Ella (feat. Avery Rush)

She is the cold front in the summer
Yet strikes you like the warmest breeze
Her eyes will drown you like polluted ocean waters
And her words float like butterfly wings
She cuts her hair at midnight by herself
To prove her theory that she doesn't need help
Living life is oh so easy when you're the girl
Who's beautiful and ugly in the eyes of the world
But I'm not Ella, I'll never be her
She wears bright neon but will hide if you can see her
And I'm not bold and brave, does that put me to shame?
Or is it oh so perfect that we're not the same?
I'm not Ella, and I don't know her
But every day she lingers right over my shoulder
And if I had the chance I would tell her once or twice
That she's beautiful and wonderful and oh so nice
But I'm not Ella, so I can't
She'll make you climb the highest mountain
But you have to admit you love the view
When you get shivers quivers and it gets too cold
She'll warm you up with all her love and the weight of the world
But that's just Ella, I'll never be her
Her clothes are muted dull and dark but you still see her
And she doesn't lift a finger but she'll put you to shame
So sometimes I'm relieved that we're not quite the same
I'm not Ella, I barely know her
One day I caught a glimpse of her over my shoulder
Now I think I have the chance so I'll tell her three or four times
That she's beautiful and wonderful but that would be a lie
But I'm not Ella, so I can't
Would you believe her?
Would you talk her into thinking she's amazing just to relieve her?
How well do you know her?
Do you pass by and say hi or stop to really reaffirm that you get her?
Because I'm Ella, I've always been her
And now I wear all black to make sure you can't see her
But I don't know why she felt so much shame
Being different and odd are the rules of the game
In the life of Ella, I really know her
Cause now she sits upon my lap and not my shoulder
We'll never know when it's over so we'll say it once again
I love you beautiful kind Ella, I will until the end
Because I'm Ella, and I can