....The song is about a girl named Elisabeth Wagner, she was the inspiration behind his single "Elisabeth," and he met her for the first time Saturday (Oct. 6) at the Texas state fair in Dallas The song is about a strong woman's fight against disease. Wagner, 21, has had neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes small growths to form on her nerves, since she was two years old. "Elisabeth" was written by Wagner's aunt, Liz Rose, and her friend Kim Patton Johnston.