If there's one thing y'all need to experience today, it's this jaw-dropping rendition of Leonard Cohen's signature song, "Hallelujah". During the 2008 X Factor season, Alexandra Burke took the stage to perform this timeless classic, successfully blowing away not just the audience, but the judges as well, as she received a standing ovation. "Hallelujah" was written and recorded by Canadian singer, Leonard Cohen, and released in 1984 on his Various Positions album. It's been covered numerous times, most notably by Jeff Buckley, whose version charted worldwide and is critically acclaimed. Alexandra, who won the fifth season of X Factor, released her own version which topped the charts in both the UK and Ireland in 2008. We couldn't agree more when the judge described Alexandra's performance as strong, gentle, and sincere. Even the hardest-to-please judge, Simon Cowell, said that it was unbelievable, so y'all know without a fact that it was. It's one of those performances that y'all will remember for years to come and will probably come back to it time and time again just to experience its brilliance. HALLELUJAH LYRICS Well 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 you? Well it goes like this: The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Well 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 And she broke your throne and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah But baby I've been here before I've seen this room and I've walked this floor You know, I used to live alone before I knew ya And I've seen your flag on the marble arch And 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 But remember when I moved in you And the holy dove was moving too And every breath we drew was Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Maybe there's a God above But all I've ever learned from love Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew 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