A Letter To Elise (Acoustic) Lyrics
The Cure
Lyrics
Oh Elise it doesn't matter what you say
I just can't stay here every yesterday
Like keep on acting out the same the way we act out
Every way to smile forget and make-believe
We never needed any more than this
Any more than this
Oh Elise it doesn't matter what you do
I know I'll never really get inside of you
To make your eyes catch fire the way they should
The way the blue could pull me in
If they only would
If they only would
At least I'd lose this sense
Of sensing something else that hides away
From me and you there're worlds to part
With aching looks and breaking hearts
And all the prayers your hands can make
Oh I just take as much as you can throw
And then throw it all away
Oh I throw it all away
Like throwing faces at the sky
Like throwing arms round
Yesterday
I stood and stared wide-eyed in front of you
And the face I saw looked back the way I wanted to
But I just can't hold my tears away the way you do
Elise believe I never wanted this
I thought this time I'd keep all of my promises
I thought you were the girl I always dreamed about
But I let the dream go
And the promises broke
And the make-believe ran out
Oh Elise it doesn't matter what you say
I just can't stay here every yesterday
Like keep on acting out the same the way we act out
Every way to smile forget and make-believe
We never needed any more than this
Any more than this
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
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
Song & Lyrics Facts
The Cure - A Letter to Elise (acoustic) is a single released on the album Wild Mood Swings in 1996. The song was written by Robert Smith and composed by The Cure, with band members Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Perry Bamonte, and Jason Cooper.
It is an acoustic rock ballad with melancholic lyrics about lost love. The song was produced by Dave Allen and recorded at Olympic Studios in London, England. It was released as a single in August 1996 and peaked at number 33 on the UK Singles Chart. The single featured two different versions of "A Letter to Elise", one being the original studio version and the other being an acoustic version. The acoustic version features gentle guitar playing from Robert Smith and emotional lyrics that express his feelings for a former lover.