One
Lea Michele; Cory Monteith 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 a powerful anthem for unity, love, and forgiveness, and it is clear that it connects to Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, and New Directions on a deep level. The lyrics question whether things are getting better or staying the same, but regardless of the answer, there is an acknowledgement that having someone to blame can make situations easier. However, the song emphasizes that there is only "one love" and "one life" that we all share, and if we don't care for it, we will lose it.

The song then turns into a conversation between two people who have hurt each other in the past. They question whether forgiveness can be found, and whether love is a temple and a higher law. Despite the pain they've caused each other, they are still in it together, and the chorus repeats the idea that we are all in this one life together and must carry each other through it. The final lines of the song acknowledge that though we may hurt each other, we are still all sisters and brothers, and ultimately the same.

Overall, "One" encourages listeners to forgive and support each other, recognizing that we are all connected and responsible for each other's well-being.

Line by Line Meaning

Is it getting better
Are things improving?

Or do you feel the same
Or are you still feeling the same way?

Will it make it easier on you now
Will it alleviate your burden now?

You've got someone to blame
You have someone to hold accountable

You say,
You claim,

One love
Love unites us all

One life
We only have one life

When it's one need
When we all have the same desire

In the night
During difficult times

One love
Love unites us all

We get to share it
We have the opportunity to share love with one another

Leaves you baby if you
This chance may slip away if you

Don't care for it
Don't value it enough

Did I disappoint you
Did I let you down?

Or leave a bad taste in your mouth
Or did I make you feel uneasy?

You act like you never had love
You behave as though you've never experienced love before

And you want me to go without
And you want me to leave without it too

Well it's,
Well, it's

Too late
It's too late

Tonight
This evening

To drag the past out into the light
To bring past incidents into the open

We're one, but we're not the same
We are united, yet different from each other

We get to
We have the opportunity to

Carry each other
Support and help one another

One (yeah)
One (yes)

One (ooh)
One (ooh)

Have you come here for forgiveness
Did you come here to be forgiven?

Have you come to raise the dead
Did you come here to resurrect the deceased?

Have you come here to play Jesus
Did you come here to play the role of Jesus?

To the lepers in your head
To those who you outcast in your mind

Ooh well did I ask too much
Did I request too much from you?

More than a lot
More than you could give?

You gave me nothing
You gave me emptiness

Now it's all I got
And that's all I have now

We're one
We are united

But we're not the same
But we are not identical

Well we hurt each other
We harm each other

Then we do it again
And then we repeat the cycle

You say
You claim

Love is a temple
Love is sacred

Love a higher law
Love is the highest standard

Love is a temple
Love is sacred

Love the higher law
Love is the highest standard

You ask me to enter
You ask me to join you

But then you make me crawl
But then you make me beg

And I can't be holding on
And I cannot cling onto

To what you got
What you have

When all you got is hurt
When all you possess is pain

One love (one love)
Love unites us all (love unites us all)

One blood (one Blood)
We all have the same blood flowing through us (we all have the same blood flowing through us)

One life
We only have one life

You got to do what you should
You need to do what's right

One life (one life)
We only have one life (we only have one life)

With each other
Together, with one another

Sisters
Sisters

Brothers
Brothers

One life
We only have one life

But we're not the same
But we are not identical

We get to
We have the opportunity to

Carry each other
Support and help one another

One
One

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: HARRY NILSSON, HARRY EDWARD NILSSON

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