the words to the song hallelujah by leonard cohen

The relationship still exists, but it's hollow. When you hear a Hallelujah it's probably not because of joy (seeing the light), but because someone is hurting. Maybe the most 'black' verse, reflecting on the bitterness of love. It is a distructive relationship and the Hallelujah is one of dispair.Īnd it's not a cry that you hear at night It ends up with him submitting and losing his powers.

The man (David) falls in love, but the relation is not a healty one. She broke your throne, and she cut your hairĪnd from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you Your faith was strong but you needed proof I believe this is about unmatched intrests in a relationship. He does not understand this (is baffled) and tries to explain (the cords are matched by the actual song), thus composing the Hallelujah. That David played, and it pleased the Lordīut you don't really care for music, do you?ĭavid loves music, but his love does not. I believe the version he performed during his 2008 tour (maybe still does) is the most logical (complete): Even LC did not always sing the same verses. I will not go in to them, other have already explained these references in great detail. There are many biblical references in the song (King David, Samson and Delilah). Lennard Cohen uses this theme to talk about the hardships of love. Hallelujah can be said in many different circumstances. The logic of the song is there can be many different hallelujah's. Both the melody and the words are really powerful. The first time I heard this song it touched me. The different hallelujah's are the example of how you feel in each stage of the relationship. The reference to God above is just whether God controls our destiny or not in these affairs, he doesn't know. But his love of music (maybe writing it) will always be what gets him through it, and he doesn't understand how others could not relate to that. From the beginning where you have the euphoric love relationship to the when the love ends, and his best protection is to be the one to end it first (shoot first), that way you don't get hurt as much. The stages are not in order, he just describes each one as he feels or remembers them. I can relate to the stages he describes in each verse. The indication to me is most relationships run this course over time. References to God and the bible just parts of his comparisons to what he has been thru from the beginning of the relationship to the end. I think this is definitely about a relationship he was in and its stages.

The words to the song hallelujah by leonard cohen