The Only One

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“The Only One” is the tenth track on Evanescence’s second album, The Open Door. The song is about Amy Lee’s experience as a teenager with close-mindedness. Lee said… Read More

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The Only One Lyrics

[Intro]
All the tuna fish are singing
In a tuna afternoon
Quack, quack, quack
(Ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha)
(Ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha)
You know you're not the only one
(Ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha)
(Ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha)

[Verse 1]
When they all come crashing down
Midflight
You know you're not the only one
(Ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha)
When they're so alone, they find
A back door out of life
You know you're not the only one
(Ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha)

[Pre-Chorus]
We're all grieving
Lost and bleeding

[Chorus]
All our lives
We've been waiting
For someone to call our leader
All your lies
I'm not believing
Heaven shine a light down on me

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[Verse 2]
So afraid to open your eyes
Hypnotized
You know you're not the only one
(Ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha)
Never understood this life
And you're right, I don't deserve
But you know I'm not the only one
(Ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha)

[Pre-Chorus]
We're all grieving
Lost and bleeding

[Chorus]
All our lives
We've been waiting
For someone to call our leader
All your lies
I'm not believing
Heaven shine a light down on me

[Bridge]
Don't look down
Don't look into the eyes of the world beneath you (Me)
Don't look down
You'll fall down
You'll become their sacrifice
Right or wrong
Can't hold onto the fear that I'm lost without you
If I can't feel
I'm not mine
I'm not real (Me)

[Chorus]
All our lives
We've been waiting
For someone to call our leader (Me)
All your lies
I'm not believing
Heaven shine a light down on me

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“The Only One” is the tenth track on Evanescence’s second album, The Open Door.

The song is about Amy Lee’s experience as a teenager with close-mindedness.

Lee said during a fan Q&A:

I guess the song is about growing up and realising you have to kind of find the answers on your own and not listen to everybody who you think knows what they’re talking about.

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Amy Lee talked about the song’s meaning with VH1 in 2006.

The song is about some of my experiences as a teenager with close-mindedness. I thought the people around me seemed lost in a world that I really didn’t belong in. It’s kind of spiritual. We originally called the track “Tuna Afternoon,” because I made tuna noodle casserole that day. We still call the song “Tuna Afternoon.” Sometimes it’s hard to get past that working title.

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