A Letter to Elise
Aaron Sprinkle Lyrics

Oh Elise it doesn't matter what you say
Regardless of what you say, Elise, it won't change the fact that I can't continue to stay fixated on the past.

I just can't stay here every yesterday
I cannot remain in the same routine we always act out, despite the familiarity of it all.

Like keep on acting out the same the way we act out
We consistently behave as we always have, without change or growth.

Every way to smile forget and make-believe
We resort to fake smiles, rejecting the past and living in a world of pretense.

We never needed any more than this Any more than this
Despite the unsatisfactory situation, we never looked for more or attempted to move on.

Oh Elise it doesn't matter what you do
Even if you were to behave differently, Elise, it wouldn't change the fact that I can never truly comprehend you.

I know I'll never really get inside of you
I am aware that I can never fully understand the depth of your innermost thoughts and feelings.

To make your eyes catch fire the way they should
I wish I could ignite a passion and a spark in your eyes that you deserve to have.

The way the blue could pull me in
The captivating beauty of your blue eyes has the potential to draw me in completely.

If they only would If they only would
If only your eyes had the power to pull me in and connect us the way I desire.

At least I'd lose this sense Of sensing something else that hides away
I would be relieved of this constant feeling of sensing that there is something you are holding back or hiding from me.

From me and you there're worlds to part
There is a definitive chasm between the worlds we each inhabit, creating an insurmountable distance between us.

With aching looks and breaking hearts
We part not without pain, our hearts breaking with sorrowful looks exchanged.

And all the prayers your hands can make
You can pray as fervently as possible, but it won't change the inevitable outcome.

Oh I just take as much as you can throw And then throw it all away Oh I throw it all away
I absorb all that you offer, but ultimately dispose of it without holding onto anything.

Like throwing faces at the sky
I throw away what was once important to me, almost as if casting them out into the sky.

Like throwing arms round Yesterday
I try to recapture the past and hold onto it tightly, but it slips through my fingers just like sand.

I stood and stared wide-eyed in front of you
I gazed at you with unflinching eyes, taking in everything about you.

And the face I saw looked back the way I wanted to
The face that stared back at me reflected the ideal image of you that I held in my mind.

But I just can't hold my tears away the way you do
Despite trying to mask my feelings, I cannot help the tears that come to my eyes, while you are capable of holding back any emotional response.

Elise believe I never wanted this
Believe me, Elise, I never desired this outcome or intended to hurt you.

I thought this time I'd keep all of my promises
I intended to keep all of the vows I made to you this time around, but I failed.

I thought you were the girl I always dreamed about
I once believed that you were the perfect girl, the girl that I always wished for.

But I let the dream go And the promises broke And the make-believe ran out
However, I eventually relinquished that dream, the promises fell apart, and the fantasy vanished.

And every time I try to pick it up like falling sand As fast as I pick it up It runs away through my clutching hands
Every time I attempt to grasp onto our past, it crumbles and fades away right when I think I have it within my grip.

But there's nothing else I can really do There's nothing else I can really do There's nothing else I can really do at all
Despite my attempts to hold on, there is nothing I can do to change the reality of our situation.