The Bolt

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

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

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

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

Baby, 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,
But listen love is not some kind of victory march,
It's a cold and it's a very broken Hallelujah

There was a time you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show it to me, do ya?
But I remember when I moved in you,
And the holy dove was moving too,
And every single breath that we drew was Hallelujah

Maybe there's a god above
As for me, all I ever learned from love
Is how to shoot at someone who outdrew ya
But it's not a complaint that you hear tonight,
It's not the laughter of someone who claims to have seen the light
It's a cold and it's a very lonely Hallelujah

I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I learned to touch
I've told the truth, I didn't come all this way to fool you
And even though it all went wrong
I'll stand right here before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah

I heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do ya?
Well it goes like this
The fourth, the fifth
The minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to her kitchen chair
And she broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Well baby I've been here before
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew ya
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

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?
And remember when I moved in you?
And the holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

Well maybe there's a god above
But all I've ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who'd 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

I heard there was a secret chord
That David played to please 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

Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya
She tied you to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

You say I took the name in vain
Well 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

I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I learned 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 lips but Hallelujah

Now maybe there's a god above
But all I ever learned from love
Is how to shoot at someone who outdrew you
And it's no complaint you hear tonight,
And it's not some pilgrim who's seen the light
It's a cold and broken Hallelujah

I've heard there was this secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do ya?
It goes like this
The fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to her kitchen chair
And she broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Now maybe there's a god above
As for me, all I ever learned from love
Is how to shoot at someone who out drew you
But it's not a cry that you hear tonight
It's not some pilgrim who claims to have seen the light, no
It's a cold and it's a very broken Hallelujah

Oh people I've been here before
I know this room and I've walked this floor
You see, I used to live alone before I knew you
And I've seen your flag on the marble arch
But listen love is not some kind of victory march, no
It's a cold and it's a very lonely Hallelujah

There was a time when you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never even show it to me do you?
Now remember when I moved in you?
And the holy dove she was moving too
And every single breath that we drew was Hallelujah

I've done my best, I know it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I learned to touch
I've told the truth, I didn't come here to (London) just to fool you
And even though
It all went wrong
I'll stand right here before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah