Released: April 10, 2013

「離れてても
どんなときも
想っているよ、心配はないよ
だから元気に誰かのために
今日も明日も笑ってください」

手紙にしたためられてた
滲むような想いに
精一杯
応えたくて
涙を拭っていた

どうしようもない僕のことも
得意気に笑いながら
頑張れと期待してくれる
唯一の人でした

ただ
空を見上げてた
強くなりたいな

季節はまた何事もなく
通り過ぎてしまうけれど
変わらず元気に僕なりに
今日も明日も笑っています

いい加減なことばかりでした
迷惑もかけてきて
何ひとつ返せぬまま
何ひとつ変わらぬまま

ただ
星を眺めては
あなたを想う

ありがとうは
今更もう照れ臭くて
言いにくいから
あなたとあの日
見た星のように
輝ける日を待っていてほしい

離れてても
どんなときも
あなたまでと届くように
変わらず元気に僕なりに
今日も明日も笑っています

ただ
空を見上げてた
まだ強くなれるかな
ただ
空を見上げては
今は青く広い

あとどれくらい
なんてことを思わない日は
ないけれど
大事なことは
ただひとつだけ
今ある日々を感じていたい

離れてても
どんなときも
想っているよ ここにあるよ
だから元気に誰かのために
今日も明日も笑っています

あなたのように

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.