From the recordings Everything I've Got and Almost Heard You Mean It
“Almost Heard You Mean It” comes from a place I know way too well, the kind of relationship where you keep holding on, hoping the other person will finally show up for you the way you show up for them. You keep giving chances, you keep believing their words, and every time they apologize or promise to change, you almost hear something real in it… but not quite.
I’ve been there, waiting for someone to treat me better, hoping that the next day, the next conversation, the next apology will be different. But it never is. This song is about that breaking point where you finally admit to yourself that wishing and hoping isn’t enough. If someone truly cares, you won’t have to strain your ears to hear it.
“Almost Heard You Mean It” is the moment of clarity, when you realize actions matter more than words, and you deserve someone who actually means what they say.
Lyrics
You always kissed me, with your eyes closed
Were you pretending I'm somebody else?
You talked to me like, you’re on schedule
So practical, all magic on the shelf
I played along, though I felt used
It rarely felt nice, I was confused
I wasn’t sure, if we were true
But when you whispered, I love you
I almost heard you mean it
I was clinging to the chance
I almost heard you mean it
I was caught in hopeless romance
Oh Oh Oh
You lit the candles, when your show ends
Flipped the channel to me, like I was next
I didn't feel like, I was needed
I was lucky if you even sent a text
I played along, though I felt used
It rarely felt nice, I was confused
I wasn’t sure, if we were true
But when you whispered, I love you
I almost heard you mean it
I was clinging to the chance
I almost heard you mean it
I was caught in hopeless romance
I almost heard
I almost heard
I almost heard you mean it
I almost heard
I almost heard
I almost heard you mean it
I almost heard you mean it
I was clinging to the chance
I almost heard you mean it
I was caught in hopeless romance
I almost heard
I almost heard
I almost heard you mean it
I almost heard
I almost heard
I almost heard you mean it