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A recorded reading of “Requiem for the Almost”. If the player does not load, use the original audio source.
We were pages left unwritten. A story paused— not torn, just smitten. We touched forever like it burned, then turned away before it learned. This is for love that never bloomed— just a sigh, left perfumed.
Instructional lyrics
[Intro – soft organ tones, light rainfall, a single slow piano note repeated] [Verse 1 – fragile vocals, minimal piano and ambient hush] We were almost always Almost there A breath from forever But gasping for air We traced every maybe Like it was fate Built castles in silence But opened the gate [Pre-Chorus – voice cracks gently, harmonies like whispers] You almost loved me And I almost stayed But we kept our promises Buried, not made [Chorus – soft orchestral rise, sorrowful delivery] This is the requiem For the almosts we were The ghosts of intention That never occurred I’ll light a candle For things unsaid For dreams unfinished And the tears we bled This is our requiem No ending, no start Just echoes of ache That live in the heart [Verse 2 – subtle string build, more emotion in voice] We stood in the doorway Of something divine But fear was the language You whispered as mine I gave you my silence You filled it with doubt And we wrote a love We never read out [Pre-Chorus – harmonies tremble] You almost saved me I almost tried But we folded the future With nothing inside [Chorus – repeat with deeper orchestration and layered vocals] This is the requiem For the almosts we were The ghosts of intention That never occurred I’ll light a candle For things unsaid For dreams unfinished And the tears we bled This is our requiem No ending, no start Just echoes of ache That live in the heart [Bridge – voice barely above a whisper, gentle echo effect] If I meet you again In a better life May we be certain Not edge toward the knife [Final Chorus – slowly stripped down, end with one last piano chord] This is the requiem For the almost and lost For the price we paid Without knowing the cost No finale, no flare Just soft goodbye To the almost love That never learned why [Outro – rain fades, single low piano note echoes out]
Song info
A haunting, fragile piano-and-strings ballad that mourns the relationships that never fully were. Emotionally bare and minimal, this track feels like writing a goodbye letter to a ghost you never dated. Deeply introspective and beautifully unresolved.
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