marnie blake - almost lyrics
[verse 1]
you walk in with groceries, talking like it’s nothing
set the bags on my counter, kiss my cheek, start humming
you rinse a strawberry, hand it to me like a habit
like you’ve been here forever, like i didn’t just let it
you say, “i told my friends about you,” casual, proud
i laugh a little too quick, keep my eyes on the ground
two plates on the table, i act like that’s insane
like love is a spill i have to wipe up before it stains
[pre+chorus]
you ask me what i’m doing next weekend
i say, “i don’t know,” like it’s a religion
you reach for my hand, i reach for a joke
and it lands, and it breaks, and we both act like it’s fine (it’s fine)
[chorus]
’cause i kept you at the door, i kept it light
half in my arms, half out of my life
called it “taking it slow,” but i meant “don’t get close”
you don’t build a home with someone holding their coat
and you didn’t even yell, you didn’t make a scene
you just got quiet, like you were finally leaving
now you’re somebody’s always, like i never could be
and i’m the girl who meant it… almost (almost)
[post+chorus]
oh (almost)
oh (almost)
oh (almost)
almost
[verse 2]
your hoodie on my chair, your shampoo in my shower
i stared at all your toothbrushes like they had countdown timers
you said, “come to my birthday thing,” i said, “i’ll try”
showed up forty minutes late and didn’t look you in the eye
you introduce me, and i flinch like it’s a trick
stand there smiling like a photo where i don’t quite fit
then i say i’m “so tired,” like i wasn’t doing fine
like i didn’t just run a marathon inside my own mind
[pre+chorus]
you ask me, “do you want this?” steady, plain
and i freeze in the doorway of a question with a name
i nod like i’m brave, then i soften it to death
you watch me water down my yes until there’s nothing left
[chorus]
so i kept you at the door, i kept it light
half in my arms, half out of my life
called it “taking it slow,” but i meant “don’t get close”
you don’t build a home with someone holding their coat
and you didn’t even yell, you didn’t make a scene
you just got quiet, like you were finally leaving
now you’re somebody’s always, like i never could be
and i’m the girl who meant it… almost (almost)
[bridge]
now it’s just my sink, my key, my empty chair
your favorite seltzer still sitting in my fridge downstairs
i play it back like it’s not what it was
i wanted the feeling, i just couldn’t stand the truth of us
[final chorus]
yeah, i kept you at the door, i kept it safe
kept my heart in a box with a smile on its face
called it “being mature,” but i was scared to be seen
scared you’d stay long enough to learn what i mean
and you didn’t even yell, you didn’t make a scene
you just got quiet, like you were finally leaving
now you’re somebody’s always, like i never could be
and i’m the girl who meant it… almost (almost)
[outro]
oh
almost love
almost brave
almost break
almost “stay”
always “wait”
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