Halleluja [English translation]

The story tells that David once

pleased God with a rare song

but music has never really interested you, has it?

It goes like this, a fourth, a fifth

A minor fall ending suddenly

The slain king singing Hallelujah

Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah

David's faith was strong, but he wanted to see a proof

and she danced out on the thin ice

the moon and her beauty knocked him out

She tied him to a kitchen table

she broke his power and cut his hair

and from his lips, she drew a Hallelujah

Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah

Baby, you know I've been here before

I've opened that window and shut that door

I lived her when I got to know you

I saw you marching with your flag and song

but love is no victory walk

it's a staggering and distraught Hallelujah

Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah

There used to be a time when I could see

exactly what you felt inside

Now I see nothing but a shadow of contempt

But I remember you gently leaned in over me

and the sky showed us the way

our breath was a whispering Hallelujah

Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah

Maybe there is a God somewhere

but all I know about love

is how to torture yourself to death

This is no cry of pain

a burned out pilgrim's last hope

it's a cold and it's a lonely Hallelujah

Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah

I did my very best

I don't know what I felt, but I tried to touch

I spoke the truth, I didn't come to betray you

And even though everything went wrong, everything I did and said

I'll face God on the last day

with nothing but a Hallelujah

Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah

Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah