One
U2 & Mary J. Blige Lyrics
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Or do you feel the same?
Will it make it easier on you now?
You got someone to blame
You say one love, one life (One life)
It's one need in the night
One love (one love), get to share 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, one
One, one
One, one
One, one
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
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
See we hurt each other, then we do it again
You say love is a temple, love is a higher law
Love is a temple, love is a higher law
You ask me of me to enter, but then you make me crawl
And I can't keep holding on to what you got, 'cause all you got is hurt
One love
One blood
One life
You got to do what you should
One life
With each other
Sisters and my brothers
One life
But we're not the same
We get to carry each other, carry each other
One, one
One, one
One
One love, one life
The song "One" by U2 featuring Mary J. Blige starts with Bono asking an existential question "Is it getting better or do you feel the same?" and continues as a conversation between two people who are in a complicated relationship. The song tackles the theme of love, forgiveness, and unity. The chorus "One love, one blood, one life, you got to do what you should" implores people to treat each other with love and kindness.
The lines "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". suggest that one person in the relationship has been hurt before and is afraid to love again. The line "We're one but we're not the same" seems to suggest that despite the differences, the two people still share a deep connection.
The last verse of the song evokes religious imagery, "You ask me of me to enter, but then you make me crawl" which suggests that the person is struggling to find their faith. The song ends on a positive note with the repeating chorus "One love, one blood, one life, you got to do what you should" indicating that despite the hurdles, unity and love can be achieved.
Line by Line Meaning
Is it getting better
Are things improving?
Or do you feel the same?
Or are things stagnant?
Will it make it easier on you now?
Will things become easier for you now?
You got someone to blame
You have someone to blame for your troubles
You say one love, one life (One life)
You believe in the idea of one love and one life
It's one need in the night
The need for love and connection is necessary
One love (one love), get to share it
Sharing love is important
Leaves you darling, if you don't care for it
If you don't nurture love, you'll lose it
Did I disappoint you?
Did I let you down?
Or leave a bad taste in your mouth?
Or did I do something to upset you?
You act like you never had love
You behave as if you've never been loved before
And you want me to go without
And you want me to leave or do without love as well
Well it's too late, tonight
It's too late to fix things tonight
To drag the past out into the light
To confront and face the past head-on
We're one, but we're not the same
We're united, but we have our differences
We get to carry each other
We support and care for one another
Carry each other
We carry the weight of each other's burdens
Have you come here for forgiveness?
Did you come here to ask for forgiveness?
Have you come to raise the dead?
Did you come to heal or restore that which is dead?
Have you come here to play Jesus?
Did you come here to be the one who saves?
To the lepers in your head
To those who are outcast or neglected in your mind
Well, did I ask too much, more than a lot?
Did I make unreasonable requests?
You gave me nothing, now it's all I got
You gave me nothing, and it's all that I have now
See we hurt each other, then we do it again
We hurt each other repeatedly
You say love is a temple, love is a higher law
You believe that love is sacred and its own governing force
Love is a temple, love is a higher law
Love is sacred and its own governing force
You ask me of me to enter, but then you make me crawl
You ask me to engage in love, but then you make it difficult for me to do so
And I can't keep holding on to what you got, 'cause all you got is hurt
I can't hold onto what you're bringing to the relationship, which is pain and suffering
One love
We only need one love
One blood
We are all one
One life
We each have only one life
You got to do what you should
You have a responsibility to do what is right
With each other
Together as a community
Sisters and my brothers
We are brothers and sisters
But we're not the same
We are all unique
See we hurt each other, then we do it again
We repeat the cycle of hurting each other
We get to carry each other, carry each other
We have the opportunity to lift each other up and support one another
One, one
We are one
One, one
We are one
One, one
We are one
One, one
We are one
One love
We only need one love
One life
We each have only one life
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing
Written by: Adam Clayton, Dave Evans, Larry Mullen, Paul David Hewson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@angelaluis4702
Is it getting better?
Or do you feel the same?
Will it make it easier on you now?
You 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!
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
Did I ask too much? More than a lot
You gave me nothin' 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 holdin' on to what you got
When all you got is hurt
One love, one blood
One life, you got to do what you should
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
@stavros241
You say
Love is a temple
Love a higher law
Love is a temple
Love is the higher law
You ask of me to enter
But then you made me crawl
And I can't be holding on
To what you got
When all you got is hurt
One love
One blood
One life
You got to do what you should!!!!!
@user-gv9ff2rp7v
[Verse 1]
Is it getting better
Or do you feel the same?
Will it make it easier on you, now
You got someone to blame?
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 3]
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?
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
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
[Final Chorus]
One love, one blood
One life, you got to do what you should
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
[Outro]
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh-ooh
May we, may we, may we get
Higher
Oh, higher
(Ay, yeah, go) higher
(Oh) Higher
@snickypoo
I didn’t think this beautiful song could ever have been improved on. Then Mary J Blige did this🥰
@lisadesley8670
❤
@claudiosouza4354
Melhorar algo que já era perfeito aí não né
Porém ficou top esse dueto
@deusdetemoreira1277
Que interpretação dessa moça. U2 é isso: perfeição!
@ShaniTrahan-xx9lc
It is a beautiful song to me beautiful music video 🥰🥰
@nickpalm65
I really didn't like it at first. Now its my go too version .Superb!
@jasonpace4891
Mary J. Blige is a national treasure and her voice takes this song to a magical, transcendent level. ❤
@johnkingsley2689
Not national, she is Global, same as U2 are despite their Irishness. This is the beauty of music, that it transcends all these artificial boundaries in the world....
@aj-kwt909truckin31
Mary J Blige she's a national 🇺🇸 treasure alright no doubt about that 🇺🇸 ❤️⚘️
@RobertJames-fe2pd
yes yes yes