“Letters to No One” lyrics to song in new music collection (with melody in parentheses)
V1:
“Fools (MC) rush (D) in (E) where (C) angels (lA) fear to (lG) tread (MC).”
I’m (C) an (D) angel (EC), so (lA) I’ll just stay in (G) bed (MC)—
shameless (hF) defector (EC) from the empire (lA) in my (G) head (MC).
Who (hF) are (E) you (MC), to (lA) be so well (G)-read (MC)?
I’ve (D) got to tell you how I’m (MC) doing (lA),
I’ve (D) got to show you where I’ve (MC) been (lA).
So (MC) here’s (lA) another letter to (lG) No (MC) One—
No (D) One I could let (MC) in.
You (MC) don’t (D) listen (E) to a (C) word (lA) I (lG) say.
It’s (lA) kind (A)-of (lG) sad, but I like (lA) it that (lG) way (MC).
I (D) can pretend you (MC) get it, I (D) can pretend you (MC) care,
although (D) often I remember (MC) that (lA) you aren’t really (AG) there (MC).
Refrain:
When (hF) I’m (E) feeling (MC lA) lonely (DE) and (hF) misunderstood (ECAD),
I (D) write letters to (MC) No One, explaining (l A) it all (l G) good (MC).
No (l A) one talks (l G) back to tell (l A) me that I’m (l G) dumb (MC).
No (l A) one makes me (l G) feel I’ve let (l A) down everyone (AGC).
But (D) No One will (MC) visit me to (D) mend my broken (DC) heart (MC).
No (D) One (MC) sees (E) how hard (hF) I (E) try to (D) do more than my (MC) part (E).
No (l A) One understands (AG MC) how I try (D) and try again (MC E).
No (D) One gets (MC) how I start (l A) over and begin (l G MC).
V2:
Emily (MC D E) was (C) Nobody (lA lG MC) and (A) I’m Nobody (AAG), too (C).
But (MC) writing (CD) No (E) One (C) makes it easier (l A) to speak the (lG) truth (MC).
My (D) spelling doesn’t (DC) matter (MC) and my (D) stories don’t make (MC) sense (lG).
But (lA) no one (G) cares (MC) as long as my (A) teeth get a (G) rinse (MC).
Refrain 2:
When (hF) I’m (E) feeling (MC lA) lonely (DE) and (hF) misunderstood (ECAD),
I (D) write letters to (MC) No One, explaining (l A) it all (l G) good (MC).
No (l A) one talks (l G) back to tell (l A) me that I’m (l G) dumb (MC).
No (l A) one makes me (l G) feel I’ve let (l A) down everyone (AGC).
But (D) No (E) One will (D) notice (DC) if I’m hit (lG) by a bus.
No (E) One will (D) stand up for what’s (MC) left (l G) of us.
No (lA) One will (G) help (C) me if I (D) am especially (DC) lost (E).
No (D) one will (MC) thank (lA) me if I pay the highest (AG) cost (C).
V3:
It’s (C) like a (D) message (EC) in a bottle (AG)—but (A) it don’t float away (GC).
I (C) might go (D) back (E) and (C) read (A) it (G) to (A) understand myself someday (GC).
Or (D) I might start writing (DC) more (C) to (lA) people who exist (GC)
in (A) the new country I can (G) see (C), in (D) the life that persists (C).
Refrain 3:
When (hF) I’m (E) feeling (MC lA) lonely (DE) and (hF) misunderstood (ECAD),
I (D) write letters to (MC) No One, explaining (l A) it all (l G) good (MC).
No (l A) one talks (l G) back to tell (l A) me that I’m (l G) dumb (MC).
No (l A) one makes me (l G) feel I’ve let (l A) down everyone (AGC).
But No (E) One (D) likes my (MC) writing (lG),
No (E) One tells me (D) to go (MC) on (G).
No (E) One lets me (D) finish (DC) talking (lA),
No (D) One has me sing my (MC) song.
