I Almost Love You

Drifting through the city, ghosts on the street

Every face vanilla every place a repeat

Eyes dead and hollow heart on total sleep mode

Nothing shakes this mind nothing breaks the code

And then there she is like a flicker in the fog

She stands out like neon in a city of smog

Her laughter is a riddle her smile’s a con

Still no pulse in the chest but the intrigue’s drawn

I almost see you

I almost care

I almost feel there’s

Something there

I’m almost happy

To see you laugh

I almost love you

Is that enough?

She paints her dreams upon me, but colors can’t adhere

I’m just a slab of granite, nothing penetrates here

She longs to feel the warmth, but I’m forever cold

Even if I tried, my surface wouldn’t fold

I see her slowly fading, like shadows at dusk

She needs a beating heart, not this empty husk

I tell her seek the daylight, where feelings run

Leave this rock behind, go and find the sun

I almost see you

I almost care

I almost feel there’s

Something there

I’m almost happy

To see you laugh

I almost love you

But I know it’s not enough

A mountain standing still can’t reach up above

I set you free to find someone normal to love

I almost see you

I almost care

I almost feel there’s

Something there

I’m almost happy

To tell you so

I almost love you

That’s why I must let go