It still took several years before the song gained wide popularity. The Song Gained More Attention After Jeff Buckley's Cover song like a tiny capsule of humanity, using his voice to careen between glory and sadness, beauty and pain. Most music theorists presume that the lyrics are meant to be more open-ended. However, it's unknown whether or not this was intentional on Cohen's part. Some have gone as far as to say that the song reflects both Cohen's struggles with faith and tests of faith inflicted upon the Jewish people.
This is a journey that all peoples know well but speaks volumes in Jewish history.
The song’s constant refrain, "hallelujah," takes the listener through a journey of pain, joy, suffering, and celebration. The song’s thematic content is oddly fitting for its history. In a relatively recent interview (posted below) Cohen reminisces about being told that the album wasn’t good enough for an American market-and indeed it never really sold well. "Hallelujah" was released on the album Various Positions (’84). He was a musician from Canada, who is known for richly structured, soulful, poetic songs exploring the depths of despair, broken love, and politics-all of which are often laced with religious imagery drawn from his Jewish background. "Hallelujah" was originally composed by singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen and released in 1984. And every breath we drew was hallelujah Judaism in the Song "Hallelujah"