ONE MORE TIME – English Lyrics

• By: blink-182
• Album: ONE MORE TIME

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Strangers, from strangers into brothers

From brothers into strangers once again

We saw the whole world, but I couldn't see the meaning

I couldn't even recognize my friends

...

Older, but nothing's any different

Right now feels the same, I wonder why

I wish they told us, it shouldn't take a sickness

Or airplanes falling out the sky

Do I have to die to hear you miss me?

Do I have to die to hear you say goodbye?

I don't wanna act like there's tomorrow

I don't wanna wait to do this one more time

One more time

One more

One more time

One more time

I miss you, took time, but I admit it

It still hurts even after all these years

And I know that next time ain't always gonna happen

I gotta say, "I love you" while we're here

Do I have to die to hear you miss me?

Do I have to die to hear you say goodbye?

I don't wanna act like there's tomorrow

I don't wanna wait to do this one more time

One more time

One more

One more time

One more time

One more time (one more time)

One more

One more time (one more time)

One more time

I miss you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stranger /ˈstreɪndʒər/ A1	noun - someone you do not know
brother /ˈbrʌðər/ A1	noun - a male sibling
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all the people on it
meaning /ˈmiːnɪŋ/ A2	noun - what is meant by a word or concept
recognize /ˈrekəɡˌnaɪz/ A2	verb - to identify someone or something seen before
older /ˈoʊldər/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for a long time
different /ˈdɪfərənt/ A1	adjective - not the same as another or each other
sickness /ˈsɪknəs/ A2	noun - the state of being ill
airplane /ˈɛərˌpleɪn/ A1	noun - a vehicle that flies
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - to stop living
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - to feel sadness for someone's absence
admit /ædˈmɪt/ B1	verb - to confess or concede as true
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause physical pain or emotional distress adjective - feeling physical pain or emotional distress
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have deep affection for someone noun - deep affection
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay in one place until something happens

Key Grammar Structures

• Strangers, from strangers into brothers

  ➔ prepositional phrase of transformation (from... into...)

  ➔ The phrase "from strangers into brothers" shows a change of state: "from" marks the starting point and "into" marks the result.

• We saw the whole world, but I couldn't see the meaning

  ➔ modal verb ‘could’ for past ability (negative)

  ➔ "couldn't see" expresses an inability in the past; the negative form of the modal "could" shows that the speaker was not able to see the meaning.

• I wish they told us, it shouldn't take a sickness

  ➔ wish + past simple for unreal present/future desire

  ➔ "wish" followed by the past simple ("told") shows a desire that is not true or possible now; the speaker wishes the situation were different.

• Do I have to die to hear you miss me?

  ➔ have to + infinitive for necessity (question form)

  ➔ "have to" asks whether something is required; in the question "Do I have to die?" the speaker wonders if death is necessary to achieve the result.

• I don't wanna act like there's tomorrow

  ➔ don't want to + verb (colloquial ‘wanna’) and like + clause

  ➔ "don't wanna" is an informal contraction of "do not want to"; the clause "like there's tomorrow" uses "like" to compare the situation to having a future.

• I gotta say, "I love you" while we're here

  ➔ gotta (have got to) for strong obligation; while + present progressive for simultaneous actions

  ➔ "gotta" is informal for "have got to" and shows a strong need; "while we're here" uses "while" + present progressive to indicate that the action occurs at the same time as being present.

• It still hurts even after all these years

  ➔ even after + noun phrase for contrast

  ➔ "even after" emphasizes that despite the passage of time ("all these years"), the feeling remains; it introduces a contrast between expectation and reality.

• I miss you

  ➔ simple present with stative verb

  ➔ "miss" is a stative verb that describes a feeling; the simple present "I miss" indicates that the feeling is ongoing in the present.