It is the tenth and final track on the band’s 1997 album My Own Prison. It decries the lack of unity in modern society and suggests affirmative action “may be justified.” It was the band’s fourth single. It was also included as a B-side on the maxi-single for “With Arms Wide Open.”
You can go, you can leave this town
Forget about the people and the places
And the faces that have let you down
You can hide, you can change your name
But the fear will always find you
If it's coming from inside you
So you've gotta change
So if it's the same to you, you could stay with me
I could take you from your nightmares, and put you inside your dreams
And you would see, I'm never gonna leave you
Even when you feel so low like you might let go
I will be the first hand reaching out
I will be the last one giving up on you
Even when you feel your breath fading from your lungs
I will be the first hand reaching out
I will be the first, last, first, last and only one
If you leave, tell me where you'd go?
Would you lock yourself inside a place
So no one had the chance to face you on your own
'Cause when we fall down, we can stay down
But the freedom that we wanna find
Is only found when we're off the ground
So if it's the same to you, you could stay with me
I could take you from your nightmares, and put you inside your dreams
And you would see, I'm never gonna leave you
Even when you feel so low like you might let go
I will be the first hand reaching out
I will be the last one giving up on you
Even when you feel your breath fading from your lungs
I will be the first hand reaching out
I will be the first, last, first, last and only one
So if it's the same to you, you could stay with me
I could take you from your nightmares, and put you inside your dreams
And you would see, I'm never gonna leave you
Even when you feel so low like you might let go
I will be the first hand reaching out
I will be the last one giving up on you
Even when you feel your breath fading from your lungs
I will be the first hand reaching out
I will be the first, last, first, last and only one
Even when you feel your breath fading from your lungs
I will be the first hand reaching out
I will be the first, last, first, last and only one
Only One was written by Scott Stapp.
Only One was produced by Scott Stapp.
Scott Stapp released Only One on Tue Nov 05 2013.