One
Cory Monteith/Glee/Lea Michele Lyrics
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Or do you feel the same
Will it make it easier on you now
You've got someone to blame
You say,
One love
One life
In the night
One love
We get to share it
Leaves you baby if you
Don't care for it
Did I disappoint you
Or leave a bad taste in your mouth
You act like you never had love
And you want me to go without
Well it's,
Too late
Tonight
To drag the past out into the light
We're one, but we're not the same
We get to
Carry each other
Carry each other
One (yeah)
One (ooh)
Have you come here for forgiveness
Have you come to raise the dead
Have you come here to play Jesus
To the lepers in your head
Ooh well did I ask too much
More than a lot
You gave me nothing
Now it's all I got
We're one
But we're not the same
Well we hurt each other
Then we do it again
You say
Love is a temple
Love a higher law
Love is a temple
Love the higher law
You ask me to enter
But then you make me crawl
And I can't be holding on
To what you got
When all you got is hurt
One love (one love)
One blood (one Blood)
One life
You got to do what you should
One life (one life)
With each other
Sisters
Brothers
One life
But we're not the same
We get to
Carry each other
Carry each other
One
One
One
One
The song "One" by U2 is being sung by Lea Michele in Glee as a tribute to her late boyfriend, Cory Monteith. The song is about how people are all part of one world and how every person should love one another. The song’s first lines of “Is it getting better or do you feel the same?” are often interpreted as a reflection of the anguish that people feel when they ponder about whether there is hope for humanity. The second and third lines of the song, “Will it make it easier on you now?/ You’ve got someone to blame” further expound on this idea, with the singer asking if bringing themselves down would help make their situation easier.
Lea Michele’s rendition of “One” showcases the love of friends and family, in lieu of a romantic relationship, where she was encouraging the members of the Glee club to bond together as one. She sings lines like “Love is a temple / Love is a higher law” to highlight that love is more significant than material wealth or individualistic pursuits. The repeated line of “One life / With each other / Sisters / Brothers” is a reflection of how people are all in this life together, and that we should love and support one another.
Line by Line Meaning
Is it getting better
Are things improving or staying the same?
Or do you feel the same
Or are you still stuck feeling the same?
Will it make it easier on you now
Does having someone to blame make things easier for you?
You've got someone to blame
You're blaming someone for your problems
One love
Love is all we need
One life
We only have one lifetime
When it's one need
When our one common need is love
In the night
Especially at night, when we feel alone
One love
Love is all we need
We get to share it
We have the privilege to share love
Leaves you baby if you
If you don't treasure love
Don't care for it
Then you'll lose it
Did I disappoint you
Have I let you down?
Or leave a bad taste in your mouth
Or have I done something wrong to offend you?
You act like you never had love
You seem like you've never tasted true love before
And you want me to go without
And you don't want me to experience it either
Well it's
But it's
Too late
It's too far gone
Tonight
This very night
To drag the past out into the light
To bring up old wounds and mistakes
We're one, but we're not the same
We're all united as human beings, but we have different experiences and perspectives
We get to
We have the opportunity to
Carry each other
Support and help one another
One (yeah)
One (yes)
One (ooh)
One (oh)
Have you come here for forgiveness
Are you here to seek forgiveness?
Have you come to raise the dead
To bring back what's lost?
Have you come here to play Jesus
To play the role of a savior?
To the lepers in your head
To help those who are mentally or emotionally struggling
Ooh well did I ask too much
Did I expect too much from you?
More than a lot
More than what was reasonable
You gave me nothing
You didn't give me what I wanted or needed
Now it's all I got
Now it's all I have left
We're one
We're united
But we're not the same
But we're unique individuals
Well we hurt each other
We cause each other pain
Then we do it again
Repeat the cycle of hurting each other
You say
You believe
Love is a temple
Love is sacred
Love a higher law
Love transcends everything
Love is a temple
Love is sacred
Love the higher law
Love transcends everything
You ask me to enter
You invite me into your heart and life
But then you make me crawl
But then you make me feel insignificant and unworthy
And I can't be holding on
I can't keep holding onto this pain
To what you got
To what you have to offer
When all you got is hurt
When all you have to offer is pain
One love (one love)
Love is all we need (love is all we need)
One blood (one Blood)
We're all human and share the same blood
One life
We only have one lifetime
You got to do what you should
You have to do what's right
One life (one life)
We only have one lifetime (one lifetime)
With each other
Together
Sisters
Women
Brothers
Men
One life
We only have one lifetime
But we're not the same
But we're unique individuals
We get to
We have the privilege to
Carry each other
Support and help one another
Carry each other
Support and help one another
One
One
One
One
One
One
One
One
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: HARRY NILSSON, HARRY EDWARD NILSSON
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@jacobkilgore2911
When the rain is blowing in your face
And the whole world is on your case
I could offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love
When the evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one there to dry your tears
I hold could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love
I know you haven't made your mind up yet
But I will never do you wrong
I've known it from the moment that we met
No doubt in my mind where you belong
I'd go hungry; I'd go black and blue
I'd go crawling down the avenue
No, there's nothing that I wouldn't do
To make you feel my love
Oh, the storms are raging on the rolling sea
And on the highway of regret
The winds of change are blowing wild and free
You ain't seen nothing like me yet
I could make you happy, make your dreams come true
Nothing that I wouldn't do
Go to the ends of the Earth for you
To make you feel my love
To make you feel my love
@frzera04
None of them were acting in this.... Lea sang this for Cory, not for Finn. 5 years passed and this is still so heartbreaking to watch. We miss you, Cory. Always 💔
@katievineyard19
Watching in 2019 and still heartbreaking to watch.
@ajmorgan2529
I cry every time I watch this
@traceyevans6538
@@katievineyard19 #2019sad
@shairabaldimo512
Watching this in July 27, 2019 and yet it's still heartbreaking..miss you Cory..
@mokgadiramokgopa3449
Zera Jeffry 12 August 2019 still gets me
@lizharrison3603
2020 and we still out here crying. Rest in peace Cory and Naya.❤
@clauudia323
True :(
@charlotte8765
Such a beautiful song and I can never listen to it the same anymore without crying. Rip Cory
@TravelingwithValeman77
Watching it again tonight and still teary eyed.