Verse 1
I was there when your night fell apart
When the world felt heavy on your heart
You called my name like it was home
But never stayed, you always went alone
I memorized your fragile side
The pauses in the way you cried
I held the space, I held the truth
But I was never chosen by you
Pre-Chorus
You said my name so softly then
Like I was almost everything
But almost hurts more than goodbye
Because hope never really dies
Chorus
I was almost chosen
Almost enough to stay
You loved me in the quiet
But never in the daylight
I was almost something
Just never the one
You held my heart halfway
Then left with all your love
Verse 2
I see my place inside your life
Between your fears and your goodbyes
I’m the reason you feel safe
But not the future that you chase
I know the sound of every doubt
Every reason you walked out
You said, “I care, just not that way”
Then touched my hand and walked away
Pre-Chorus 2
If timing was a kinder friend
Maybe this would never end
But loving you felt like a test
Where trying hard was not the best
Chorus (repeat)
I was almost chosen
Almost enough to stay
You loved me in the quiet
But never in the daylight
I was almost something
Just never the one
You held my heart halfway
Then left with all your love
Bridge
Maybe I stayed too long
Believing all your “maybes”
Calling silence patience
Calling pain love
Maybe you were honest
When you said you weren’t ready
But I was always ready
To be your only one
Bridge
Tell me why you run back
When your world breaks down
Tell me why I’m needed
But never wanted now
Final Chorus
I was almost chosen
But almost isn’t real
I gave you all my pieces
You gave me none to feel
I was almost something
In your in-between
But love that isn’t chosen
Isn’t love to me
Outro
So if you ever wonder
Why I stopped believing
It’s hard to stay in love
When you’re never the decision