One Day Analysis

The song “One Day” by Matisyahu, represents how Vahan is feeling about this whole Armenian Genocide. The song is about not wanting a war and just wanting peace in the world. It explains how you pray for the world to be a better place and that you should stand tall and just hope for that day, but never let it bring you down. Vahan doesn’t understand why the turkish are attacking his people. He just wants his normal life back with his warm house and all the food he could eat surrounded by the people he loves. He wants the war to end so that kids who are his age when he’s older, don’t have to go through what he had to in order to survive and watch everyone you love and care about die right before your eyes. The lyrics, “Then i pray, don’t take me soon, ‘cause i am here for a reason”, connects with how Vahan wants to carry on his family name and survive to honor them. It may be easy to lose yourself throughout the journey but if you keep going for what you believe in, you could maybe stop the war.

"One Day"
By Matisyahu

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
The song is saying that they know how it feels to have nothing left to lose, it’s relatable to have nothing left in the world that can be taken away. Vahan has lost so many people he has cared about in his life. He’s lost his family, his home, his normal life, etc. The song is a little dark because it explains that there is really nothing left to live for and they can understand how they must feel and all the anger that builds up inside you when you realize everything you loved and cared for the most was taken away from you. The turkish soldiers took away his home, his family, his friends, anything that was ever important to