Released: January 1, 2001

いつもそう 単純で クダラナイことがきっかけで
傷つけてしまうよね 途切れてく会話 虚しいよ
言葉が不器用すぎて 邪魔ばかりする
好きなのに伝わらない こんな想い 切なくて
「愛しい」だなんて 言い慣れてないケド
今なら言えるよ 君のために
となりで笑っていてくれるのならば
これ以上 他に何も要らないよ
出逢えたことから 全ては始まった
傷つけあう日もあるけれども
「いっしょにいたい」と そう思えることが
まだ知らない明日へと つながってゆくよ

精一杯 背伸びして 平然を装っていたけど
余裕などないくせに また 笑顔つくってしまった
会えない夜はきまって 淋しさ おそう
好きだから不安になる こんな想い 悲しくて
「守ってあげる」と あの時言ったこと
ためらう気持ちも 嘘じゃないよ
それでも 信じてゆこうとする想い
コワレテしまわぬように 抱きしめていたい

こんなにこんなに 君を好きになって
本当に本当に ウレシイから
たとえば この先くじけてしまっても
にぎりしめたその手を もう離さない
出逢えたことから 全ては始まった
傷つけあう日もあるけれども
「いっしょにいたい」と そう思えることが
まだ知らない明日へと つながってゆくよ

Every Little Thing

Every Little Thing (エヴリ・リトル・シング), often abbreviated as ELT or elt, is a Japanese pop and soft rock duo who originally debuted as a trio in August of 1996 with the single Feel My Heart. At the time of debut, the members were Mitsuru Igarashi, Kaori Mochida and Ichiro Ito.

The group was originally formed because Mitsuru Igarashi, who was a producer for avex trax at the time, was searching for a female vocalist for a duo. Kaori Mochida, who was a student and former member of the group The Kuro Buta All-Stars, had sent in a demo to Mitsuru and he had been so speechless by Kaori’s vocals, had asked her to join the group he was forming and she willingly accepted. Ichiro Ito on the other hand, was a friend of Mitusuru’s who conveniently, plays the guitar, was asked to help play the guitar for the first single; the track did so well that Ito decided to stay in the group permanently. However, by the time the trio released their third single, Mitsuru had decided to leave in order to produce songs for other artists under avex, and, as such, ELT became a duo, as originally planned.

Since Mitsuru’s departure from the group, ELT continued to release content as a duo and continued to succeed on the charts.