Illusions
Poom Lyrics

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À l'aurore on dansait dans un grand chaos,
les lendemains chantaient, oui mais chantaient faux.
Nos illusions communes sont tombées
unes à unes avec le temps.
On a cessé d'y croire, où sont nos illusions?
Où sont nos illusions? Goûté au désespoir,
Où sont nos illusions? Où sont nos illusions?

Alors que son venin coule dans nos veines,
la raison cherche en vain à tenir les rênes.
Nos illusions se perdent en route semées
pour les suivants tourmentés en déroute.

On a cessé d'y croire, où sont nos illusions?

Où sont nos illusions? Goûté au désespoir,
Où sont nos illusions? Où sont nos illusions?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Poom's song "Illusions" describe a sense of disillusionment that the singer experiences. The first verse describes a time when they were dancing in chaos at dawn and the next day's hopes didn't come true. The singer then says that their common illusions fell apart over time, and they stopped believing in them. The chorus repeats the question, "Where are our illusions?" and states that they have tasted despair.

The second verse describes the venom that flows through our veins and how reason struggles to control our desires. The singer says that their illusions get lost along the way and become a burden for those who come after them. The chorus again expresses the singer's disillusionment and despair.

Overall, the song seems to be about the loss of innocence and hope as we grow older and experience disappointment. The reference to "illusions" suggests that we create false expectations for ourselves and others that ultimately lead to disappointment and disillusionment. The imagery of dancing at dawn and the loss of illusions suggest a wistfulness for a time when life seemed more magical and hopeful.

Line by Line Meaning

À l'aurore on dansait dans un grand chaos,
At dawn we danced in great chaos,

les lendemains chantaient, oui mais chantaient faux.
The future sang, yes but sang false.

Nos illusions communes sont tombées
Our common illusions have fallen

unes à unes avec le temps.
One by one with time.

On a cessé d'y croire, où sont nos illusions?
We stopped believing, where are our illusions?

Où sont nos illusions? Goûté au désespoir,
Where are our illusions? Tasted despair,

Où sont nos illusions? Où sont nos illusions?
Where are our illusions? Where are our illusions?

Alors que son venin coule dans nos veines,
While its venom flows in our veins,

la raison cherche en vain à tenir les rênes.
Reason vainly seeks to hold the reins.

Nos illusions se perdent en route semées
Our illusions are lost along the way

pour les suivants tourmentés en déroute.
For the following tormented and off-course.