(Verse One)
I’m running late, please could you hold the door
Cuz I’m still recouping from the night before
Still feel the chills from tiled bathroom floors
And it’s a miracle the pills are in the drawer
‘Fore the sun came up, almost killed the pain
A marbled grey headstone almost took my name
I go out and preach how all my hurt’s reclaimed
And I scream it loud and hide behind my shame
(Chorus)
Because it’s always almost
This purgatory’s all that I’ve known
I walk the street, but can’t take it home
And I can kill the flеsh but I can’t rid the ghosts
And it’s never always
Unlеss it’s alone at home on every holiday
They say they will, but they can never stay
It’s still not my time, again it got delayed
(Verse Two)
I’m scared to sleep, please could you hold me tight
Shield me from the bad, like you’re my shining knight
Spend all my evenings missing Mr. Right
And I still hope he comes so I leave on the light
He’s standing on the porch, but says he can’t come in
Cuz it always ends before it can begin
Burned from the wrong flames, tried to find the twin
A wound’s the only way he’d ever graze my skin
(Chorus)
Because it’s always almost
This purgatory’s all that I’ve known
I walk the street, but can’t take it home
And I can kill the flesh but I can’t rid the ghosts
And it’s never always
Unless it’s alone at home on every holiday
They say they will, but they can never stay
It’s still not my time, again it got delayed
(Bridge)
I close the door and I do up the lock
Should just kill the lights, there won’t be a knock
I rip the hands off of the ticking clock
The seconds passing by just means the odds are shot
This hopeless romantic finally dropped the hope
No longer fighting tides, just sliding down the slope
If the end is dead, why even try to cope?
There’s only three threads left before I snap the rope
(Chorus)
Because it’s always almost
This purgatory’s all that I’ve known
I walk the street, but can’t take it home
And I can kill the flesh but I can’t rid the ghosts
And it’s never always
Unless it’s alone at home on every holiday
They say they will, but they can never stay
It’s still not my time, again it got delayed
(Outro)
It’s always almost
It’s always almost
It’s always almost
It’s always