[Verse 1] You left your sweater on my chair Still smells like us, like midnight air I wash it twice, it won’t let go The way your name still echoes low [Pre-Chorus] I talk like I’m fine, I laugh on cue But there’s a version of me that still holds you In every song I never show In every text I never wrote [Chorus] I almost called, almost said “I miss the way you tilt your head” Almost ran through all that rain To say I’d do it all again I almost held on, almost stayed But I let silence take your place Now all I’ve got is this ghost— Of almost. [Verse 2] Your coffee mug is on my shelf I drink it black now, lie to myself Friends say I smile more these days They don’t hear the part that breaks [Pre-Chorus] You said, “Love’s not a race, just wait and see” But I kept pace with what you needed me to be Now I’m too late to ever know If I was worth a softer no [Chorus] I almost called, almost said “I miss the way you tilt your head” Almost ran through all that rain To say I’d do it all again I almost held on, almost stayed But I let silence take your place Now all I’ve got is this ghost— Of almost. [Bridge] Maybe in a softer world, I’d be enough You’d still be here, I’d still be us But I’m just lyrics in a note You never heard, and never won’t [Final Chorus] I almost lived, almost tried To say the things I always hide Almost made you breakfast still Just to see if time could heal I almost loved you loud and true But almost never gets to you So I’ll just whisper to the ghost— Of almost.
