speak for themselves, they sound so wonderful. --> magali (I'm french..!)
11-03-2007 16:38 Marre
22 posts	SO DAMN WONDERFUL
15-07-2007 02:22 disco__rockster
949 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i love this song whoever sings it rufus, jeff i dont care its a realy beautiful song but rufus version is up there he has a very different sound 2 him plus hes awesome an very pretty lol