The aftermath of war and a man injured and bedridden from it.
Kevin: "This song's lyrics were actually written many years before I joined the band, before there even was a band. I just wrote a poem and years later turned it into lyrics. I really didn't expect to ever use it in my life, but then again, I didn't expect to live on a floating island either."
Knuckles: "Once that song was done, it was a few months later before it got onto Justice, and during that time we added the war sounds at the beginning, which were actual war sounds; I brought a tape recorder to a fight with Stryker, set to record, and went out to kick some ass."
One has been a part of every live show since it's release. Acoustics for the intro are done by Kevin. The double layered guitar solo is done by Kevin and Sonic; the rhythm is either dropped or played by Amy Rose via keyboard setting.
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