THE ONE – English Lyrics

• By: Kesha
• Album: Period

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Kesha's empowering single, "THE ONE," a vibrant pop anthem that declares self-sufficiency as the ultimate love story. This song offers a powerful lesson in self-acceptance and resilience, showcasing an artist confidently reclaiming her narrative. Listen to discover the strength found in being your own hero!

[English]

[Music]

Turn on the lights. Look at me shine.

There's a feeling I've been searching

for. All of my life I've been running

run trying running trying running trying

running trying running trying running

trying running trying running trying

running trying running trying running to

find it.

I run till I die but there is a line.

You were trying to own what isn't yours.

You had a diamond. You had a one, one,

one of a kind. My heart got used to

breaking ashes. Thank you, baby. Found

what I've been chasing. Found the one

I've waited for.

Heat.

Heat.

away.

[Music]

The world

[Music]

look at the rest. Of course, you're

obsessed. You can leave the keys outside

the door. I'll be out driving, chasing

the light. And wo,

love me or you hate me. I might want

baby what I've been chasing. I'm the one

I waited for.

Heat.

Heat.

The world the

world the world.

[Music]

Don't got a rear view. I don't look

back. Hold on like a holy man. I keep on

dancing through the quick sand. Yeah.

Heat.

Heat

up

here.

Heat.

Heat.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shine ʃaɪn A1	verb - to emit light
searching ˈsɜːrtʃɪŋ A2	verb - to look thoroughly for something
running ˈrʌnɪŋ A1	verb - to move swiftly on foot
trying ˈtraɪɪŋ A2	verb - to attempt to do something
find faɪnd A1	verb - to discover or locate something
diamond ˈdaɪəmənd A2	noun - a precious stone consisting of highly compressed carbon
kind kaɪnd A1	noun - a type or category of something adjective - friendly and considerate
breaking ˈbreɪkɪŋ A2	verb - to separate into pieces
chasing ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ A2	verb - to pursue something or someone
obsessed əbˈsɛst B1	adjective - having a persistent and disturbing preoccupation with something
driving ˈdraɪvɪŋ A2	verb - to operate a vehicle
dancing ˈdænsɪŋ A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music
quicksand ˈkwɪksænd B1	noun - loose, sandy soil that yields easily to pressure and sucks in anything resting on or falling into it

Key Grammar Structures

• Turn on the lights. Look at me shine.

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verbs 'Turn' and 'Look' are in the imperative mood, used to give commands or instructions.

• There's a feeling I've been searching for.

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ 'I've been searching' uses the present perfect continuous to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• You were trying to own what isn't yours.

  ➔ Past Continuous

  ➔ 'Were trying' is in the past continuous, indicating an ongoing action in the past.

• You had a diamond. You had a one, one, one of a kind.

  ➔ Simple Past

  ➔ 'Had' is in the simple past, used to describe completed actions in the past.

• I run till I die but there is a line.

  ➔ Future in the Past

  ➔ 'Run till I die' implies a future action from a past perspective.

• I'm the one I waited for.

  ➔ Present Simple with Emphasis

  ➔ 'I'm' is used to emphasize the subject, asserting the speaker's identity.

• Don't got a rear view. I don't look back.

  ➔ Negative Contractions

  ➔ 'Don't' is a negative contraction of 'do not', used for emphasis and informal tone.

• Hold on like a holy man. I keep on dancing through the quick sand.

  ➔ Simile and Present Continuous

  ➔ 'Like a holy man' is a simile for comparison, and 'keep on dancing' uses the present continuous for ongoing action.