The Art of Almost ft. Redbird

I keep my thunder in a teacup, Wear my mischief neatly pressed. They mistake a little patience For a promise to say yes. I've got a face for good behavior, And a laugh that gives me away. By the time they've read the headline, I've rewritten yesterday. They draw a line around my footsteps, Call it everything I'll be. Funny how a little silence Makes them think they've measured me. [Female] I'm the art of almost, [Male] The answer with a twist. [Female] The last page of a story [Male] That the first page somehow missed. [Female] Not quite what you ordered, [Male] Not the picture in your frame. [Duet] You can get the details right And still get me wrong by name. I once got called predictable By a man who lost his keys. He said he knew my every move... Then asked me where I'd be. I don't correct the weather When the forecast calls for rain. I just wear my brightest colors And let sunshine take the blame. They keep looking for a pattern, Something simple they can quote. But I'm writing in the margins Of a book they think they wrote. [Female] I'm the art of almost, [Male] The answer with a twist. [Female] The last page of a story [Male] That the first page somehow missed. [Female] Not quite what you ordered, [Male] Not the picture in your frame. [Duet] You can get the details right And still get me wrong by name. [Male] I'm not a complicated puzzle, [Female] I just don't come with a key. [Male] And I never signed a contract [Female] To be anybody's certainty. [Male] I can be the calm in chaos, [Female] I can be the spark in snow. [Duet] The only thing that's guaranteed? There's always more you don't know. [Female] I'm the art of almost, [Male] The answer with a twist. [Female] The last page of a story [Male] That the first page somehow missed. [Female] Not quite what you ordered, [Male] Not the picture in your frame. [Duet] You can get the details right And still get me wrong by name. [Female] Almost... [Male] But never quite. [Female] You thought you had me figured out... [Male] You might.