Visions
Charli XCX Lyrics

Charli XCX's song "Visions" is all about holding onto the memory of a past love and desperately trying to cling onto any hope of rekindling that love. The lyrics "Visions in the past, too real it's right from the start, tearing up your heart, you and I we really went dark" set the tone for the rest of the song. The singer is stuck in the past and the memories are ripping their heart apart. The song then goes on to talk about how despite the pain, the singer can't help but hold onto visions of their past love. This is portrayed in the lyrics "I got pictures in my mind, I can see it so clearly, and it looks so right. I see you." The visions of the past are so vivid that it's as if they're happening in the present.

The chorus is particularly powerful, with the lyrics "Visions coming every night, you can call me so crazy following that light, I see you at night, I got pictures in my mind." The use of the word "visions" creates the sense that the memories are almost haunting the singer, coming back to them every night. The line "following that light" suggests that the singer is holding onto the hope of reigniting the love they had in the past, regardless of how unlikely it is.

The bridge also adds to the overall theme of desperation and clinging onto false hope. The lyrics "Can't you try to feel? Never seen a future so real, but maybe I'm just fantasizing. Finally think I'm realizing" suggest that the singer is desperate for their past love to reciprocate their feelings, to the point where they can almost imagine a future together. However, they come to the realization that it may all just be a fantasy.

Overall, "Visions" by Charli XCX is a powerful and emotive song about holding onto memories of the past, and the desperation to reignite a lost love. The lyrics create the sense of almost being haunted by the past, with the visions of the past love coming back every night to tear the singer apart.