almost included

When your cousin walks into the room

You do your best to mute your voice

Not supposed to talk

Not supposed to move

Just let them be in tune

Later at dinner

Your chair just a little to the corner

Just a little less food on your platter

Lucky are the ones who don't understand

The pain of being almost included

Almost, almost, almost, almost included

Lucky are the ones who don't understand

The pain of being almost included

Almost, almost, almost, almost included

You laugh a second too late again

Their eyes already moved away

You trace the edges of your plate

Pretend you've got something to say

You practice lines inside your head

But the moment's gone before it's said

You bite your tongue till it feels numb

Lucky are the ones who don't understand

The weight of trying to feel human

Almost, almost, almost, almost included

Lucky are the ones who don't understand

The pain of being almost included

Almost, almost, almost, almost included

Aah, ooh

Aah, ooh

Almost, almost, almost included

You told yourself it's fine, you're strong

But nights like this still feel so long

The noise around you starts to fade

The mirror says you're still the same

A shadow waiting for a name

If you whisper loud enough

Would anyone turn their head

Lucky are the ones who never had to stand

At the edge of laughter, empty-handed

Almost, almost, almost included

Lucky are the ones who never had to stand

At the edge of laughter, empty-handed

Almost, almost included

Aah

Aah

You're almost, almost, almost included

Almost included