One Thing
Jay-Z (feat amerie) Lyrics

Woo, ah, woo
Opening sounds without any words

Na-na-na-na-na, oh (ah-ah)
Repetitive sounds to create rhythm

Oh, been trying to let it go
The singer has been trying to forget something

Trying to keep my eyes closed
To avoid remembering something

Trying to keep it just like before
To keep things as they were

The times we never even thought to speak
The times when the singer and the person in question never even spoke

Don't wanna tell you what it is
The singer doesn't want to reveal what they are feeling

Ooh-wee, it felt so serious
It was a serious feeling

Got me thinking just too much
It caused the artist to think too much about it

I wanna set it off, but
The artist wants to confront the situation, but there's a hesitation

It's this one thing that got me trippin'
This particular thing is causing the singer to struggle

It's this one thing that got me trippin' (you did)
The person in question is the one responsible for this situation

This one thing, your soul made me feel it
The person has a particular quality that made the singer feel this way

It's this one thing you did, oh-oh-oh-oh
The person did something that caused the singer to feel this way

It's this one thing that caught me slippin'
This one thing caused the singer to make a mistake

It's this one thing, I want to admit it (you did)
The artist wants to confess that it was the person who caused this feeling

This one thing and I was so with it
The artist was completely invested in this one thing

Hey, we don't know each other well
The singer and the person in question do not know each other well

So why I keep picking up my cell?
Why does the singer keep calling or texting the person?

Memories just keep ringing bells
The memories keep coming back and affecting the artist

Hear voices I don't want to understand
The artist hears voices but doesn't want to understand what they mean

My car keys are jingling in my hand
The artist is anxious and nervous

My high heels are clicking towards your door
The singer is physically going to meet the person

And maybe I just can't believe it
The artist is having trouble accepting the situation

I can't deny, tired of trying
The singer can't deny their feelings and is tired of trying to suppress them

Nothing left to do but to keep on seeing you
The singer feels like they have no other choice but to keep seeing the person

I'm hoping you can keep a secret
The singer wants the person to keep something a secret

For me, for me, for me
For the artist's sake

But what you did, yeah
But the person is the cause of the situation

Oh-oh-oh (I can't help it)
Sounds to create rhythm

Oh-oh-oh-oh (it's just something)
Sounds to create rhythm

Oh-oh-oh (it's just)
Sounds to create rhythm

Oh-oh-oh-oh (I don't know)
Sounds to create rhythm

Oh-oh-oh (this thing)
Sounds to create rhythm; refers to the one thing causing the artist to feel this way

Oh-oh-oh-oh
Sounds to create rhythm

Oh-oh-oh (I don't wanna fight it)
Sounds to create rhythm; the artist is struggling to fight their feelings

Na-na-na-na-na, oh
Repetitive sounds to create rhythm

Oh
Sounds to create rhythm

Oh-oh-oh-oh (hey)
Sounds to create rhythm

It's this one thing that got me trippin' (you did)
Reiterated; this one thing caused the artist to feel this way and the person is the reason for it

This one thing, your soul made me feel it
Reiterated; the person's qualities caused the artist to feel this way

It's this one thing you did, oh-oh-oh-oh
Reiterated; the person did something that caused the singer to feel this way

It's this one thing that caught me slippin'
Reiterated; this one thing caused the singer to make a mistake

It's this one thing, I want to admit it (you did)
Reiterated; the artist wants to confess their feelings to the person

This one thing and I was so with it (yeah)
Reiterated; the artist was completely invested in this one thing