There are moments when I know that I may be confused, but I'm not really an agnostic. I just had one of them listening to this. k.d. lang's version, from Hymns of the 49th Parallel
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
-Leonard Cohen
Comments (4)
'I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.' Clarence Darrow
Posted by Anonymous | February 22, 2006 3:08 PM
I love this song, and I didn't know that kd covered it...now I really have to pick up this album.
Posted by hybrid | February 22, 2006 3:28 PM
that is one of my favorite songs ever. i've heard the original and a number of covers of it, but not the kd lang one. will have to check it out.
Posted by melinda | February 22, 2006 3:55 PM
Fyi, Jeff Buckley did a longer version.
Posted by Nella | February 23, 2006 4:56 AM