Illusions
Brielle Von Hugel Lyrics

"Illusions" by Brielle Von Hugel is a love song describing how the singer is deluding herself into thinking that her lover is still with her, even when he is physically distant. The first verse suggests that after a passionate encounter, the singer's lover leaves her, but she still feels his presence. The line "my lipstick on your shoulder" implies that they were intimately close, but the phrase "until the afterglow" suggests that this encounter is now over. However, the singer cannot get over her lover, and the vision of him remains. The phrase "I'm tripping, this vision that I'm holding" suggests that she is not seeing the real person but some sort of idealized version of him. She's holding onto this illusion rather than facing up to the reality of the situation.

The chorus of the song is a repeated affirmation of the singer's romantic feelings. She continues to believe in the romance, even though it exists only in her head. The line "all inside my head, your hands around my body like you never left" shows just how vivid her imagination is, as she can almost physically feel her lover's touch. She concludes that she will keep dreaming about him and holding onto the illusion, saying that she is "never too far from you" when she dreams. In the second verse, the singer again describes her lover's presence as an afterglow, suggesting that his memory still burns brightly in her mind. She says that she's been sleeping, which could suggest that she's been in a state of denial and not fully confronting her feelings. When he is not with her, she starts to drift away, suggesting that he is the anchor that keeps her steady.