05 -Almost

[Verse 1 – quiet, flat] You stand close I don’t move Every word Feels untrue Your eyes stay Just away I wait for What you won’t say [Pre-Chorus – restrained] I hold time In my hands Like it’s something I can bend [Chorus – small, honest] We were almost Something real We were almost How I feel So close I could fall We were almost That’s all [Verse 2 – lower] Your hand moves Then it stops Every chance Ties in knots I say “fine” You say “okay” All this space Stays this way [Pre-Chorus – same, heavier] I don’t cross What you keep I don’t wake What you sleep [Chorus – same, firmer] We were almost Something real We were almost How I feel So close I could fall We were almost That’s all [Bridge – near-whisper] If I reached Would you stay? If I stayed Would you fade? I don’t move I don’t try Almost hurts More than goodbye [Final Chorus – resigned] We were almost You and me We were almost What I see So close I could fall We were almost That’s all [Outro – cut short] Your hand drops I stay still Almost Always will