☝️ Key Points
- The song lyrics are about the loss of a loved one and the pain of not having had the opportunity to say goodbye or the right words.
- The singer regrets not having done or said anything to make the person stay and wonders if things would have been different if he had only known.
- The lyrics emphasize the pain of loss and the difference between dreams and reality.
- The person who has gone is called a star in the sky and will always be in his mind.
Interpretation
The lyrics of the song "One Word" by
Anouk are about the loss of a loved one and the pain one feels when they didn't have the chance to say goodbye or the right words. The lyrics express regret and remorse, and pose the question of whether things would have been different if they had just had one chance to change something.
The first part of the lyrics describes the singer's notion that the person they lost is still there. They regret not doing or saying anything to make them stay. They say, "I didn't do anything to make you stay. I didn't say one word to make you stay." They wonder if it would have been easier if they had known, and if they would have tried to make things easier.
The chorus repeats the pain of the loss and the fact that there wasn't a beautiful goodbye. The person who left will always be in their mind. The lyrics state that reality is so much different from the dreams they had together. The person who left now becomes a star in the sky.
In the second part of the lyrics, the singer shows their frustration that their thoughts remain unspoken and they feel helpless. They ask for forgiveness because they couldn't do anything to make the person stay, and they couldn't say one word to make them stay. They wonder again if things would have been different if they had just known.
The chorus is repeated and emphasizes the pain of the loss and the difference between dreams and reality. The person who left is referred to as a star in the sky.
The lyrics end by saying that the singer still doesn't know why the person left, and that there wasn't a beautiful goodbye. The person will always be in their mind. It is again emphasized that reality is so much different from the dreams they had. The person is called a star in the sky and referred to as their star.