Almost Mine
Unfulfilled Echoes: Almost Mine's Poignant Reflections
Lyrics
When I think about you here's what I think about
Reflecting on thoughts about the person
How you never walked in so you never walked out
The person never entered or exited the speaker's life
And I think about you, playing such a cool part
Contemplating the person's reserved or distant behavior
What a burden to lay on your beautiful heart
Recognizing the weight placed on the person's kind heart
I think about me how I always hung around
Considering the speaker's tendency to remain present
And I like to shut up just before I shut down
Preferring to keep quiet rather than reaching an emotional breaking point
I think about things how they never worked out
Reflecting on the failure of circumstances
And I always had hope and you always had doubt
Noting the contrast in attitudes between hope and doubt
You were gold in the river
Comparing the person to valuable gold found in a river
Ripe on the vine
Describing the person's readiness and potential
Like stars in the desert
Using stars in the desert as a metaphor for the person's allure and unattainability
You were always almost mine
Expressing the feeling of almost having a connection with the person
I think of those days, not so long ago when
Recalling a recent past when the speaker was immersed in the person's presence
Nearly all of my clothes smelled like your skin
Memories of closeness and intimacy, depicted by the lingering scent of the person
I think about how we cared a little too much
Acknowledging excessive emotional attachment
You were a little too kind with a delicate touch
Describing the person's caring nature with a gentle touch
I think about me how I'll never be smart
Self-perception of lacking intelligence
And I'll always hold on, and I'll always fall hard
Admitting to always holding onto emotions intensely
I think about fear, and the time that we stood
Recalling a moment of facing fear together with the person
At the top of a high high wire and my balance was good
Feeling stable despite being in a precarious situation with the person
You were gold in the river
Reiterating the person's value akin to gold in a river
Ripe on the vine
Describing the person's readiness to flourish
Like stars in the desert
Using stars in the desert as a metaphor for the person's allure and unattainability
You were always almost mine
Expressing the feeling of almost having a connection with the person
You were always just like gold in the river
Reiterating the person's value similar to gold in a river
Ripe on the vine
Describing the person's proximity and resemblance to stars in the desert
Close like stars in the desert
Expressing the feeling of almost having a connection with the person
You were always almost mine
Concluding the persistent feeling of nearly having a relationship with the person
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