One
Cory Monteith & Lea Michele Lyrics


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Is it getting better
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
When it's one need
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

Overall Meaning

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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Comments from YouTube:

Paola Bravo

2020, I still miss him:(.

ClarizAngel

Yeah same :((

Vera lucia Gomes

Eles era um casal lindo 💜💜

Cláudia Pereira

It's 2019 and here I am missing Monchele 😢

Cláudia Pereira

@Amelie Lopez Yeah :(

Joseph McNulty

Cláudia Pereira 2020 but same

Talita Gama

Era lindo demais que Deus o tenha ao seu lado ! Os dois eram lindos juntos!

fla la

They were sweet together ✨❤️

tayla meira

Inacreditável ,um ser maravilhoso se foi .💔

Duda

Eles mereciam um felizes para sempre

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