YOU SAID:
i was in hallelujah a long time ago.
INTO JAPANESE
私は昔ハレルヤにいました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I used to be in Hallelujah.
INTO JAPANESE
私はかつてハレルヤにいました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I used to be in Hallelujah.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.