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Cover art for One and Only lyrics by Barenaked Ladies

The title says it all in this one.

One and Only

Spoken from someone in an intensely vulnerable state. One and only, feeling overwhelmed and outnumbered and confused and so very needy.

The beat of the song lends itself to a lullabye of sorts. Very rhythmic and soothing, Lending itself also to an interpretation of the speaker as indeed "only one". A little boy, a baby of sorts. Unable to walk without a hand to hold, unable to talk to explain why he's like this.

I really love how the beat of the song echoes the "waves crashing" in the first verse.