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♪ I'D LIKE TO SAY WE GAVE IT A TRY ♪ 00:12
♪ I'D LIKE TO BLAME IT ALL ALIVE ♪ 00:18
♪ MAYBE WE JUST WEREN'T RIGHT ♪ 00:24
♪ BUT THAT'S A LIE THAT'S A LIE ♪ 00:29
♪ AND WE CAN DENY IT AS MUCH AS WE WANT ♪ 00:34
♪ BUT IN TIME OUR FEELINGS WILL SHOW ♪ 00:40
♪ CAUSE SOONER OR LATER ♪ 00:46
♪ WE'LL WONDER WHY WE GAVE UP ♪ 00:49
♪ THE TRUTH IS EVERYONE KNOWS ♪ 00:52
♪ ALMOST ALMOST IS NEVER ENOUGH ♪ 00:58
♪ SO CLOSE TO BEING IN LOVE ♪ 01:07
♪ IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT YOU WANTED ME ♪ 01:13
♪ THE WAY I WANTED YOU ♪ 01:18
♪ THEN MAYBE WE WOULDN'T BE TWO WORLDS APART ♪ 01:21
♪ BUT RIGHT HERE IN EACH OTHERS ARMS ♪ 01:27
♪ AND WE ALMOST WE ALMOST KNEW WHAT LOVE WAS ♪ 01:33
♪ BUT ALMOST IS NEVER ENOUGH ♪ 01:42
♪ IF I COULD CHANGE THE WORLD OVERNIGHT ♪ 01:47
♪ THERE'D BE NO SUCH THING AS GOODBYE ♪ 01:52
♪ YOU'LL BE STANDING RIGHT WHERE YOU WERE ♪ 01:58
♪ WE'D GET THE CHANCE WE DESERVE ♪ 02:03
♪ TRY TO DENY IT AS MUCH AS YOU WANT ♪ 02:09
♪ BUT INSIDE MY FEELINGS WILL SHOW ♪ 02:14
♪ CAUSE SOONER OR LATER ♪ 02:20
♪ WE'LL WONDER WHY WE GAVE UP ♪ 02:23
♪ THE TRUTH IS EVERYONE KNOWS ♪ 02:26
♪ ALMOST ALMOST IS NEVER ENOUGH ♪ 02:32
♪ SO CLOSE TO BEING IN LOVE ♪ 02:41
♪ IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT YOU WANTED ME ♪ 02:47
♪ THE WAY I WANTED YOU ♪ 02:52
♪ THEN MAYBE WE WOULDN'T BE TWO WORLDS APART ♪ 02:55
♪ BUT RIGHT HERE IN EACH OTHERS ARMS ♪ 03:01
♪ AND WE ALMOST WE ALMOST KNEW WHAT LOVE WAS ♪ 03:07
♪ BUT ALMOST IS NEVER ENOUGH ♪ 03:16

Almost Is Never Enough – English Lyrics

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Ariana Grande, Nathan Sykes
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The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones, Your's Truly
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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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♪ I'D LIKE TO SAY WE GAVE IT A TRY ♪

♪ I'D LIKE TO BLAME IT ALL ALIVE ♪

♪ MAYBE WE JUST WEREN'T RIGHT ♪

♪ BUT THAT'S A LIE THAT'S A LIE ♪

♪ AND WE CAN DENY IT AS MUCH AS WE WANT ♪

♪ BUT IN TIME OUR FEELINGS WILL SHOW ♪

♪ CAUSE SOONER OR LATER ♪

♪ WE'LL WONDER WHY WE GAVE UP ♪

♪ THE TRUTH IS EVERYONE KNOWS ♪

♪ ALMOST ALMOST IS NEVER ENOUGH ♪

♪ SO CLOSE TO BEING IN LOVE ♪

♪ IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT YOU WANTED ME ♪

♪ THE WAY I WANTED YOU ♪

♪ THEN MAYBE WE WOULDN'T BE TWO WORLDS APART ♪

♪ BUT RIGHT HERE IN EACH OTHERS ARMS ♪

♪ AND WE ALMOST WE ALMOST KNEW WHAT LOVE WAS ♪

♪ BUT ALMOST IS NEVER ENOUGH ♪

♪ IF I COULD CHANGE THE WORLD OVERNIGHT ♪

♪ THERE'D BE NO SUCH THING AS GOODBYE ♪

♪ YOU'LL BE STANDING RIGHT WHERE YOU WERE ♪

♪ WE'D GET THE CHANCE WE DESERVE ♪

♪ TRY TO DENY IT AS MUCH AS YOU WANT ♪

♪ BUT INSIDE MY FEELINGS WILL SHOW ♪

♪ CAUSE SOONER OR LATER ♪

♪ WE'LL WONDER WHY WE GAVE UP ♪

♪ THE TRUTH IS EVERYONE KNOWS ♪

♪ ALMOST ALMOST IS NEVER ENOUGH ♪

♪ SO CLOSE TO BEING IN LOVE ♪

♪ IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT YOU WANTED ME ♪

♪ THE WAY I WANTED YOU ♪

♪ THEN MAYBE WE WOULDN'T BE TWO WORLDS APART ♪

♪ BUT RIGHT HERE IN EACH OTHERS ARMS ♪

♪ AND WE ALMOST WE ALMOST KNEW WHAT LOVE WAS ♪

♪ BUT ALMOST IS NEVER ENOUGH ♪

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Vocabulary Meanings

try

/traɪ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to make an attempt or effort to do something
  • noun
  • - an attempt or effort

blame

/bleɪm/

B1
  • verb
  • - to assign responsibility for a fault or wrong
  • noun
  • - responsibility for a fault or wrong

lie

/laɪ/

A2
  • noun
  • - an intentionally false statement
  • verb
  • - to tell a lie

deny

/dɪˈnaɪ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to state that something is not true

feelings

/ˈfiːlɪŋz/

A2
  • noun
  • - an emotional state or reaction

wonder

/ˈwʌndər/

B1
  • verb
  • - to feel curiosity or doubt about something

truth

/truːθ/

A2
  • noun
  • - the actual state of a matter

close

/kloʊs/

A1
  • adjective
  • - near in space or time

love

/lʌv/

A1
  • noun
  • - an intense feeling of affection
  • verb
  • - to feel deep affection for someone

wanted

/ˈwɒntɪd/

A1
  • verb
  • - wished for; desired

apart

/əˈpɑːrt/

B1
  • adjective
  • - separated by a distance

arms

/ɑːrmz/

A1
  • noun
  • - the upper limbs of the human body

change

/tʃeɪndʒ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to make or become different

goodbye

/ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/

A1
  • noun
  • - an expression used when leaving

chance

/tʃæns/

A2
  • noun
  • - a possibility of something happening

deserve

/dɪˈzɜːrv/

B2
  • verb
  • - to be worthy of something

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