The One (song)

## Background

"**The One**" is the fifth track off of Sean Kennedy's second album of the same name. The track was written on October 8, 2019 in Sean's chemistry class, and Kennedy immediately decided to make it the title track. The song's original voice memo was included as a bonus track on the album's deluxe edition.

> I wrote "The One" a month before the record was mastered. It was a very last-minute song. Unlike my last album, I was having a lot of difficulty figuring out what the title would be, and I also felt like there was something missing on the record. I came up with the title *The One* by looking through the lyrics of all my songs, and I noticed that phrase was mentioned a handful of times, so I wrote a song from it. I thought it was a great title because it means a few things; I think it signifies that the album is
> about love and the fascination of a person, while at the same time it’s my best effort yet.
>
>

## Composition

Musically, "The One" is a mid-tempo pop song. It is composed in the key of E Major and it's in common time with a tempo of 85 beats per minute. The song features acoustic and bass guitars, synthesizers, strings, drums and percussion.

## Cross-References

* Friends are mentioned in a multitude of songs, including, "All the Time", "Could You" and "It Sucks".
* The phrase "The One" is also mentioned in "Love Triangle" and "Time of My Life".
* Dreams are also mentioned in "Love Triangle".

## Official Versions

* Album Version - 3:24
* Voice Memo Bonus Track - 2:42

## Lyrics

**Album Version**

I’m going through the motions

But you don’t seem to care

Starting to think it won’t work out

And I’m falling and sinking

While I’m overthinking

Every word you say

‘Cause I keep thinking I have a chance

I wish we weren’t such good friends

‘Cause the one for me wants someone else

But baby, don’t you know

That I won’t let you go?

Yeah the one for my causes me hell

But baby don’t you leave

Promise you’ll be with me

‘Cause you’re the one

I’ll tell you what I want

But I don’t think you care

Starting to question all my moves

And I want to know if you

Like where this is going

‘Cause I like it too

‘Cause I keep thinking I have a chance

I wish we weren’t such good friends

‘Cause the one for me wants someone else

But baby, don’t you know

That I won’t let you go?

Yeah the one for my causes me hell

But baby don’t you leave

Promise you’ll be with me

‘Cause you’re the one

In my dreams

I hear you call my name

(Every night)

In my mind

I know you won’t call again

(It’s alright)

‘Cause I’m

Just losing my damn mind

(I’m ok)

I miss you every single day

‘Cause the one for me wants someone else

But baby, don’t you know

That I won’t let you go?

Yeah the one for my causes me hell

But baby don’t you leave

Promise you’ll be with me

In my dreams

I hear you call my name

(Every night)

In my mind

I know you won’t call again

(It’s alright)

‘Cause I’m

Just losing my damn mind

(I’m ok)

I miss you every single day

**Voice Memo Bonus Track**

The One was a song that was a really defining moment for this record

Before, I had no clue what I wanted to call the album, and it definitely felt unfinished

And, I went through all of the songs and the lyrics, and one phrase that kind of came up multiple times was, “the one”

And I was like,

“You know, that would be a really cool song”

So, I was in chemistry class, and, I kind of just wrote down a few ideas I had

And, I definitely wrote it from a satire perspective, you know it’s kind of just like, being crazy, like,

“I will not let you leave”

And, obviously, that’s now how I am

But, it was a song that was definitely pivotal in the process of the album and, it’s a song I’m really proud of

‘Cause I keep thinking I have a chance

You seem to only wanna get into his pants

I wish we weren’t such good friends

The night’s still far from an end

‘Cause the one for me wants someone else

But baby don’t you know

That I’ll never go?

Yeah the one for me knows no one else

Babe I won’t let you leave

Please tell me you’re with me

‘Cause you’re the one

Yeah, I like that

## References

1. ↑ Sean Kennedy - The High School Trilogy (Live at Home).
2. ↑ Sean Kennedy: Nyota Magazine.