One

"One" is the third single from U2's 1991 album, Achtung Baby, and was released in 1992. It is widely considered to be one of the band's greatest songs and is consistently featured in lists of the greatest songs of all time. It was named the 36th greatest song by Rolling Stone on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. According to the One Songfacts, this can be interpreted many ways. It could be about the band, a girl, or an AIDS victim. Bono has said it is "About relationships." The song reached #7 in the UK charts, and #10 in the US charts, and reached the top of the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. The writing of the song also helped relieve tensions between band members during the turbulent recording sessions for Achtung Baby.

[Verse 1] Is it getting better Or do you feel the same? Will it make it easier on you, now You got someone to blame? [Chorus 1] You say one love, one life When it's one need in the night One love, we get to share it Leaves you, baby, if you don't care for it [Verse 2] Did I disappoint you Or leave a bad taste in your mouth? You act like you never had love And you want me to go without [Chorus 2] Well, it's too late tonight To drag the past out into the light We're one, but we're not the same We get to carry each other, carry each other One [Verse 3] Have you come here for forgiveness? Have you come to raise the dead? Have you come here to play Jesus To the lepers in your head? [Chorus 3] Did I ask too much? More than a lot You gave me nothing, now it's all I got We're one, but we're not the same Well, we hurt each other, then we do it again [Bridge] You say love is a temple, love a higher law Love is a temple, love the higher law You ask me to enter, but then you make me crawl And I can't be holding on to what you got When all you got is hurt [Chorus 4] One love, one blood One life, you got to do what you should One life with each other Sisters, brothers One life, but we're not the same We get to carry each other, carry each other One One [Outro] Ooh-ooh-ooh Oh-ooh May we, may we, may we get Higher Oh, higher (Ay, yeah, go) higher (Oh) Higher