"The One", also registred as "One",[1] is an unreleased song by Melanie Martinez. It was intended to be the fifth track on her acoustic extended play (EP), Take Me to the Moon, but the project was later scrapped.
Background and Theme
This song is about someone that Melanie truly loves, and if they separate she has no idea what she'd do. She's happier when she's with him, and she wishes she'd known him her whole life. It was written and recorded around the time Melanie was dating Vinnie DiCarlo, so the song is likely about their relationship.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Follow the trails written on your hands
The starry night sky is where I'll stand
All of the fires written on our maps
You lifted this burden off my back
[Pre-Chorus]
These butterflies, they keep coming back
They're different, bright and better, in fact
[Chorus]
Take me to the moon and back, my friend
I wish I'd met you before 2010
Life's been fine, but now I'm safe and sound
Call me crazy but I know I've found
The one
The one
You're the one
[Verse 2]
Take a photo of my heart
It's clear that we don't spend our time apart
'Cause ninety-nine percent of it is you
And frankly, if you left, I don't know what I'd do
[Pre-Chorus]
These butterflies, they keep coming back
They're different, bright and better, in fact
[Chorus]
Take me to the moon and back, my friend
I wish I'd met you before 2010
Life's been fine, but now I'm safe and sound
Call me crazy but I know I've found
The one
The one
You're the one
[Chorus]
Take me to the moon and back, my friend
I wish I'd met you before 2010
Life's been fine, but now I'm safe and sound
Call me crazy but I know I've found
The one
The one
You're the one
Video
Trivia
- Melanie filmed a music video for this song which was shot by Vinnie DiCarlo in 2012.[2][3]
- The video was later scrapped and never released.
Gallery
Photos from the official music video were posted by Melanie on her Flickr account in mid-2012.[4]
References
| v • e Take Me to the Moon | |
|---|---|
| Featured Tracks | I Think I'm Crazy • Curly Cue • Birthing Addicts • Smoke • The One • Milky Way • Alone • Oh Carousel • I Love My Ride |
| Scrapped Tracks | Black and Blue • Empty Life • Go on Away • Hey Alice • I Don't Know • Normalcy Will Never Be Achieved • Story of an Insomniac • Violent Disease |