One More Time – English Lyrics

• By: Doja Cat

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

作曲 : Kurtis McKenzie/Amala Zandile Dlamini/Mike "Scribz" Riley/Jonathan Enyioko-Bakers/Leonard Latouche

I don't need you to save me

I don't need you to read my mind

You're the truth that I'm facing

No more lies (No more lies)

...

It's a home where you're laying

And I know I gotta make you mine

It's a risk worth taking

One more time (One more time)

...

One more time (Whoa, whoa, whoa)

One more time (Hey, hey, hey)

One more time (Whoa, hey)

One more time

One more time (Whoa, whoa, whoa)

One more time (Hey, hey, hey)

One more time (Whoa, hey)

One more time

...

It's never easy

We're willingly uncomfortable

I want you to teach me

We're both feeling unlovable

...

We gotta learn to unlearn it

It's gotta hurt if we're burning

When we get closer, I curse it

Breaking the cycle, I know I deserve it

...

One more time (Whoa, whoa, whoa)

One more time (Hey, hey, hey)

One more time (Whoa, hey)

One more time

One more time (Whoa, whoa, whoa)

One more time (Hey, hey, hey)

One more time (Whoa, hey)

One more time

...

I'm trying to show

Flying to fall, dying to love

If you wanted to know

I am the one, try me one more

I'm trying to show

Flying to fall, dying to love

If you wanted to know

I am the one, try me one more

I'm trying to show

Flying to fall, dying to love

If you wanted to know

I am the one, try me one more

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measured period during which something happens
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true; fact or reality
lies /laɪz/ A2	noun - false statements; untruths
risk /rɪsk/ B2	noun - the possibility of loss, injury, or danger
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family
uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌmfərtəbəl/ B2	adjective - causing physical or mental unease or distress
unlovable /ʌnˈlʌvəbəl/ C1	adjective - not able to be loved; lacking qualities that inspire affection
burning /ˈbɜːr.nɪŋ/ B1	verb - to set on fire; to be on fire adjective - feeling intense heat or passion
curse /kɜːrs/ B2	verb - to invoke or wish harm upon someone noun - a spoken or written expression of a wish that something bad happens
cycle /ˈsaɪ.kəl/ B1	noun - a series of events that are regularly repeated
deserve /dɪˈzɜːrv/ B2	verb - to be worthy of or have a right to something
trying /ˈtraɪ.ɪŋ/ A2	verb - to make an effort to accomplish something
show /ʃoʊ/ A2	verb - to cause or allow to be seen; display
fly /flaɪ/ A1	verb - to move through the air using wings
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to move downward, typically quickly and freely without control noun - the act of falling; a drop in level or amount
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause physical pain or injury to someone
learn /lɜːrn/ A1	verb - to acquire knowledge or skill through study or experience
unlearn /ʌnˈlɜːrn/ C1	verb - to discard or eliminate previously learned habits or knowledge
teach /tiːtʃ/ A2	verb - to give instruction or knowledge to someone

Key Grammar Structures

• I don't need you to save me

  ➔ Verb + object + to-infinitive

  ➔ The verb "need" is followed by an object ("you") and then a "to-infinitive" ("to save") to express what someone requires another person to do.

• You're the truth that I'm facing

  ➔ Relative clause with present continuous

  ➔ "that I'm facing" is a "relative clause" modifying "truth," describing an ongoing action that the speaker is experiencing.

• It's a home where you're laying

  ➔ Relative clause with 'where'

  ➔ "where you're laying" is a "relative clause" introduced by "where," specifying the place (the home).

• And I know I gotta make you mine

  ➔ Informal modal 'gotta' + causative verb 'make'

  ➔ "gotta" is an informal contraction of "got to" (meaning "have to" or "must"), indicating obligation. "make you mine" uses the "causative verb" "make" to express causing someone to become something.

• It's a risk worth taking

  ➔ Adjective 'worth' + gerund

  ➔ The adjective "worth" is followed by a "gerund" ("taking") to indicate that something has value or is advisable to do.

• We gotta learn to unlearn it

  ➔ Verb + to-infinitive ('learn to do something')

  ➔ The verb "learn" is followed by a "to-infinitive" ("to unlearn") to express the acquisition of a new skill or habit.

• It's gotta hurt if we're burning

  ➔ Conditional sentence Type 1 with present continuous in 'if' clause

  ➔ This is a "conditional sentence" where the "if" clause ("if we're burning") describes a possible ongoing condition, and the main clause ("It's gotta hurt") describes the likely result.

• Breaking the cycle, I know I deserve it

  ➔ Participial phrase (present participle)

  ➔ "Breaking the cycle" is a "present participial phrase" that acts as an adverbial, providing context or reason for the main clause ("I know I deserve it").

• If you wanted to know

  ➔ Conditional sentence Type 2 (unreal present/future)

  ➔ "If you wanted to know" uses the "past simple" in the "if" clause to talk about a hypothetical or unlikely situation in the present or future.

• Flying to fall, dying to love

  ➔ Parallel structure with present participles + to-infinitives

  ➔ This uses "parallel structure" with present participles ("Flying," "dying") followed by "to-infinitives" ("to fall," "to love") to express purpose or result, creating a rhythmic and contrasting effect.