One Word

rock, Upbeat pop-rock ballad with soul; long live-intro over acoustic guitar and room mics catching crowd noise, then band slams in with tight drums, warm bass, and a persistent bluesy lead guitar line; male raspy, pleasant vocals upfront with big gang-vocal chorus tailored for stadium sing-along, dynamic build from intimate to explosive, with tambourine and organ lifting the final hook, pop, blues, emotional, soul, ballad, strong, acoustic

V4.5-ALL

Hold it in your chest
Don’t shout it yet
Just feel it
Right here
Right now
We’re gonna sing ours together
On three
One… two… three…

[Verse 1]
I was good at running
Good at slamming every door
Laughing at the wrong things
Sleeping on the floor
You walked in
Coat dripping rain
Said
“You can keep the mess
But you can’t keep this pain”

[Pre-Chorus]
You poured your coffee
Into my chipped old cup
Said
“You don’t need a thousand speeches
Just one word to bring you up”

[Chorus]
One word
And the walls fall down
One word
And I’m spinning around
You took my broken
Barely breathing
Turned it into something beating
One word
And I finally heard
Love
Just love
In one word

[Verse 2]
We still lose our tempers
Leave dishes in the sink
Say things we don’t care for
Talk faster than we think
But you touch my shoulder
And everything slows down
I remember that first whisper
I’m not running now

[Pre-Chorus]
You said “Stay”
Like a promise and a dare
Funny how a single syllable
Can drag me out of despair

[Chorus]
One word
And the walls fall down
One word
And I’m spinning around
You took my broken
Barely breathing
Turned it into something beating
One word
And I finally heard
Home
Just home
In one word

[Bridge]
[crowd clap begins
Guitar riff answers vocal]
Everybody out there
I know you got your word
Maybe it’s “sorry”
Maybe it’s “always”
Maybe it’s “enough”
Maybe it’s “forgiven”

Hold it up in the air
Let me see those hands
We’re gonna sing this next part together
You ready?

[Call-and-Response]
I say “one”
You say “word”
One!
(crowd: Word!)
One!
(crowd: Word!)

I say “my”
You say “heart”
My!
(crowd: Heart!)
My!
(crowd: Heart!)

[Chorus]
One word
And the fear lets go
One word
And we all glow
We took our broken
Barely breathing
Turned it into something screaming
One word
Let the rafters shake
Love
Just love
For love’s sake

[Final Chorus]
One word
Sing it ‘til you’re hoarse
One word
Like a rising force
Every cracked and quiet feeling
Every wound that’s slowly healing
One word
From every voice on earth
Love
Just love
(oh, sing that)
Love
Just love
In one word

[Outro]
[band drops
Acoustic and crowd]
Alright
You know it
On the count of three
Just you

One… two… three…

[crowd sings: “Love… just love…”]
[guitar lets a bluesy phrase ring
Crowd roar swells and fades]

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[Intro] [soft crowd murmur Acoustic guitar strums] You all still with me out there? (yeah?) I said You all still with me out there? (hey!) Alright I got a question for you If you could say your whole heart In just one word What would it be? Hold it in your chest Don’t shout it yet Just feel it Right here Right now We’re gonna sing ours together On three One… two… three… [Verse 1] I was good at running Good at slamming every door Laughing at the wrong things Sleeping on the floor You walked in Coat dripping rain Said “You can keep the mess But you can’t keep this pain” [Pre-Chorus] You poured your coffee Into my chipped old cup Said “You don’t need a thousand speeches Just one word to bring you up” [Chorus] One word And the walls fall down One word And I’m spinning around You took my broken Barely breathing Turned it into something beating One word And I finally heard Love Just love In one word [Verse 2] We still lose our tempers Leave dishes in the sink Say things we don’t care for Talk faster than we think But you touch my shoulder And everything slows down I remember that first whisper I’m not running now [Pre-Chorus] You said “Stay” Like a promise and a dare Funny how a single syllable Can drag me out of despair [Chorus] One word And the walls fall down One word And I’m spinning around You took my broken Barely breathing Turned it into something beating One word And I finally heard Home Just home In one word [Bridge] [crowd clap begins Guitar riff answers vocal] Everybody out there I know you got your word Maybe it’s “sorry” Maybe it’s “always” Maybe it’s “enough” Maybe it’s “forgiven” Hold it up in the air Let me see those hands We’re gonna sing this next part together You ready? [Call-and-Response] I say “one” You say “word” One! (crowd: Word!) One! (crowd: Word!) I say “my” You say “heart” My! (crowd: Heart!) My! (crowd: Heart!) [Chorus] One word And the fear lets go One word And we all glow We took our broken Barely breathing Turned it into something screaming One word Let the rafters shake Love Just love For love’s sake [Final Chorus] One word Sing it ‘til you’re hoarse One word Like a rising force Every cracked and quiet feeling Every wound that’s slowly healing One word From every voice on earth Love Just love (oh, sing that) Love Just love In one word [Outro] [band drops Acoustic and crowd] Alright You know it On the count of three Just you One… two… three… [crowd sings: “Love… just love…”] [guitar lets a bluesy phrase ring Crowd roar swells and fades]

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