Art of Almost Lyrics

Lyric discussion by TheDixieFlatline 

Cover art for Art of Almost lyrics by Wilco

This is about someone with a fear to step out of the mold he's created for himself and live a more fulfilling life. For instance:

No, I froze I can't be so Far away from my wasteland

There is an opportunity to change his situation for the better but he has a fear of being away from the familiar wasteland he's created for himself.

Here is another similar line:

tomorrow I'll have all the love I could ever ache And I'll leave almost with you

He's telling himself that tomorrow he'll find the love that is absent in his life. But in the end he knows he'll chicken out like he always does and he'll comfort himself by telling himself that he almost succeeded.

This is a great interpretation. Agreed.

I agree with this interpretation. For me it conjures up emotions and images of myself, wanting to break free of my introverted and shy self, and step away from my comfort zone. Almost...almost there, so often, so often almost connecting with people, so often almost able to break the barrier, but as my old man used to say, almost doesn't count :(