Lyrics

"Almost Was"
Yves Stilmant © 2025

[Verse 1]
We sat on the roof with our sneakers untied
Laughin' too loud, just tryin' to feel alive
You said the stars looked better next to me
I believed in forever at seventeen
You hummed a song that I never knew
But now it plays when I think of you

[Pre-Chorus]
I was your secret, you were my song
Felt like the place where I belonged

[Chorus]
We were almost magic, almost real
Almost knew what love could feel
Held my breath when you looked my way
Thought you might be the one someday
But "almost" breaks a heart in two
And I still miss the almost you

[Verse 2]
We carved our names on that old oak tree
You said, "Don't forget you belong with me"
We kissed in the dark, afraid to be seen
Tangled in words like a movie scene
But seasons change like teenage minds
And promises fade when you run out of time

[Pre-Chorus]
You were the dream I couldn't keep
Now you're just a song I sing to sleep

[Chorus]
We were almost magic, almost real
Almost knew what love could feel
Held my breath when you looked my way
Thought you might be the one someday
But "almost" breaks a heart in two
And I still miss the almost you

[Bridge]
It's funny how a maybe
Can haunt you like a ghost
How something that was never
Can still hurt you the most
We didn't get a storybook end
But I still play pretend

[Final Chorus]
We were almost perfect, almost right
Almost made it through the night
Held my breath like dreams come true
Thought I found forever in you
But "almost" burns like summer blue
And I still miss the almost you

[Outro]
Still miss the almost...
The almost you