album cover
Almost Home
album cover
Almost Home was released on August 2, 2026 by 12121199 Records DK as a part of the album RIPTIDE
AlbumRIPTIDE
August 2, 2026
Label12121199 Records DK
LanguageEnglish
BPM69
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

You said my name differently
Like it belonged somewhere
Not hanging in the doorway
Not waiting on a chair
I had lived inside myself so long
I mistook it for a place
Then you opened up a window
Without touching anything
And I thought
Maybe this is what they mean
Maybe home is not a room
Maybe it is being seen
I was almost home
Almost through the door
Almost somewhere I could set down
What I'd carried before
I was almost home
You were almost mine
Sometimes almost is the closest
Two people get in one lifetime
I knew the floorboards of your voice
Which ones would give beneath
I knew when you were disappearing
Before you tried to leave
You knew where I kept the damage
And never made it strange
That was more than I had asked for
That was nearly everything
And I thought
Maybe safety has a sound
Maybe it is someone staying
When the lights go out
I was almost home
Almost through the door
Almost somewhere I could set down
What I'd carried before
I was almost home
You were almost mine
Sometimes almost is the closest
Two people get in one lifetime
I still stand outside that feeling
With my hand against the frame
There is no house behind it now
Only your name
And the terrible thing about almost
Is it knows exactly what it missed
It had one hand upon the future
Then the future moved its wrist
I was almost home
Close enough to know
How warm the room could have become
How deep the roots could grow
I was almost home
You were almost mine
Sometimes almost is a country
Where you spend your whole life
I can see the light
I can't get inside
Written by: Annette Neal

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