One Day
Sean Garrett Lyrics


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One last gaze upon the sun
Bid farewell to everyone
Kicked that bucket out the door
Where I'm goin' I won't need it anymore

Gonna lay my burden down
Take a bird's eye look around
From the tall pines of Carolina
All the way to the Wall of China

So I go sailing 'round the room
Through my window, cross the silver moon
No flesh and bone to hold me
I'll finally set my soul free
When I go sailing 'round the room

Life may be just but a dream
Rode my boat on down the stream
To wake up on a different shore
Wind up as something I ain't never been before

I could be a drop of summer rain
Fallin' down on an Oklahoma plain
Gonna leave the world behind me
Look around and you will find me

So I go sailing 'round the room
Through my window, cross the silver moon
No flesh and bone to hold me
I'll finally set my soul free
When I go sailing 'round the room

(I will be)
In the smoke from Mauna Loa
Morning mist on the Shenandoah

(I will be)
Grain of sand in the Kalahari
Magnolia by the Mississippi

(I will be)
Bird song when the day is breaking
Words of love when your heart is aching

Blue bonnet by the highway
I'll be everywhere and always

When I go sailing 'round the room
Through my window, cross the silver moon
No flesh and bone to hold me
I'll finally set my soul free

When I go sailing 'round the room
Through my window, cross the silver moon
No flesh and bone to hold me




I'll finally set my soul free
When I go sailing 'round the room

Overall Meaning

The song 'One Day' by Sean Garrett seems to talk about the idea of death and the afterlife. The lyrics are about someone who has passed away and has 'laid their burden down'. They have left their physical body behind and are 'sailing around the room' in spirit form. They are reflecting on the experiences of their life, from their time in Carolina to the Wall of China. The lyrics paint a picture of freedom from the physical world and an exploration of new horizons beyond earthly boundaries. The song suggests that death is not an end but a new beginning, where one can experience life in a different way, as a 'drop of summer rain' or a 'bird song when the day is breaking'.


The images evoked in the lyrics suggest transcendence, freedom and the possibility of discovering new perspectives abstract from the daily constraints of the physical world. The song offers a comforting, mystical view of death and the afterlife, and the idea that one can be present everywhere, even in different forms or places, adding to the universality of the human experience. Thus, the song emphasizes the freedom and liberation that comes when one passes away and the idea that everyone, in death, is destined to enjoy liberty.


Line by Line Meaning

One last gaze upon the sun
Take one final glimpse of the sun


Bid farewell to everyone
Say goodbye to everyone


Kicked that bucket out the door
Leave everything behind


Where I'm goin' I won't need it anymore
Going somewhere where possessions are not required


Gonna lay my burden down
Leave behind all worries and stress


Take a bird's eye look around
Observe surroundings from a different perspective


From the tall pines of Carolina
From the forests of North Carolina


All the way to the Wall of China
From North Carolina to China


So I go sailing 'round the room
Imagining oneself traveling around the room


Through my window, cross the silver moon
Visualizing traveling through the moonlit night sky


No flesh and bone to hold me
Free from physical limitations


I'll finally set my soul free
Relax and let go of emotional baggage


Life may be just but a dream
Life could be merely an illusion


Rode my boat on down the stream
Traveling downstream in a boat


To wake up on a different shore
Waking up in a new and unfamiliar place


Wind up as something I ain't never been before
Become someone new


I could be a drop of summer rain
Can imagine oneself as a raindrop


Fallin' down on an Oklahoma plain
Falling on a flat, open area in Oklahoma


Gonna leave the world behind me
Leaving everything behind


Look around and you will find me
Can be anywhere and everywhere


In the smoke from Mauna Loa
In the haze around a volcano in Hawaii


Morning mist on the Shenandoah
Fog in the Shenandoah River Valley in Virginia


Grain of sand in the Kalahari
A single grain of sand in the Kalahari Desert


Magnolia by the Mississippi
A magnolia tree by the Mississippi River


Bird song when the day is breaking
The sound of birds singing at sunrise


Words of love when your heart is aching
A comforting message during heartbreak


Blue bonnet by the highway
A blue bonnet flower by the side of the road


I'll be everywhere and always
Will be ubiquitous


When I go sailing 'round the room
When I imagine traveling around the room


Through my window, cross the silver moon
Visualizing traveling through the moonlit night sky


No flesh and bone to hold me
Free from physical limitations


I'll finally set my soul free
Relax and let go of emotional baggage


When I go sailing 'round the room
When I imagine traveling around the room


Through my window, cross the silver moon
Visualizing traveling through the moonlit night sky


No flesh and bone to hold me
Free from physical limitations


I'll finally set my soul free
Relax and let go of emotional baggage




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BIAGIO ANTONACCI, GIUSEPPE DANIELE

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I want to get married to this song

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