*(Slow tempo, deep 808s, soft piano, warm jazz guitar licks—let it breathe.)*
*(Intro – Soft vocal run to open.)*
Mmm-mmm… **ooh, yeahhh**
Almost had it… almost…
*(Verse 1 – smooth, but aching inside, adding soft runs on select words.)*
I see you in the back of chapel,
Flipping pages, but I know you ain't reading.
Tryna act like we ain't got history,
But we both know the air is still heavyyyy… **(vocal riff on "heavy.")**
You left first, I let you go,
Said you had some growing to do alone.
But every time I pass you by,
Your hands shake like mine—like we’re still holding o-o-on. **(gentle riff on "on.")**
*(Pre-Chorus – let it float, jazzy chords creeping in, subtle runs between words.)*
Now you move a little different,
Speak with more conviction,
Like you’re tryna be the man you swore you’d be.
And I swear I’ve been changing,
But I keep replaying **ooohhhh…** **(soft riff, like lingering pain.)**
All the things we lost between you and meee…
*(Chorus – Deep, full of longing, controlled/emotional, big run on "almost.")*
And it’s **almo-o-oost, almost,** **(smooth vocal climb, holding "most.")**
But almost ain’t enough.
Still feel you, still want you,
But time keeps calling us bluff.
We’re both healing, both breaking,
Still waiting on the day when
It’s not **almost—ooooohhh…** **(sweeping riff)**
It’s finally us again.
*(Soft jazz guitar riff.)*
*(Verse 2 – Lower, intimate)*
I hear your voice in the hallway whispers,
You still take the long way past my dorm.
Acting like we ain’t two broken mirrors,
Still reflecting what we were before.
And ain't it cruel, ain't it strange?
To crave someone but feel so chained?
Like love’s a lesson we had to lose **ooooooh…** **(soft airy run on "lose.")**
Before we ever get to choose.
*(Pre-Chorus – Softer, controlled, but the weight still lingers.)*
Now you move a little different,
Speak with more conviction,
Like you’re tryna be the man you swore you’d be.
And Lord knows, I’ve been changing,
But I keep replaying **yeahhh…** *(soft run, emotional)*
All the things we lost between you and meee **(upward run on "me.")**
*(Chorus – Big moment, but keep it smooth and effortless.)*
And its **almo-o-oost, almost,**
But almost ain’t enough.
Still feel you, still want you,
But time keeps calling us bluff.
We’re both healing, both breaking,
Still waiting on the day when
It’s not *almost—ooooohhh…* *(big sweeping run.)*
It’s finally us again.
*(Bridge – Stripped, like a secret.)*
Maybe one day when the past don’t own us,
When the weight don’t hold us down *(soft vocal climb on "down.")*
Maybe then, we’ll find our way back
To a love that won’t break, won’t drown.
*(Last Chorus – Softer, like a bittersweet goodbye for now)*
But it’s almost, almo-o-oost… And baby, that ain’t enough Still feel you, still want you, but time keeps calling us bluff
we’re both healing both breaking
still waiting on the day when
us is enoughhhh
