Released: April 10, 2013

本当はもっともっと
近くにゆきたいんです
だけど臆病なもので
勇気がないんです

守りたくってつけた
トゲトゲは
ときどきふいに君を
傷付けてしまう

君に伝えたいことがあるんです
君にそっと触れてみたいんです
恋する力が
キラキラ教えてくれた

こわがりさんにだって
チャンスはくるもんです
君の隣で今
笑い話なんかしている

強がればまた
棘は伸びてきて
君との距離をどんどん
つくってしまう

君を知りたいぼくがいるんです
君を知れば切なさも知るんです
近づくと痛くて
離れては寂しくて

でもね
やっぱり君がすきです
本当に本当に君がすきです
初めてこんなに誰かを想うよ

ぶつかってまるまって
トゲトゲもキラキラ
抱き合って
ようやく愛を知った
ハリネズミの恋

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.