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No One To Blame is an original song written, produced and with lyrics by Paul Robert Thomas with music exclusively commercially licensed to Paul from the album More Folk
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No One To Blame is available to download at all good download stores as well as on Bandcamp
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You can download the album More Folk at all download stores HERE and on Bandcamp HERE
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“No One To Blame” is a contemplative, existential folk song that explores the fleeting nature of human existence, the desire for significance, and the ultimate acceptance of anonymity.
Addressing a broad audience—from detractors to well-wishers—the narrator uses vivid, traditional folk imagery (grains of sand, silent shadows, and fading echoes) to ground the human experience in a vast, indifferent timeline.
The song carries a beautifully grounded, melancholic, yet liberating tone. It beautifully captures the core essence of the folk genre: storytelling that strips away pretense to look at the raw truth of everyday life and our place in the universe.
The lyrics emphasize that despite our best efforts to “leave a mark,” time eventually erases everyone. Whether a person aims for explosive fame or simply tries to get by without disgrace, impermanence is the ultimate equalizer.
In a poignant confrontation, the narrator challenges the audience’s perception of them, stating, “You haven’t got a clue where I’m at.” This highlights the disconnect between how we are perceived by society versus our true internal reality.
Unlike many songs that treat obscurity as a tragedy, the driving refrain of “No One To Blame” delivers a sense of peace. It frames cosmic insignificance not as a failure, but as a natural law—freeing the individual from the crushing pressure to be remembered.
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No One To Blame lyrics
This is aimed to whom it may concern
To those who would like to see me burn
And to those who may wish me well
And to anyone to whom my name might ring a bell
I’m just a no-one like you are too
A silent shadow passing through
A grain of sand on the beach of time
The echo of the bell that long since stopped to chime
And if no-one will remember my name
There’s absolutely no-one
Absolutely no-one
There’s absolutely no-one to blame
Guess I’m just tryna leave my mark
Taking a big wild shot in the dark
One day you’re here next day you’re gone
And only your memories of your life lingers on
And if no-one will remember your name
There’s absolutely no-one
Absolutely no-one
There’s absolutely no-one to blame
So you think you finally know me by now
I kinda guessed you’d think you would somehow
But after all this time walking straight down the line
I just got one thing to say to that
You haven’t got a clue where I’m at
I’m just a no-one like you are too
A silent shadow passing through
A small nickel in a handful of dimes
A little drop in the ocean of time
I try to get by with out disgrace
Sometimes that’s hard to do in this place
Some aim for fame with one big blast
But even there they surely will not last
And if no-one will remember your name
There’s absolutely no-one
Absolutely no-one
There’s absolutely no-one to blame
There’s absolutely no-one
Absolutely no-one
There’s absolutely no-one to blame
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Paul Robert Thomas PRS No. 497904008 (London)
PRS Tunecode: 032265MG ISRC: T-341.172.101-8
Audiosparx Catalogue ID: 1426776 ISRC: US5UL2655132
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