One That Got Away Lyrics
I'm the one
Who opened up, ready for a connection
I'm the one
Brave enough to say how I was feeling
I'm the one waiting by the phone
The one who was home alone
'Til I realized you were only messing around
Yeah, you played it like a game
Never called it by its name
Isn't it a shame how
[Chorus]
Now I'm the one that got away
The kiss you never tasted
Tell me that you hate it
Hate that I'm no longer in your reach
If I can hear you say it
Maybe you can change it, but if you never
If you never put it on the line
How am I gonna sign for it?
Yeah, you never
You never let me know I'm what you want
Maybe that's why I'm the one
The one that got away
The kiss you never tasted
Now I'm the one that got away
Tell me that you hate it
I'm the one
Who's crying over you in the bath on the weekend
But I'm the one
Who isn't scared to dive into love on the deep end
You're the one lying to your friends
You're the one who can pretend
That there are no consequences to what you do
But the truth is that it's costly
Baby, 'cause you lost me
Soon enough you're gonna see
[Chorus]
That I'm the one that got away
The kiss you never tasted
Tell me that you hate it
Hate that I'm no longer in your reach
If I can hear you say it
Maybe you can change it, but if you never (If you never, if you never)
If you never put it on the line
How am I gonna sign for it?
Yeah, you never
You never let me know I'm what you want
Maybe that's why
[Bridge]
The one that got away
The kiss you never tasted
Tell me that you hate it
Hate that I'm no longer in your reach (Your reach)
If I can hear you say it
Maybe you can change it, but if you never
If you never put it on the line
How am I gonna sign for it?
Yeah, you never
You never let me know I'm what you want
Maybe that's why I'm
The one that got away
The kiss you never tasted
Now I'm the one that got away
Tell me that you hate it
About
“One That Got Away” is a 2023 single by American trio MUNA, and their first new music since 2022’s self-titled LP.
The band performed this song for the first time at Coachella Festival on April 14th, three days before its release, introducing it as “a song about somebody fumbling the bag.” It had its radio debut as “Hottest Record” on BBC Radio 1’s Future Sounds with Clara Amfo on April 17th.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
This song is just rubbing your hot ass in the face of someone who messed up their chance of being with you. It’s a bit vengeful and mean, but also fun. Fuck it. Once I sent Naomi and Jo the demo they really took the cockiness in the lyric and vocal performance and carried it to the extreme with the production of the track. It became this super bombastic, Janet Jackson-era track. Ally Pankiw, who directed the music video with Taylor James, then came up with the idea of putting the music video in a criminal underworld, which we thought fit perfectly. Plus we wanted an excuse to dress Jo up like The Bear.
–Katie Gavin via DORK
