LOS ANGELES, CA- Lewis Capaldi has always had a gift for saying what everyone else feels but can’t quite articulate. With his new single “Almost,” from the forthcoming Survive EP (out November 14 via Capitol Records), he leans into simplicity… and that’s exactly what makes it hurt so much.
“Almost” doesn’t rely on any grand production tricks or elaborate vocal runs. It’s built on a simple acoustic melody, steady and unadorned, that leaves space for Capaldi’s voice to tremble and crack in all the right places. The song’s power comes not from complexity, but from its restraint. He lets the silence between phrases do as much work as the words themselves.
The lyrics are plainspoken and devastating in their honesty: “I swear to God I’m almost alright / I only think about you all the time.” It’s one of those lines that cuts deep because it’s something you could imagine saying yourself. It’s the kind of lie you tell to convince both yourself and everyone else that you’re okay. That single word, almost, carries the entire weight of heartbreak. It’s self-delusion and confession in one breath.
Throughout the song, Capaldi circles the same emotional truth without ever escaping it. “I almost never fall asleep wishing you were here with me.” “I promise I’ve completely let you go… almost.” Each line feels like the desperate repetition of someone trying to convince themselves that they’ve moved on, even as the ache remains.
It’s not flashy, and it doesn’t need to be. That’s part of Capaldi’s magic. He can take a simple melody and a handful of straightforward words and make them feel monumental. “Almost” doesn’t try to reinvent heartbreak. It just captures it exactly as it is: messy, cyclical, and never entirely gone.
There’s something incredibly human about that. Whether you’ve been through a breakup recently or years ago, the song pulls you right back into that space between acceptance and ache — the uneasy calm after the storm, when you’re fine, but not really.
Lewis Capaldi has written plenty of songs that belong on heartbreak playlists, but “Almost” feels destined to sit at the top. It’s the sound of trying to move on and realizing you’re still stuck in love’s gravity. Simple. Beautiful. Absolutely crushing. And I’m sure it’ll end up on more than a few breakup playlists — because let’s be honest, everyone’s felt this way at some point.
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