Almost (Nora's Version)

[Verse 1] I see him in strangers on city trains In voices low and quiet rain He’s the pause between my words The reason some good love still hurts [Verse 2] I’ve kissed boys who made me laugh I’ve built a life I don’t look back Except for nights like this, when time Feels like it’s only been a line [Chorus] (Almost his, almost whole) (Almost a fire that I controlled) We never broke, we just stepped wide And I still feel him deep inside Almost forever… Almost mine [Verse 3] I wore that necklace once last year Then tucked it away when he felt near Like wearing hope that couldn’t land Like reaching out without a hand [Bridge] Some people leave, but never go They fill the gaps you didn’t know He’s the breath I didn’t take The one I lost, still wide awake [Final Chorus] (Almost love, almost fate) (Almost someone I couldn’t replace) I don’t regret the years we missed But I ache for what was in those kiss(es) Almost always… Always his [Outro] Always his Almost.