Over The Rhine Hallelujah

In 1984, Leonard Cohen recorded what would become one of the most beautiful and most covered songs ever; Hallelujah. I was cruising YouTube tonight in another bout of sleeplessness and came across what has to be one of the greatest amalgamations since peanut butter and chocolate: Over the Rhine singing Hallelujah. This is actually a cover of Jeff Buckley's famous cover.  If you're familiar with Cohen's masterpiece you'll recognize the difference in the final verse.  For those of you who are unacquainted with OTR, I highly recommend their album Snow Angels and the song All I Ever Get For Christmas Is Blue.  Please, give it a listen.  Shed a tear.  Thank me later.

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

David Watching Bathsheba Bathe

The minor fall and 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 her kitchen chair

Delilah Cutting Samson's Hair

And she broke your throne and she cut your hair

And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

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

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Hallelujah
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 ya?

And remember when I moved in you?

And the holy dove was moving too

And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Well maybe there's a God above

But all I've ever learned from love

Was how to shoot somebody who 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

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Hallelujah...

RIP Mr. Buckley
1966-1997