One Hit Love – English Lyrics

• By: Matchbox Twenty
• Album: Where The Light Goes

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of Matchbox Twenty's "One Hit Love" while learning English through its poignant lyrics. The song's use of metaphors like "dying hearts and broken dreams" provides a rich ground for understanding figurative language. Its themes of perseverance and hope, woven into a powerful pop-rock ballad, make it a special and relatable track for language learners and music lovers alike.

[English]

Don't wanna be your problem

Don't wanna be your pain

Don't wanna hold your sorrow

All in my hands

Don't wanna sell you something

I could never be

I know it feels like that

'Cause it's always dying hearts

And broken bones

Shooting stars with nowhere to go

Like a one hit love

A one hit love

All the laws of hope and dreams

What is lost or meant to be

Maybe we're just moments moving sideways

Maybe we're just made to be alone

We don't know

Are we getting lost in the silence?

Maybe one hit love is all we know

And we won't let go

We don't stop trying

We don't stop

We were never really young

Now we're so much older

Than we thought we'd be

In the same old places

And we're never gonna leave

And if we don't look down

Then we might not feel it

And we're never gonna change it

'Cause we're all just dying hearts

And broken dreams

Are we lost or in between?

Maybe we're just moments moving sideways

Maybe we're just made to be alone

We don't know

Are we getting lost in the silence?

Maybe one hit love is all we know

'Cause we won't let go

We don't stop trying (yeah, we won't let go)

We don't stop (yeah, we're all just dying hearts)

And broken dreams

Are we lost or in between

Maybe we're just moments moving sideways

Maybe we're just made to be alone

We don't know

Are we getting lost in the silence?

Maybe one hit love is all we know

And we won't let go

We don't stop trying

We don't stop

It's what we're feeling (we)

It's where we started (don't)

It's what we say and where our heart is (stop)

It's all the reasons we keep fighting (trying, we)

So if you're stepping off the ledge (don't stop)

And on your way down (we)

I'll be with you all the way down, down (don't stop)

Down, down, down (trying)

We don't stop

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
problem /ˈprɒbləm/ B1	noun - a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with.
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ in your body that sends the blood around your body. noun - the central or most important part.
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep. noun - a cherished wish or aspiration.
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B2	noun - the absence of sound.
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A2	noun - a very brief period of time.
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or point in space.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection. verb - to have a deep affection for someone.
sideways /ˈsaɪdweɪz/ B2	adverb - to, towards, or at the side.
old /oʊld/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for many years.

Key Grammar Structures

• I know it feels like that.

  ➔ Present simple tense.

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense to express a general truth or state.

• Maybe we're just moments moving sideways.

  ➔ Present continuous tense.

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used to describe ongoing actions or states.

• We don't stop trying.

  ➔ Negative form of present simple.

  ➔ The negative form indicates that the action is not occurring.

• We're all just dying hearts.

  ➔ Present continuous for state.

  ➔ Using present continuous provides a sense of ongoing existence.

• Are we getting lost in the silence?

  ➔ Present continuous for questions.

  ➔ Questions in present continuous show that the action is in progress.

• If you're stepping off the ledge.

  ➔ Conditional sentences.

  ➔ Conditional sentences express the result of a hypothetical situation.

• All the reasons we keep fighting.

  ➔ Present simple used for habitual actions.

  ➔ The present simple is often used to indicate actions that are repeated or habitual.