Lyrics to
For No One

This version of For No One was released by Emmylou Harris in 1975.

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The day breaks your mind aches
You find that all her words of kindness linger on
She no longer needs you
She wakes up she makes up
She takes her time and doesn’t feel she has to hurry
She no longer needs you

And in her eyes you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one

A love that should have lasted years
You want her you need her
And yet you don’t believe her when she said her love is dead
You think she needs you
She goes out you stay home
She says that long ago she knew someone but now he’s gone
She doesn’t need him

And in her eyes you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one

A love that should have lasted years
Your day breaks your mind aches
There will be time when all the things she said
Will fill your head
You won’t forget her

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The lyrics to For No One are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Emmylou Harris in 1975. Elements of the lyrics to For No One are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Emmylou Harris and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for For No One back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to For No One by Emmylou Harris in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to For No One" means the words set to the music of For No One, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Emmylou Harris. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to For No One and the lyrics to For No One are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Emmylou Harris who came here looking just for the lyrics to For No One, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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