Almost Is Never Enough ft. Nathan Sykes de Ariana Grande

La canción "Almost Is Never Enough" es una balada pop interpretada por Ariana Grande en colaboración con Nathan Sykes, lanzada como parte del álbum debut de Grande, "Yours Truly". La canción fue escrita por Harmony Samuels, Carmen Reece, Al Sherrod Lambert y Olaniyi-Akinpelu Akinkunmi. Fue publicada el 13 de agosto de 2013 y recibió críticas positivas por la emotividad y las impresionantes vocales de ambos artistas.

En cuanto al significado de la letra de la canción, se puede apreciar que trata sobre un amor que estuvo cerca de ser real, pero que finalmente no llegó a consolidarse. Las letras reflejan la lucha interna entre lo que podría haber sido y lo que realmente ocurrió. Se menciona la idea de estar tan cerca de estar enamorados pero nunca poder alcanzar ese estado completo debido a diferentes circunstancias. La canción transmite sentimientos de tristeza y melancolía al reflexionar sobre lo que podría haber sido si ambos hubieran actuado de manera diferente en su relación.

Un dato curioso sobre esta colaboración es que Ariana Grande inicialmente no quería grabar "Almost Is Never Enough", ya que sentía inseguridad respecto a su habilidad vocal para hacer justicia a la pieza. Sin embargo, tras convencerla, logró dejar una impresionante interpretación que resonó con el público.

En resumen, "Almost Is Never Enough" es una balada emotiva que explora los sentimientos de pérdida y oportunidades perdidas en el amor. La vulnerabilidad emocional presente en la letra y las voces poderosas tanto de Ariana Grande como Nathan Sykes hacen de esta canción un momento memorable en sus respectivas carreras artísticas.

I'd like to say we gave it a try
I'd like to blame it all on life
Maybe we just weren't right,
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
But truth is,everyone knows

Oh, 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
Maybe we wouldn't be two world apart,
But right here in each others arms
Well 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
And we'd get the chance we deserve

Try to deny it as much as you 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
Well we almost, we almost knew what love was,
But almost is never enough

Oh, oh baby, you know, you know baby
Almost, is never enough baby
You know

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,
Truth is, everyone knows

Almost, almost is never enough
(it's never enough baby)
(We were so close)
So close to being in love (sooo close)
If I would have know that you wanted me
(that wanted me)
The way I wanted you,
Then maybe we wouldn't be two worlds apart,
But right here in each others arms
(in each others arms)
Well we almost, we almost knew what love was,
But almost is never enough

Oh, oh baby, you know, you know baby
Almost, is never enough baby
You know