"Samson, you in DANGER, Boy!"

Have you ever heard a song that just makes you stop everything just to listen? Not even thinking to chime in because it is just that GOOD? Makes the -hair -stand -up -on -your -arms, good?? (OK, so now you know I have hairy arms. Get over it.) And no, it wasn't on American Idol....although contestants use this song a lot. THIS version, by some guys from Norway TAKES MY BREATH AWAY. Can't help it ya'll...the song is just beautiful. I have tried to share the magic of this video with my husband, who, to his great credit tries, really. he says: "Sure Honey, it's beautiful...but, umm, well don't know about wanting to rip my clothes off and have their baby and all." See.

I show it to my son, who although he has a healthy appreciation for music with his "anime techno" he loves to listen to...didn't get my rapt fascination with this song. I say: "Listen to the words..they're beautiful, bitter-sweet....it's about sometimes getting the object of your desire and it sometimes can destroy you. Beautiful words...

My son looked at me oddly and said "Nice, Mom."

Here are the lyrics:

i heard there was a secret chord
that david played and it pleased the lord
but you don't really care for music, do you
well it goes like this the fourth, the fifth
the minor fall and the major lift
the baffled king composing hallelujah

hallelujah...

well 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
she broke your throne and she cut your hair
and from your lips she drew the hallelujah

hallelujah...

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 you
i've seen your flag on the marble arch
but love is not a victory march
it's a cold and it's a broken 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 you
but 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 outdrew you
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...


You just want to warn poor Samson to stay away from that conniving cow, Delilah. She's not all that! Or get all Whoopi Goldberg in "Ghost" and tell him "Samson, you in danger boy!"