One
Embracing Solitude: Knightsbridge's Poignant Reflection on Loneliness
Lyrics
One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
Emphasizes the loneliness associated with the number one.
Two can be as bad as one
Suggests that two can be just as challenging or undesirable as one.
It's the loneliest number since the number one
Reiterates the loneliness of the number one, comparing it to two.
No is the saddest experience you'll ever know
States that saying "no" is the saddest experience one can have.
Yes, it's the saddest experience you'll ever know
Contrasts with line 4, stating that saying "yes" is also a sad experience.
'Cause one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
Repeats the idea that one is the loneliest number.
One is the loneliest number, whoa-oh, worse than two
Intensifies the loneliness of one, suggesting it's worse than two.
It's just no good anymore since you went away
Expresses a negative change since someone left, implying a sense of emptiness.
Now I spend my time just making rhymes of yesterday
Describes the singer spending time reminiscing about the past through creating rhymes.
One is the loneliest number
Reiterates that one is the loneliest number.
One is the loneliest number
Repeats the statement for emphasis.
One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
Emphasizes the loneliness associated with the number one.
One is the loneliest
Repeats the assertion about the loneliness of one.
One is the loneliest
Reiterates the assertion about the loneliness of one.
One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
Restates that one is the loneliest number.
It's just no good anymore since you went away
Repeats the negative change experienced since someone's departure.
One is the loneliest (number)
Reaffirms the loneliness associated with the number one.
One is the loneliest (number)
-One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
Reiterates the idea that one is the loneliest number.
One is the loneliest (number)
Reaffirms the loneliness associated with the number one.
One is the loneliest (number)
-One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
Emphasizes again that one is the loneliest number.
One (one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do)
Repeats the statement in a slightly varied form for emphasis.
(number)
Reiterates the idea in parentheses for emphasis.
One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
Restates that one is the loneliest number.
(Number)
Reiterates the idea in parentheses for emphasis.
One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
Concludes by emphasizing the loneliness associated with the number one.
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