I still know the way your silence sounds Like a door half-open in an empty house We didn’t break, we didn’t bend We just let the story end Your shadow’s sleeping on my wall Like you never left at all We were fire scared of dust We were everything but us ... We were almost forever Almost brave enough to stay Almost chose each other But almost fades away ... We were almost us Almost burning bright Almost every morning Almost every night We had every reason But the wrong damn time Now I hear your name Like it’s still mine We were so close to love Close enough to touch We were everything Everything but us We were almost us ... I don’t hate you, that’s the truth That’s what makes it harder to lose No slammed doors, no broken glass Just a future we let pass I still feel you in between All the words we didn’t mean Two hearts standing in the dark Too afraid to leave a mark ... We were almost forever Almost strong enough to stay Almost chose each other But fear got in the way ... We were almost us Almost burning bright Almost every morning Almost every night We had every reason But the wrong damn time Now I hear your name Like it’s still mine We were so close to love Close enough to trust We were everything Everything but us We were almost us ... If almost was enough You’d still be here with me If almost meant forever This wouldn’t hurt so deep But almost doesn’t hold me Doesn’t feel like home It just echoes in the silence When I’m sleeping alone ... We were almost us Almost wild and free Almost every future That I’ll never see We had every reason But no guarantee Now your goodbye Still echoes in me We were so close to love Close enough to trust We were everything — Everything but us We were almost…
