We Almost Made It

Verse 1
I still keep your jumper on the chair
Like you’re running late, like you’ll still be there
The house knows your footsteps better than me
Every quiet night feels like a memory

I talk to the walls like they’ll answer back
Like they’ll tell me where it all went off track
We were fearless, we were naïve
We thought love was enough to believe

Pre-Chorus
I tried to be patient
Tried to be kind
But loving you felt like losing time

Chorus
We almost made it, didn’t we?
Came so close to everything
Had forever in our hands
But we let it slip like sand
I’d still choose you, if I’m honest now
Even knowing how it all works out
We almost made it — you and me
That’s what breaks me

Verse 2
I hear your name in crowded rooms
Still feel you when I hum our tune
I replay words I should’ve said
They echo louder in my head

You said “love shouldn’t feel this hard”
I said “stay,” but I was scared to ask
We were bleeding, but we smiled
Called it strength, called it time

Pre-Chorus
I held my breath
You let go
And somehow that hurt more than no

Chorus
We almost made it, didn’t we?
Built a life in make-believe
Every dream we didn’t live
Is the hardest thing to forgive
I’d still reach for you tonight
If my heart would let me try
We almost made it — you and me
That’s what breaks me

Bridge (soft, vulnerable)
If I’m being honest
I still wonder
If loving me was too much to shoulder
And I still wear your favourite pain
Like it’s the only thing that stayed

(beat drops, piano swells)

Final Chorus
We almost made it, didn’t we?
That’s the truth I can’t unsee
Not a stranger, not a flame
Just a love we couldn’t save
I’ll forgive us, someday soon
For the things we couldn’t do
We almost made it — you and me
And that’s enough to grieve

Outro
So here’s to love that couldn’t last
Still the best thing in my past
If I never love again
At least I know…
We almost did

Cinematic ballad