Elexa Veil - Almost There (Duet Version) - Official Audio

[Verse 1] The hallway was longer this morning. Or maybe I was smaller. The lights kept humming like they knew something I didn’t. There’s a door at the far end. I’ve been walking toward it for years. [Pre-Chorus] Someone asked me, “Hey… you okay?” Yeah. I’m fine. Everything’s perfect. Everything’s fine. [Chorus] I’m just slowly descending into madness. Nothing serious. Nothing strange. The clock watches from the wall. The hallway whispers. [Verse 2] I stopped looking at the clock. It didn’t stop looking at me. Sometimes the second hand waits until I turn away. I swear there’s something moving behind the numbers. [Pre-Chorus] “How’ve you been?” I’m doing well. [Chorus] I’m just slowly descending into madness. Everything’s perfect. Everything’s fine. The clock keeps counting. The hallway keeps lying. [Verse 3] There are doors along the walls now. One of them said OCEAN. I reached for it. The handle moved six feet farther away. So I laughed. The hallway laughed too. [Verse 4] I saw someone in the mirror last night. Grey in her hair. Lines around her eyes. She looked exhausted. I asked her if we ever make it. She looked behind me. [Pre-Breakdown] “How’ve you been?” I’m doing well. And for the first time, I wondered if anyone ever made it out. [Breakdown] The clock slipped from the wall. The glass cracked. I heard it laugh. I turned it over. Nothing inside. [Verse 5] I turned around. I needed to know how far I’d come. The same light. The same wall. The same door behind me. [Final Chorus] “Hey… you okay?” Yeah. I’m fine. Everything’s perfect. Everything’s— I’m still slowly descending into madness. Or maybe I’m not descending anymore. The clock is gone. It’s still watching. The mirror knows something. The hallway knows my name. [Outro] They told me there was a life on the other side. So I saved up all my sunsets. Every one. For later. The hallway is quiet now. The light beneath the door looks warm. For the first time, I think I’m close. Behind me— the ticking stops. … I wonder what it was waiting for.