oh elise it doesn't matter what you sayi just can't
stay here every yesterdaylike keep on acting out the samethe way
we act outevery way to smileforgetand make-believe we never
neededany more than thisany more than thisoh elise it
doesn't matter what you doi know i'll never really get
inside of youto make your eyes catch firethe way they shouldthe
way the blue could pull me inif they only wouldif they only
wouldat least i'd lose this sense of sensing something
elsethat hides awayfrom me and youthere're worlds to
partwith aching looks and breaking heartsand all the prayers
your hands can makeoh i just take as much as you can throwand
then throw it all awayoh i throw it all awaylike throwing faces
at the skylike throwing arms roundyesterdayi stood and
staredwide-eyed in front of youand the face i saw looked backthe
way i wanted tobut i just can't hold my tears awaythe way
you doelise believe i never wanted thisi thought this time
i'd keep all of my promisesi thought you were the girl
always dreamed aboutbut i let the dream goand the promises
brokeand the make-believe ran out...oh eliseit doesn't
matter what you sayi just can't stay here every
yesterdaylike keep on acting out the samethe way we act outevery
way to smileforgetand make-believe we never neededany more than
thisany more than thisand every time i try to pick it uplike
falling sandas fast as i pick it upit runs away through my
clutching handsbut there's nothing else i can really
dothere's nothing elsei can really doat all...