One Last Time – English Lyrics

• By: LP
• Album: Love Lines

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poignant and powerful world of LP's "One Last Time." This song is a masterclass in conveying raw emotion and universal themes of love, loss, and the desire to hold onto precious moments. Through its evocative lyrics and LP's distinct, soulful vocals and signature whistling, you can explore expressions of yearning, nostalgia, and appreciation for life's fragile beauty. It's a perfect song to connect with heartfelt English expressions and understand how personal experiences are transformed into globally relatable art.

[English]

Another verse, another search for something holy

Another chance to make it right

Oh when it's young and it's fun

There's nothing lost, nothing to wonder

No consequence inside

You know it only feels like darkness

When the light doesn't shine on your side

You were the poet, I was the poem

But when you're mine, when you're your own?

Or were we fighting for our lives?

It doesn't matter we survived

But if I could havе one last time with you

I imagine all thе things we would do

Love is in the words unspoken, all these moments are golden

Forever is mine with you

La-la-la-la la la, la, la, la-la la

La-la-la-la la la, la, la, la-la la

La-la-la-la-la, la, la

La-la-la-la-la-la la

La la la, la la-la

I asked the past if nothing lasts why don't you show me?

But I'm afraid to scare myself

'Cause when there's love, there is loss

And they hang on the cross

With another tale to tell

And more wishes for the well

But if I could have one last time with you

I imagine all the things we would do

Love is in the words unspoken, all these one bits are golden

Forever is mine with you

La-la-la-la la la, la, la, la-la la

La-la-la-la la la, la, la, la-la la

La-la-la-la-la, la, la

La-la-la-la-la-la la

La la la, la la-la

But if I could have one last time with you (la-la-la-la la la, la, la, la-la la)

I imagine all the things we would do (la-la-la-la la la, la, la, la-la la)

Love is in the words unspoken, all these one bits are golden (la-la-la-la-la, la, la, la-la-la-la-la-la)

Forever is mine with you (la la la, la la-la)

...

And though it'll only feels like darkness

'Til somebody turns on the light

I'd live it all once again with an alternate end

And I'd pay the highest price

To hold you one last time

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
search /sɜːrtʃ/ B1	verb - to try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully noun - an act of searching for someone or something
holy /ˈhoʊli/ B2	adjective - dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose; sacred
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - a possibility of something happening
darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ B1	noun - the state of being dark; absence of light
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
poet /ˈpoʊɪt/ B1	noun - a person who writes poems
poem /ˈpoʊem/ B1	noun - a piece of writing that partakes of the nature of both speech and song that is nearly always rhythmical, usually metaphorical, and often exhibits such formal elements as meter, rhyme, and stanzaic structure.
fighting /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/ A2	verb - taking part in a violent struggle involving physical force or weapons.
lives /laɪvz/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ B1	verb - form a mental image or concept of
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection.
words /wɜːrdz/ A1	noun - a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed.
golden /ˈɡoʊldən/ B1	adjective - made of or resembling gold.
forever /fərˈevər/ A2	adverb - for all future time; for always.
past /pæst/ A2	noun - the time before the present.
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety; frightened.
loss /lɔːs/ B1	noun - the fact or process of losing something or someone.
tale /teɪl/ B1	noun - a fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted.
wishes /ˈwɪʃɪz/ A2	noun - a feeling or expression of a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable.
price /praɪs/ A2	noun - the amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something.

Key Grammar Structures

• Another verse, another search for something holy

  ➔ Use of "another" to indicate repetition or addition.

  ➔ "Another" is used to show that there is more of something, in this case, verses and searches.

• There's nothing lost, nothing to wonder

  ➔ Use of "nothing" as a pronoun.

  ➔ "Nothing" functions as a pronoun, replacing a noun phrase and indicating an absence of something lost or worth wondering about.

• You know it only feels like darkness When the light doesn't shine on your side

  ➔ Conditional sentence with "when" indicating time.

  ➔ The sentence expresses a condition: "when" the light doesn't shine, then it feels like darkness.

• Or were we fighting for our lives?

  ➔ Past continuous tense in an interrogative sentence expressing doubt or contemplation.

  ➔ The past continuous "were fighting" suggests an ongoing action in the past that is now being questioned. The use of a question mark indicates reflection or doubt about the nature of that past action.

• It doesn't matter we survived

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission) of "that" in a clause after "matter".

  ➔ The word "that" is omitted before the clause "we survived". This is a common practice in spoken and informal English.

• But if I could have one last time with you

  ➔ Second conditional sentence: "if" + past simple, "would" + infinitive.

  ➔ This expresses a hypothetical situation that is unlikely or contrary to fact in the present.

• Love is in the words unspoken, all these moments are golden

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement with the present tense "is" and "are".

  ➔ "Love" is a singular noun, so it takes the singular verb "is". "Moments" is plural, so it takes the plural verb "are".

• I asked the past if nothing lasts why don't you show me?

  ➔ Indirect question using "if" combined with a negative polarity item ("nothing").

  ➔ The sentence combines an indirect question (I asked the past if...) with a negative word (nothing) to express doubt or a challenge. The phrasing is more complex than a direct question.

• And though it'll only feels like darkness 'Til somebody turns on the light

  ➔ "Though" as a concessive conjunction and "til" (until) as a subordinating conjunction indicating time.

  ➔ "Though" introduces a contrasting idea, and "til" specifies the duration of the feeling of darkness. The contraction "it'll" is also present.