Cruelest Illusions from Reflections by Blood Lion Studios

Tracklist

4.	Cruelest Illusions	4:25

Lyrics

[Short Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]

The city lights paint patterns on the rain-streaked glass tonight

A picture-perfect life is shimmering in the neon light

They say that I have everything a man could ever need

But in this quiet kingdom, it's your memory that I feed.

[Pre-Chorus]

And I close my eyes and tell myself this feeling isn't real

Just a trick of the mind, a wound that time is supposed to heal.

[Chorus]

But it's all just an illusion, a ghost I'm holding tight

A beautiful mirage that vanishes in the morning light

This road ahead is paved with things I only think I see

And the cruelest illusion is you're still here with me.

[Verse 2]

I trace the empty space beside me in this king-sized bed

Replaying every single word that we both left unsaid

I catch a glimpse of your reflection in a stranger's face

A phantom touch, a warm embrace that time cannot erase.

[Pre-Chorus]

And I close my eyes and tell myself this feeling isn't real

Just a trick of the mind, a wound that time is supposed to heal.

[Chorus]

'Cause it's all just an illusion, a ghost I'm holding tight

A beautiful mirage that vanishes in the morning light

This road ahead is paved with things I only think I see

And the cruelest illusion is you're still here with me.

[Bridge]

Was it ever really love, or just a dream I couldn't wake from?

A perfect, fragile fantasy before the damage was done?

I'm the keeper of a memory that refuses to die

Beneath the weight of one last, long goodbye.

[Guitar Solo]

[Final Chorus]

Yeah, it's all just an illusion, a ghost I'm holding tight

A beautiful mirage that vanishes in the morning light

This road ahead is paved with things I only think I see

And the cruelest illusion is you're still here with me.

[Outro]

(Fade Out and End)

Credits

from Reflections, track released November 7, 2025
Written, performed, produced, and mixed by Blood Lion Studios.

Artwork & design by Blood Lion Studios. © 2025 Blood Lion Studios. All rights reserved.

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