[Intro] [Solitary Antique Lyre] [Distant, hollow Autoharp] [Slow egg shaker enters] [Chorus] [Male Breathy Baritone] [Melancholic and Close-mic] Why are you so far away Too far for my words To reach out to you I am paralyzed What must I do [Verse 1] [Staccato vocals] I got the letter you wrote Yet there was something In the way you spoke I imagined you would write Back and say Yes But all I got was No. (Know.) No. (Know.) No! No! No! No! No! [Instrumental Break] [Egg Shaker Solo] [Chorus] [Whispered and haunting] Why are you so far away Too far for my words To reach out to you I am paralyzed What must I do [Verse 2] [Rhythmic staccato] I thought had something Precious Misinformed Mistaken was I For maybe for once I know No-Know! No-Know! No! No! No! No! No! [Instrumental Break] [Egg Shaker Solo] [Rhythmic, isolated shaking] [Staccato Lyre and Autoharp pluck] [Chorus] Why are you so far away Too far for my words To reach out to you I am paralyzed What must I do [Verse 3] I want you in a special time I want you to be all mine Oh, inklings of a time That could be so true A lost cause and now I know No. (Know.) No. (Know.) No. No. No. No. No. [Outro] [Close-mic whisper] I will just save these notes Move on with my life Put them in a box And No... (Know)... No... (Know)... [Final breathy exhale] [Music fades out] [End] ✢ ORRINO © 2026 ✢ ✢ Lyrics by OrrinO ✢


