Stakes were high. Lissauer had never even seen that review until I sent it to him after our interview. In fact, he had no idea that Various Positions had actually been released in the U. But he does express regret that the outcome of the Various Positions saga effectively meant the end of his relationship with Cohen. I felt horrible. Watch here. Newswire Powered by. Close the menu. Rolling Stone. Log In. To help keep your account secure, please log-in again.
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Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. Log in. Lyrics Artists add. Hallelujah Leonard Cohen Comments 4 Tags. 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 ya? 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 ya 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 ya?
Hallelujah song meanings. Add Your Thoughts Comments. General Comment Wow, everyone has such deep interpretations of these lyrics, and they're all a great read. In a long long car trip my friend and I decided we should listen to the song and pause it, rewind, listen again, rewind, and analyze this song and here's what we came up with. Many people have already mentioned the biblical references to the story of King David who supposedly was a composer of God and his struggles with lusting over a woman and King David kills her husband and thus does the dirty deed.
Possibly this Hallelujah is a corrupted Hallelujah. It's about sacrifice and love. King David sacrificed his morals and his relation with God by killing a man to obtain love, and that is why the Hallelujah is so dark.
The first verse is very very fascinating. It begins with sarcasm. Still talkin about the first verse here The chord structure of the piece is exactly with the lyrics. The music actually plays the 4th and 5th chord progression in the piece and Cohen plays an a minor chord when he says "minor. This establishes that King David is more interested in composing a dark Hallelujah and he is baffled by the dark love that came from his bloodshed. Like, how can something good come out of murder and adultry.
The chorus Obviously this Hallelujah isn't the typical Hallelujah that would be heard at Easter. The chords roll back and forward between F major and a minor creating a darker chorus. This being because the Hallelujah is a dark and repressed praise created by death. This second verse reinforces the biblical theory that this is about King David finding love. Symbolicaly speaking, he was tied to a kitchen chair, borke your throne and cut your hair, could be referring to a King David after he commited the murder and there was no turning back.
It could also be possible that Cohen sings "she broke your throne, and cut your heir. However, in the bible Solomon King David's son was hurt by his father's actions.
With that stand point, even the dark Hallelujah has a "blaze of light" like the holy Hallelujah. The final Verse The final verse is again King David talking to God basically admitting he was wrong, and he even standing behind the dark love is entirely wrong. However, by standing in front of the lord of song and only proclaiming his dark Hallelujah proves that it was worth it all to King David.
Many people see it as a sexual references, and that could be very much so correct. There is just a lot of small parallels in the verses of the song to the bible that make the bible theory of this song more concrete. I still see this piece as a black love that comes through tragedy. There was an error. I definitely want to go on a road trip with you and your friend!! I have been trying to interpret this song for years and this is the most amazing explanation..
Cheers and xoxox!! I was actually going to post kind of what you posted. The song seems to be both literal and metaphor. Like you said, the beginning is about David. But the second part about cutting hair, is probably about Samson. I think it's about how people get enticed with their own lust and love and take their eyes off God, but it fails.
And at first, they're like 'Oh come on, I did it for this. But then they realize they messed up and admit they screwed up and humble themselves to God. At the end, they all pretty much say, 'I'm sorry God. I didn't go to you and tried on my own. I gave in to myself. I got too caught up in this. I tried, but it wasn't hard enough. Well put.. Thank you!!! I have been thinking about this song a lot recently. But where I differ is I really think he's talking about the fact that someone can have faith and it IS strong but if you don't act within the ideal believer confines ex: the way you look they didn't like "your" hair so they "cut your hair" and not watching your tongue You say I took the name in vain or they will break you down broke your thrown saying that you are weak and not right in faith even if you are a good person 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 then show you how it should be done She broke your throne, and she cut your hair and from your lips she drew the hallelujah.
Then throughout the the song he's referencing "hallelujah" to something sad and broken hence the reason you feel a little sad when you listen to the song AND lyrics. He sees this sadness and he is seeing it's wrong to have this mindset of being closed minded.
It doesn't matter if you use words that might offend because "They just don't like it" and if anything it should be a way to shed light on great and true no matter what the word But if I did, well really, what's it to you? All the same, Cohen was not too religious. He only said he had a fondness for Christ because he was touched by His generosity and could not comprehend Him.
But he considered himself to uphold the Judaism faith and said he was not interested in another religion. It, however, left many bewildered since they could not understand why the song, which to some is a break-up song, was being sung at a political event. Although it has become like a national anthem being played at weddings, funerals, political events, and churches, that was not always the case.
Unfortunately, despite taking so long to come up with the song, the producers thought it was not his best work. He was right because after it was released in America, it did not do well. In , John Cale modified the lyrics and created his version.
It still was unsuccessful until Jeff Buckley popularized it. It goes like this The fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah.
The song, as Cohen wrote it, is rich with references to Jewish Scriptures, including further references to former shepherd and now King David and his stolen love Bathsheba 2 Samuel 11 v 2. Your faith was strong, but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you. Judges 16 V 4. 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.
Cohen's lyrics are haunting and filled with lamentation, especially when he sings:. The song largely went unnoticed for many years. Bob Dylan was taken with the song and would play it live on occasion.
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