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Cry Hallelujah

from Cherchez La Femme by Karyn Oliver

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“Cry Hallelujah” is a song about regret and the search for redemption. It was inspired by the words of Maya Angelou “When you knew better, you did better”. When we can see the humanity in ourselves and others, everything shifts. It’s a yearning for connection, a cry into the void “…in case you’re crying Hallelujah, too.”

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I have been a laborer
I have been a thief
I have squandered your reward
For the taste of sweet relief

But I never saw that face before
No I never saw your face before

Now I cry Hallelujah, Hallelu…
I cry Hallelujah
Just in case you’re crying Hallelujah, too

I have been your Magdalene
I have been your beast
I have sacrificed my flesh
For the crumbs beneath your feast

But I never saw this face before
No I never saw my face before

I cry Hallelujah, Hallelu…
Hallelujah
Just in case, just in case

Hallelujah, Hallelu…
Hallelujah
Just in case you’re crying Hallelujah, too
You’re crying Hallelujah, too
Hallelu

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from Cherchez La Femme, released October 20, 2023
Produced by: Katherine Etzel
Mixed by: Katherine Etzel
Mastered by: Adrian Morgan, Timeless Mastering

Musicians
Vocals, guitars: Karyn Oliver
Bass: Carolann Solebello
Drums: Cheryl Prashker
Guitars: Kate Maguire
Organ/Synth: Allison Tartalia
Backing Vocals: Karyn Oliver. Katherine Etzel

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Karyn Oliver Fort Worth, Texas

2024 FAI Official Showcase Artist
WINNER 2020 South Florida Folk Festival Songwriting Contest
New Album Here!

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