One Day (Album Version) – Emblem3
Sometimes I lay
Under the moon
And thank God I'm breathing
Then I pray
Don't take me soon
Cause I am here for a reason
Sometimes in my tears I drown
But I never let it get me down
So when negativity surrounds
I know some day it'll all turn around
Because
All my life I've been waiting for
I've been praying for
For the people to say
That we don't wanna fight no more
There'll be no more wars
And our children will play
One day
One day
One day
One day
One day
One day
One day
One day
It's not about
Win or lose cause
We all lose
When they feed on the souls of the innocent
Blood drenched pavement
Keep on moving though the waters stay raging
In this maze you can lose your way
It might drive you crazy but don't let it getting your way (no way)
Sometimes in my tears I drown
But I never let it get me down
So when negativity surrounds
I know some day it'll all turn around
Because
All my life I've been waiting for
I've been praying for
For the people to say
That we don't wanna fight no more
There'll be no more wars
And our children will play
One day
One day
One day
One day
One day
One day
One day
One day
This all will change
Treat people the same
Stop with the violence
Down with the hate
One day we'll all be free
And proud to be
Under the same sun
Singing songs of freedom like
Sometimes in my tears I drown
But I never let it get me down
So when negativity surrounds
I know some day it'll all turn around
Because
All my life I've been waiting for
I've been praying for
For the people to say
That we don't wanna fight no more
There'll be no more wars
And our children will play
One day
One day
One day
One day
One day
One day
One day
One day
一、创作背景
1. 乐队背景
- Emblem3 由兄弟 Keaton 和 Wesley Stromberg 以及好友 Drew Chadwick 组成，风格融合流行摇滚、雷鬼、嘻哈和民谣元素。
- 他们在参加《X音素》（The X Factor）美国第二季（2012年）后走红，虽未夺冠，但凭借青春活力的形象和正能量音乐获得大量粉丝。
2. 时代语境
- 歌曲创作于2010年代初，正值全球多地社会动荡（如中东冲突、校园枪击案频发、种族矛盾加剧等），年轻人对“和平”“理解”“改变”的渴望强烈。
- Emblem3 作为青少年偶像团体，希望通过音乐传递积极价值观，鼓励同龄人关注世界、怀抱希望。
3. 创作动机
- 成员曾在采访中表示，《One Day》是他们对“理想世界”的想象——一个没有战争、仇恨消弭、孩子能自由玩耍的世界。
- 歌曲并非针对某一具体事件，而是对人类共同困境的诗意回应，带有乌托邦色彩。
二、表达含义
1. 个人挣扎与坚韧
“Sometimes in my tears I drown / But I’ll never let it get me down”
（有时我被泪水淹没，但我绝不让自己消沉）
- 承认现实中的痛苦（“tears”“negativity surrounds”），但强调不被负面情绪压垮的意志。
- 这种“在绝望中坚持希望”的态度，极易引起青少年共鸣。
2. 对和平的深切呼唤
“All my life I’ve been waiting for… That we don’t wanna fight no more / There’ll be no more wars / And our children will play”
- 直接表达反战立场，梦想一个没有暴力、孩子能在安全环境中成长的世界。
- “Children will play” 是全歌最动人的意象——象征纯真、自由与未来的可能性。
3. 集体觉醒与平等
“Treat people the same / Stop with the violence / Down with the hate / One day we’ll all be free”
- 呼吁消除偏见、停止暴力、放下仇恨，实现人人平等。
- “Under the same sun, singing songs of freedom” 借用鲍勃·马利（Bob Marley）式的雷鬼精神，强调人类命运共同体。
4. “One Day”的象征意义
- “One Day” 并非指某个具体日期，而是一种信念的重复强化——通过八次反复吟唱，将“希望”内化为一种精神力量。
- 它既是祈祷，也是承诺：改变或许不会立刻发生，但只要有人相信并行动，那一天终会到来。
三、与其他同名歌曲的区分
- Matisyahu 也有一首著名歌曲《One Day》（2008年发行），同样呼吁和平，常被混淆。
- 而 Emblem3 的《One Day》 更侧重青少年视角下的理想主义与情感韧性，编曲轻快、旋律朗朗上口，带有加州阳光气息，与其冲浪少年形象契合。
总结
即使世界充满“blood-drenched pavement”（血染的街道），只要我们不放弃信念，总有一天，人类能站在同一片阳光下，为自由而歌。
