One
Ed Sheeran Lyrics
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Who asks for your hand
'Cause you're waiting for me
And I know, you're gonna be away a while
But I've got no plans at all to leave
And would you take away my hopes and dreams?
And just stay with me, ooh
All my senses come to life
While I'm stumbling home as drunk as I
Have ever been and I'll never leave again
'Cause you are the only one
And all my friends have gone to find
Another place to let their hearts collide
Just promise me, you'll never leave again
'Cause you are the only one
Take my hand and my
Heart and soul, I will
Only have these eyes for you
And you know, everything changes but
We'll be strangers if, we see this through
You could stay within these walls and bleed
Or just stay with me, oh Lord now
All my senses come to life
While I'm stumbling home as drunk as I
Have ever been and I'll never leave again
'Cause you are the only one
And all my friends have gone to find
Another place to let their hearts collide
Just promise me, you'll always be a friend
'Cause you are the only one
Stumbling half drunk, getting myself lost
I am so gone, so tell me the way home
I listen to sad songs, singing about love
And where it goes wrong
All my senses come to life
While I'm stumbling home as drunk as I
Have ever been and I'll never leave again
'Cause you are the only one
And all my friends have gone to find
Another place to let their hearts collide
Just promise me, you'll always be a friend
'Cause you are the only one
In Ed Sheeran's song One, the singer tells the story of a relationship that is faced with external forces that threaten to tear the couple apart. The song speaks of the reassuring bond between two people in love, who are ready to fight for one another despite the challenges that they face. In the verses, Ed speaks about the potential for a third person entering into this relationship and taking the girl he loves away from him. He expresses his desire that she remains with him and chooses not to entertain other options. This fear of the possibility of losing her is what makes him seek reassurance of her love, prompting him to say, "just promise me you'll never leave again."
The chorus of the song speaks to the power of that bond between two people in love. Ed sings about how his senses "come to life" when he's with the girl he loves. Even when he's "stumbling home as drunk as I have ever been", he knows that she's the only one who can give him that feeling of being alive. He acknowledges that his friends have moved on and found other people, but promises to remain loyal to her. The song is a stirring declaration of love that captures the feeling of being so wholly devoted to somebody that everything else fades in comparison.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell me that you turned down the man who asks for your hand
Did you reject the man who proposed to you?
'Cause you're waiting for me
Because you're waiting for me.
And I know, you're gonna be away a while
I know you're going to be gone for some time.
But I've got no plans at all to leave
But I have no intention of leaving.
And would you take away my hopes and dreams?
Would you crush my hopes and dreams?
And just stay with me, ooh
And just be with me, oh
All my senses come to life
All my senses are awakened
While I'm stumbling home as drunk as I
As I stumble home, completely intoxicated
Have ever been and I'll never leave again
I have never been this drunk, and I will never leave again.
'Cause you are the only one
Because you are the only one
And all my friends have gone to find
All my friends are gone to seek
Another place to let their hearts collide
Another place to let their emotions collide
Just promise me, you'll never leave again
Just promise you won't leave again.
'Cause you are the only one
Because you are the only one.
Take my hand and my
Take my hand and my
Heart and soul, I will
Heart and soul, I'll give you
Only have these eyes for you
I'll only have eyes for you.
And you know, everything changes but
And you know that everything changes
We'll be strangers if, we see this through
We'll be strangers if we see this through.
You could stay within these walls and bleed
You could stay here and suffer
Or just stay with me, oh Lord now
Or stay with me, oh Lord now
Stumbling half drunk, getting myself lost
Stumbling, half-drunk, losing my way
I am so gone, so tell me the way home
I'm so lost, so tell me how to get home.
I listen to sad songs, singing about love
I listen to sad love songs
And where it goes wrong
And where it all goes wrong
Just promise me, you'll always be a friend
Just promise you'll always be my friend.
'Cause you are the only one
Because you are the only one
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Ed Sheeran
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LYRICS
[Verse 1]
Tell me that you'll turn down the man
Who asks for your hand
'Cause you're waiting for me
And I know, you're gonna be away a while
But I've got no plans at all to leave
And would you take away my hopes and dreams?
And just stay with me
[Chorus]
All my senses come to life
While I'm stumbling home as drunk as I
Have ever been and I'll never leave again
'Cause you are the only one
And all my friends have gone to find
Another place to let their hearts collide
Just promise me, you'll always be a friend
'Cause you are the only one
[Verse 2]
Take my hand and my
Heart and soul, I will
Only have these eyes for you
And you know, everything changes but
We'll be strangers if we see this through
You could stay within these walls and bleed
Or just stay with me, oh Lord now
[Chorus]
All my senses come to life
While I'm stumbling home as drunk as I
Have ever been and I'll never leave again
'Cause you are the only one
And all my friends have gone to find
Another place to let their hearts collide
Just promise me, you'll always be a friend
'Cause you are the only one
[Bridge]
Stumbling half drunk, getting myself lost
I am so gone, so tell me the way home
I listen to sad songs, singing about love
And where it goes wrong
[Chorus]
All my senses come to life
While I'm stumbling home as drunk as I
Have ever been and I'll never leave again
'Cause you are the only one
And all my friends have gone to find
Another place to let their hearts collide
Just promise me, you'll always be a friend
'Cause you are the only one
@EdSheeran
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@SaraKielba
Ily
@armani060691
Nice
@melinasmiros4363
I don't live in any of those places nooooooo!
@EdwinSmith22
'X'
@lisasilvia8686
I'm in America and I want you to come to south Florida!!!
@usnim3927
One of the saddest songs he's written. You can feel the pain in his voice. Also, the music video itself is so sad: empty stage, no one around, the echo in his voice, the lights.. so sad yet so beautiful. He's a powerful lyricist and a great artist.
@normaitum4650
Nice voice
@kiyawhitworth1712
@@hahahihi9252 I think it's about an ex-girlfriend and the emptiness he feels when she's not there. There should be some form of an explanation on the Internet though!
@kiyawhitworth1712
@@hahahihi9252 Personally, mabey not? I'm just thinking about the line "all my friends have gone to find another place to let their hearts collide." Which could be interpreted as leaving the protagonists to go and love each other; not including the protagonist (you.) The best song for that could possibly be "Bibia ye ye?"