Released: October 18, 2000

ぼんやりと 空に浮かぶ 月を見上げて
夏の終わりを 風に きいたね
消えかけた 懐かしい 青い記憶が蘇ってく

こんなにも 優しさが 痛いことなど
知る術もなく 過ごしていたね
とめどなく あふれてた 教室での あの笑い声も

眩しい程 輝いた まなざしも
いつの間にか 置き忘れた夢を 思い出して

やわらかな 風に吹かれ
夢中で駈け抜けた 遥かなる日々よ
どんなに つらくたって
愛してくれる人達がいること 忘れないで

本当に 心から 笑っているの?
嘘の壁に 阻まれた世界で
真実は 音もなく 崩れてゆくよ

暗闇の中 たとえ前が 見えなくとも 怖がらずに
突き進むことで 強くなれるはずだから

手を伸ばし 愛のカケラ
消えぬように 強く深く 抱きしめよう
どんなに せつなくても
君はいつでも 一人じゃない

何を信じ 何を求め 解らなくなっても
それでも 明日は くるから

まぶしい 陽射し浴びて
夢中で駈け抜ける 遥かなる日々よ
どんなに つらくたって
君は守られている すべてを

手を伸ばし 愛のカケラ
消えぬように 強く深く 抱きしめよう
どんなに せつなくても
愛してくれる人達がいること 忘れないで

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.