One Day – English Lyrics

• By: Bebe Rexha
• Album: DIRTY BLONDE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt lyrics of 'One Day' to master expressive English vocabulary related to emotions and aspirations. This song is a perfect tool for learners to practice understanding nuance and poetic sentiment in modern pop music.

[English]

Ah-ah

One day, you'll realize just what you lost (ah, ah, ah-ah)

By then, you'll be nothin' more than an afterthought (ah, ah, ah-ah)

Baby, baby, I know that you're ridin' high

Baby, baby, high off of your own supply

Baby, baby, you'll never find a love like mine

'Cause I'm once in a lifetime

Oh, one day (ah-ah), you're gonna see me in a crowded place (ah-ah)

I'll be the feelin' that you just can't escape

Lose your mind, hallucinate, ah (ah-ah)

Oh, one day (ah-ah), you're gonna see me in a stranger's face (ah-ah)

I'll be the feelin' that you just can't escape

Lose your mind, hallucinate, ah (ah-ah)

One day, you're gonna wake up to reality (ah, ah, ah-ah)

And when it's late at night, all alone

Reachin' out 'cause you're haunted by the ghost of me

Honestly, yeah

Baby, baby, I know that you're ridin' high

Baby, baby, high off of your own supply

Baby, baby, you'll never find a love like mine

'Cause I'm once in a lifetime

Oh, one day (ah-ah), you're gonna see me in a crowded place (ah-ah)

I'll be the feelin' that you just can't escape

Lose your mind, hallucinate, ah (ah-ah)

Oh, one day (ah-ah), you're gonna see me in a stranger's face (ah-ah)

I'll be the feelin' that you just can't escape

Lose your mind, hallucinate, ah (ah-ah)

Oh, one day (ah-ah), you're gonna see me in a crowded place (ah-ah)

I'll be the feelin' that you just can't escape

Lose your mind, hallucinate, ah (ah-ah)

Oh, one day (ah-ah), you're gonna see me in a stranger's face (ah-ah)

I'll be the feelin' that you just can't escape

Lose your mind, hallucinate, ah (ah-ah)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
realize /ˈriːəlaɪz/ B1	verb - to become fully aware of something as a fact
afterthought /ˈɑːftərθɔːt/ C2	noun - an item or thing that is thought of or added later
supply /səˈplaɪ/ B2	noun - a stock of a resource from which a person can be provided
lifetime /ˈlaɪftaɪm/ B1	noun - the duration of a person's life
crowded /ˈkraʊdɪd/ A2	adjective - full of people
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ A2	verb - to break free from confinement or control
hallucinate /həˈluːsɪneɪt/ C2	verb - experience an apparent perception of something not present
stranger /ˈstreɪndʒər/ A2	noun - a person whom one does not know
reality /riˈæləti/ B1	noun - the state of things as they actually exist
haunted /ˈhɔːntɪd/ B2	adjective - having or showing signs of mental anguish or torment
ghost /ɡoʊst/ A2	noun - an apparition of a dead person
honestly /ˈɒnɪstli/ B1	adverb - in an honest manner
ridin' /ˈraɪdɪŋ/ A2	verb - to be carried or travel on a vehicle or animal; slang for being in a specific state
feelin' /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A1	noun - an emotional state or reaction
wake /weɪk/ A1	verb - to stop sleeping

Key Grammar Structures

• One day, you'll realize just what you lost

  ➔ Future Simple (will + base verb)

  ➔ Used "will" to express a prediction about the future consequences of the listener's actions.

• By then, you'll be nothin' more than an afterthought

  ➔ Future Perfect / Future perspective (By + time expression)

  ➔ The phrase "By then" sets a specific deadline or future reference point for the state of being an "afterthought".

• Baby, I know that you're ridin' high

  ➔ Present Continuous (to be + verb-ing) for current state

  ➔ Using "are ridin'" to emphasize that the person is currently experiencing a temporary feeling of success or arrogance.

• You'll never find a love like mine

  ➔ Adverb of frequency (never) in future tense

  ➔ The use of "never" with the future tense creates a definitive negative prediction about the listener's romantic future.

• You're gonna see me in a crowded place

  ➔ "Be going to" for future intention/prediction

  ➔ "Gonna" (going to) is used here to express a future certainty that the singer is predicting.

• I'll be the feelin' that you just can't escape

  ➔ Relative clause with "that" (omissible)

  ➔ "That you just can't escape" modifies the noun "feelin'" to describe the singer's lasting impact.

• You're gonna wake up to reality

  ➔ Phrasal verb (wake up to)

  ➔ The phrasal verb "wake up to" here means to become aware of something unpleasant or previously ignored.

• Reachin' out 'cause you're haunted by the ghost of me

  ➔ Present Participle (Reachin') as reduced clause

  ➔ "Reachin' out" acts as a participle phrase describing the listener's action while being "haunted" by memories.