One Vision – English Lyrics

• By: Queen
• Album: Greatest Video Hits 2

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the unifying power of Queen's "One Vision," a rock anthem that champions global solidarity. By studying its uplifting lyrics and dynamic composition, users can learn about themes of hope and collective action, and see how music can inspire a shared vision for a better world.

[English]

One man one goal one mission

One heart one goal just one solution

One flash of light yeah one god One Vision

One flesh one bone

One true religion

One voice one hope

One real decision

Wowowowo gimme One Vision

No wrong no right

I'm gonna tell you there's no black and no white

No blood no stain

All we need is one world wide vision

One flesh one bone

One true religion

One race one hope

One real decision

Wowowowo oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah

I had a dream

When I was young

A dream of sweet illusion

A glimpse of hope and unity

And visions of one sweet union

But a cold wind blows

And a dark rain falls

And in my heart it shows

Look what they've done to my dreams

So give me your hands

Give me your hearts

I'm ready

There's only one direction

One world one nation

Yeah One Vision

No hate no fight

Just excitation

All through the night

It's a celebration wowowowo yeah

One one one one...

One Vision...

One flesh one bone

One true religion

One voice one hope

One real decision

Gimme one light

Gimme one hope

Just gimme

One man one man

One bar one night

One day hey hey

Just gimme gimme gimme gimme

Fried chicken

One vision

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vision /ˈvɪʒən/ B1	noun - the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom
mission /ˈmɪʃən/ A2	noun - an important task or job that someone is sent or goes to do
solution /səˈluːʃən/ B1	noun - the answer to a problem
flash /flæʃ/ A2	noun - a sudden bright light
flesh /flɛʃ/ A1	noun - the soft tissue of the body
religion /rɪˈlɪdʒən/ A2	noun - a particular system of faith and worship
decision /dɪˈsɪʒən/ A2	noun - a choice made after thinking
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
union /ˈjuːniən/ B1	noun - the state of being joined or united
glimpse /ɡlɪmps/ B1	noun - a quick look at something
unity /ˈjuːnɪti/ B2	noun - the state of being united or joined as a whole
celebration /ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən/ A2	noun - a special event or party to celebrate something
excitation /ˌɛksɪˈteɪʃən/ C1	noun - the state of being excited or stimulated
illusion /ɪˈluːʒən/ B2	noun - a false idea or belief
direction /dəˈrɛkʃən/ A2	noun - the course along which someone or something moves

Key Grammar Structures

• One man one goal one mission

  ➔ Noun phrase coordination

  ➔ Three nouns are linked together without conjunctions: "One man" "one goal" "one mission".

• I'm gonna tell you there's no black and no white

  ➔ Informal future with "going to" (gonna)

  ➔ "I'm *gonna*" is a colloquial contraction of "I am going to" used to express a future intention.

• There's no black and no white

  ➔ Existential there is + negative

  ➔ "There *is*" introduces existence; the negative "no" shows that something does not exist: "there's *no* black and *no* white".

• All we need is one world wide vision

  ➔ Subject‑verb inversion with linking verb "is"

  ➔ "All we need" (subject) comes before the verb "is", which links the subject to the complement "one world wide vision".

• I had a dream when I was young

  ➔ Past simple + time clause with "when"

  ➔ "I had a dream" is in the past simple; the subordinate clause "when I was young" gives the time reference.

• But a cold wind blows

  ➔ Present simple for habitual or general truth

  ➔ "Blows" is in the present simple, describing a regular or ongoing situation: a cold wind regularly blows.

• I'm ready

  ➔ Linking verb "be" + adjective complement

  ➔ "I'm" (I am) uses the linking verb "be" followed by the adjective "ready" to describe the subject's state.

• So give me your hands, give me your hearts

  ➔ Imperative mood (direct command)

  ➔ "Give" is the base form of the verb used as a command; the subject "you" is implied.

• There's only one direction

  ➔ Existential there is + adverb of quantity "only"

  ➔ "There's" (= there is) introduces existence, while "only" limits the noun phrase to a single item: "only one direction".