Illusion
acid.milch&honig Lyrics

Hallucinate, devastate
The singer addresses the listener, urging them to hallucinate and embrace an altered state of mind.

Your weak-minded state
The singer acknowledges the listener's vulnerability and suggests that they embrace it.

So you crawl on the floor and grasp at the wires
The singer describes the listener's behavior in their altered state, suggesting that they are disoriented and grasping for a sense of control.

And crush your head with a ten pound lie
The singer suggests that the listener is delusional and allowing falsehoods to damage their mental state.

So you'll pretend to pulverize
The singer suggests that the listener is pretending to take action in order to feel in control, despite feeling powerless.

Every muscle in your head
The singer describes the listener's mental state as tense and strained.

Silly dreams, silly lines
The singer belittles the listener's thoughts and suggests that they are not grounded in reality.

Compromise on this place in time
The singer suggests that the listener is settling for their current reality, despite it being painful or unfulfilling.

Don't you see what's in front of me?
The singer questions the listener's ability to perceive reality accurately.

You are a fire, a fire with walls
The singer acknowledges the listener's inner strength and potential but suggests that they are limiting themselves.

In my mind
The singer emphasizes that the listener's strength is a product of their imagination.

Oh, I see you fall down on the floor
The singer describes the listener's collapse, suggesting that they cannot cope with reality.

Pain for mercy, pain for breath
The singer describes the listener's suffering and lack of control in their current reality.

No one hears your cries so just forget it
The singer suggests that the listener is alone in their suffering and should abandon hope of relief.

Oh, I push myself out a ten story building
The singer describes a suicidal impulse, implying that the listener may be considering self-harm to cope with reality.

Watch my bones shatter on the pavement
The singer emphasizes the physical pain that accompanies suicide, suggesting that the listener may be seeking an escape from emotional pain that ultimately leads to more suffering.

For all the world to see
The singer emphasizes the finality of suicide and the impact it has on those left behind.

What do you dream?
The singer asks the listener to consider their desires and aspirations.

Do you feel it up in the sky?
The singer suggests that the listener may be seeking a sense of transcendence or escape from reality.

Or do you fold your arms?
The singer suggests that the listener may be apathetic or passive in their approach to life.

Fold your hands and pray to a god
The singer suggests that the listener may be seeking guidance or intervention from a higher power, rather than taking control of their own life.

Oh, I wear the mask
The singer acknowledges that they, too, may be hiding their true self and wearing a facade.

Hallucinate, your broken state
The singer encourages the listener to embrace their brokenness and continue in their altered state of mind.

You fall to the floor where you can't see
The singer describes the listener's loss of control and disorientation.

Any light and the walls talk to you
The singer describes the listener's hallucinations, suggesting that they are experiencing a sense of cognitive dissonance.

Hesitate for a second
The singer suggests that the listener may be questioning their own perceptions and motivations.

Look back at the walls in your world
The singer suggests that the listener may be trapped in their own perception of reality.

No eyes, no time, just freeze and fucking die
The singer suggests that the listener is doomed to fail and seek escape from reality, despite this being a futile effort.

In pain, hesitate
The singer suggests that the listener is experiencing pain and confusion.

The dream of a separate state
The singer suggests that the listener may be seeking an alternative reality or state of mind.

Oh, I feel you
The singer acknowledges the listener's pain and suffering.

I dream you
The singer expresses empathy for the listener and suggests that they are invested in their well-being.

I hold you
The singer offers emotional support.

Wear the mask, wear the mask
The singer encourages the listener to continue concealing their true self.

We're the mask
The singer acknowledges that everyone wears a mask or facade to some extent.