LILT: Halleluja 3.0

Promoted, minus the esoteric part and with further development:

Deeply feeling and so pious
On his wall Our Lord is nailed
He wipes the defects from the Bible
He gives Communion without fail

He loves all the choir boys
Their pure souls so crystal clear
But the tenor gives him pause
So he has to keep him near
On the nightstand, not a sound
Our Lord's image
Is turned slowly 'round

When the church clock strikes the hour
[Hallelujah]
He folds his hands and knees in prayer
[Hallelujah]
He is a single parson
[Hallelujah]
Neighbourly love is in his lesson
[Hallelujah]

The youth is allowed to stay
Sin nests at half his height
Reverend Father kneels to pray
To music and candlelight

When the church clock strikes the hour
[Hallelujah]
He folds his hands and knees in prayer
[Hallelujah]
He is a single parson
[Hallelujah]
Neighbourly love is in his lesson
[Hallelujah]

When the church clock strikes the hour
[Hallelujah]
He folds his hands and knees in prayer
[Hallelujah]
He is a true Christian
[Hallelujah]
Charity no mystery to him
[Hallelujah]
Turn slowly around
Turn around

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LILT: Halleluja 1.3

I'm not sure if this is a step forward or back. The chorus has been blasted, and a few less dramatic changes have also been made. The chorus might have to be reverted, because though it works better rhythmically it is a bit odd:

Deeply feeling and so pious
On his wall Our Lord is nailed
He wipes the defects from the Bible
He gives Communion without fail

He loves all the choir boys
With their souls so crystal clear
But the tenor gives him pause
So he has to keep him near
On the nightstand, not a sound
Our Lord's image
Is turned slowly 'round

When the church clock strikes the hour
[Hallelujah]
He folds his hands and knees in prayer
[Hallelujah]
He is a single cleric
[Hallelujah]
Neighbourly love is esoteric
[Hallelujah]

The youth is allowed to stay
Sin nests at half his height
Reverend Father kneels to pray
To music and candlelight

When the church clock strikes the hour
[Hallelujah]
He folds his hands and knees in prayer
[Hallelujah]
He is a single cleric
[Hallelujah]
Neighbourly love is esoteric
[Hallelujah]

When the church clock strikes the hour
[Hallelujah]
He folds his hands and knees in prayer
[Hallelujah]
He is a true Christian
[Hallelujah]
Charity no mystery to him
[Hallelujah]
Turn slowly around
Turn around

[lyrics][discuss]

LILT: Halleluja 1.2

Only one word changed this time, but it works better, so it's worth an iteration:

Deeply feeling and so pious
On his wall Our Lord is nailed
He wipes defacement from the Bible
He gives Communion without fail

He loves all the choir boys
With their souls so pure and clear
But the tenor gives him pause
So he has to keep him near
On the nightstand, not a sound
Our Lord's image
Is turned slowly 'round

When the church clock strikes the hour
[Hallelujah]
He folds his hands and knees in prayer
[Hallelujah]
He's a single clergyman
[Hallelujah]
So he must share his love as he can
[Hallelujah]

The youth is allowed to stay
Sin nests at half his height
Reverend Father kneels to pray
To music and candlelight

When the church clock strikes the hour
[Hallelujah]
He folds his hands and knees in prayer
[Hallelujah]
He's a single clergyman
[Hallelujah]
So he must share his love as he can
[Hallelujah]

When the church clock strikes the hour
[Hallelujah]
He folds his hands and knees in prayer
[Hallelujah]
He is a true Christian
[Hallelujah]
Charity no mystery to him
[Hallelujah]
Turn slowly around
Turn around

[lyrics][discuss]

There is something really compelling about this song. I keep coming back to it. I think it's that dramatic chorus. It's great.

LILT: Halleluja 1.1

Deeply feeling and so pious
On his wall Our Lord is nailed
He wipes pollution from the Bible
He gives Communion without fail

He loves all the choir boys
With their souls so pure and clear
But the tenor gives him pause
So he has to keep him near
On the nightstand, not a sound
Our Lord's image
Is turned slowly 'round

When the church clock strikes the hour
[Hallelujah]
He folds his hands and knees in prayer
[Hallelujah]
He's a single clergyman
[Hallelujah]
So he must share his love as he can
[Hallelujah]

The youth is allowed to stay
Sin nests at half his height
Reverend Father kneels to pray
To music and candlelight

When the church clock strikes the hour
[Hallelujah]
He folds his hands and knees in prayer
[Hallelujah]
He's a single clergyman
[Hallelujah]
So he must share his love as he can
[Hallelujah]

When the church clock strikes the hour
[Hallelujah]
He folds his hands and knees in prayer
[Hallelujah]
He is a true Christian
[Hallelujah]
Charity no mystery to him
[Hallelujah]
Turn slowly around
Turn around

[lyrics][discuss]

I feel dirty.

LILT: Halleluja 1.0

Ah, yes, you can count on Rammstein to have tackled this one:

He's deeply feeling and pious
On his wall Our Lord is nailed
He wipes blemishes from the Bible
He gives Communion without fail

He loves all the choir boys
All their souls kept so clear
But the tenor gives him pause
So he has to keep him near
On the nightstand, not a sound
God's image
He turns it slowly 'round

When the church clock strikes the hour
[Hallelujah]
He folds his hands and knees in prayer
[Hallelujah]
He is still an unmarried man
[Hallelujah]
So he must give his love as he can
[Hallelujah]

The youth is allowed to stay
Sin nests at half his height
So he gets down to pray it away
To music and candlelight

When the church clock strikes the hour
[Hallelujah]
He folds his hands and knees in prayer
[Hallelujah]
He is still an unmarried man
[Hallelujah]
So he must give his love as he can
[Hallelujah]

When the church clock strikes the hour
[Hallelujah]
He folds his hands and knees in prayer
[Hallelujah]
He is a true Christian
[Hallelujah]
Charity no mystery to him
[Hallelujah]
Turn slowly around
Turn around

Sorry, once again no lyrics link. Once Herzeleid is back on its feet I'll post these.

The song really needs no explanation. It's a wonderful song, despite or perhaps because of the subject matter. The choral vocals rock. I think it should have made general release on Mutter. I guess twelve tracks is just not in line with tradition :)

[lyrics][discuss]

[update 20090730: lyrics link added. Herzeleid's back!]