What does “I have all but just forgotten” means?

This is from the song Rise Against – Savior:

It kills me not to know this, but I’ve all but just forgotten …

I am curious, is it some colloquial phrase, or is meaningless.

Answer

It means that he has almost completely forgotten.

all but:

very nearly

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary

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