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Jordan Rakei
What We Call Life
Illusion

TRACK

Illusion

Release date: 16th September 2021

From What We Call LifeTrack 33:14

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About This Track

"Illusion" is a track by Jordan Rakei, from the album What We Call Life, released 16th September 2021. The track is 3:14 long. It's filed under R&B/Soul. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Jordan Rakei.

About the Artist

Jordan Rakei

Jordan Rakei

Lyrics

Illusion

Out there lay the shadows
Bound by blood
Three streams in a mess of love
Unshaken lays an animal tied to us
Defending its only love
And I believe of a sweet soul filled with lust
Building what's in front of us
Send the ravens on their way home to utopia
Just give it up
It's never nothing
I'm losing myself again in fairytales
Just live it up
And keep it running
I'm losing myself again in fairytales
Out here given the time and place
I've shown to throw this mess away
Unshaken lays the animal saving face
Watching worlds around him race
See the believers of a sweet soul hiding faces
Slowly as they dissipate
Is it free will
Or do we surrender to our fate?
Just give it up
It's never nothing
I'm losing myself again in fairytales
Just live it up
And keep it running
I'm losing myself again in fairytales
Give it up
Live it up
Give it up
Live it up, live it up, live it up
Give it up
Live it up
Give it up
Live it up, live it up, live it up
Give it up
Give it up
Give it up
Live it up
Give it up
Live it up
Give it up
Live it up, live it up, live it up
Give it up
Live it up
Give it up
Live it up
Give it up
Live it up
Give it up
Live it up, live it up, live it up
Just give it up
It's never nothing
I'm losing myself again in fairytales
Just live it up
And keep it running
I'm losing myself again in fairytales
Losing myself in fairytales
Losing myself in fairytales

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From What We Call Life

3:142021

Listen

Album

What We Call Life

17th September 2021

Track number

3

Release year

2021

1Family
3:28
2Send My Love
4:05
3Illusion
3:14
4Unguarded
4:14

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Between Us - EP

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The Loop (Deluxe)

The Loop (Deluxe)

The Loop

Bruises - EP

Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

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Origin

Wallflower

Rooftops (Remixes)

Rooftops (Remixes)

Cloak

Groove Curse

Explore

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It Never EndsBetween Us - EP

ProblemsBetween Us - EP

MonstersBetween Us - EP

Easy To LoveBetween Us - EP

What It Gave MeBetween Us - EP

TrustThe Loop (Deluxe)

RoyalThe Loop (Deluxe)

FreedomThe Loop (Deluxe)

MiracleThe Loop (Deluxe)

FlowersThe Loop (Deluxe)

State of MindThe Loop (Deluxe)

CelebrateThe Loop (Deluxe)

ForgiveThe Loop (Deluxe)

CagesThe Loop (Deluxe)

Everything EverythingThe Loop (Deluxe)

Friend or FoeThe Loop (Deluxe)

The SeizeThe Loop (Deluxe)

Hopes and DreamsThe Loop (Deluxe)

A Little LifeThe Loop (Deluxe)

LearningThe Loop (Deluxe)

Talk Talk TalkThe Loop (Deluxe)

Friend or Foe (Live at The Royal Albert Hall)The Loop (Deluxe)

Trust (Live at The Royal Albert Hall)The Loop (Deluxe)

Hopes and Dreams (Live at The Royal Albert Hall)The Loop (Deluxe)

Hopes and Dreams (Abbey Road After Hours Session)

FreedomThe Loop

A Little LifeThe Loop

FlowersThe Loop

LearningThe Loop

ForgiveThe Loop

Friend or FoeThe Loop

Everything EverythingThe Loop

MiracleThe Loop

Hopes and DreamsThe Loop

State of MindThe Loop

BruisesBruises - EP

DefectionBruises - EP

LightningBruises - EP

The Flood (Live at Maida Vale)Bruises - EP

UnguardedWhat We Call Life

The FloodWhat We Call Life

What We Call LifeWhat We Call Life

CloudsWhat We Call Life

FamilyWhat We Call Life

RunawayWhat We Call Life

BraceWhat We Call Life

Send My LoveWhat We Call Life

WingsWhat We Call Life

CounterpartLate Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

Momo'sLate Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

Untitled 2Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

MountainsLate Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

Forever & AlwaysLate Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

He Came from the SunLate Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

Idiom (feat. Oscar Jerome)Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

Virtual ULate Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

EviternityLate Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

SingularityLate Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

Lover, You Should've Come over (Exclusive Cover Version)Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

Imagination (Exclusive Spoken Word)Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

MulagoLate Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

Covering Your TracksLate Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

ImaginationLate Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

Count a Heart (feat. Jordan Rakei)Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

Speak UpLate Night Tales: Jordan Rakei

Please Don’t Make Me Cry (Jordan Rakei remix)

Say SomethingOrigin

Rolling into OneOrigin

Mind’s EyeOrigin

Mad WorldOrigin

Wallflower (Dan Kye edit)

CarnationWallflower

Chemical CoincidenceWallflower

GoodbyesWallflower

Hiding PlaceWallflower

NerveWallflower

SorceressWallflower

Clues BluesWallflower

Wallflower (feat. Kaya Thomas-Dyke)Wallflower

Eye to EyeWallflower

LucidWallflower

Sorceress (Photay Remix)

RooftopRooftops (Remixes)

Rooftop (Pacific Heights & Benny Tones Remix) [feat. Pacific Heights & Benny Tones]Rooftops (Remixes)

Rooftop (The Invisible Remix) [feat. The Invisible]Rooftops (Remixes)

Rooftop (Ajmw Remix) [feat. Ajmw]Rooftops (Remixes)

Midnight Mischief (Tom Misch Remix)

Sworn EnemyCloak

Still (Interlude)Cloak

Theta StateCloak

Toko (feat. Richard Spaven)Cloak

Talk to MeCloak

Midnight MischiefCloak

Snitch (feat. Remi)Cloak

Blame It on the YouthCloak

Lost MyselfCloak

Cupid's Cheese (feat. Ngaiire)Cloak

Wake Up This Day

Add the BasslineGroove Curse

A Tribe Called GovernmentGroove Curse

Street Light (feat. Gwen Bunn)Groove Curse

Shaclackclack the PuppetGroove Curse

AlrightGroove Curse

HopeFranklin's Room

ImagineFranklin's Room

Living in the PastFranklin's Room

SelfishFranklin's Room

Get UpFranklin's Room

My TimeFranklin's Room

Jordan Rakei — It Never Ends (from Between Us - EP)
Jordan Rakei — Problems (from Between Us - EP)
Jordan Rakei — Monsters (from Between Us - EP)
Jordan Rakei — Easy To Love (from Between Us - EP) [3:19]
Jordan Rakei — What It Gave Me (from Between Us - EP) [2:45]
Jordan Rakei — Trust (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [3:27]
Jordan Rakei — Royal (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [3:02]
Jordan Rakei — Freedom (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [4:10]
Jordan Rakei — Miracle (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [4:24]
Jordan Rakei — Flowers (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [4:09]
Jordan Rakei — State of Mind (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [5:38]
Jordan Rakei — Celebrate (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [3:43]
Jordan Rakei — Forgive (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [5:38]
Jordan Rakei — Cages (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [5:02]
Jordan Rakei — Everything Everything (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [3:50]
Jordan Rakei — Friend or Foe (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [4:11]
Jordan Rakei — The Seize (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [3:34]
Jordan Rakei — Hopes and Dreams (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [4:57]
Jordan Rakei — A Little Life (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [5:03]
Jordan Rakei — Learning (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [4:43]
Jordan Rakei — Talk Talk Talk (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [3:56]
Jordan Rakei — Friend or Foe (Live at The Royal Albert Hall) (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [5:25]
Jordan Rakei — Trust (Live at The Royal Albert Hall) (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [6:19]
Jordan Rakei — Hopes and Dreams (Live at The Royal Albert Hall) (from The Loop (Deluxe)) [4:54]
Jordan Rakei — Hopes and Dreams (Abbey Road After Hours Session)
Jordan Rakei — Royal (from The Loop) [3:02]
Jordan Rakei — Freedom (from The Loop) [4:10]
Jordan Rakei — A Little Life (from The Loop) [5:03]
Jordan Rakei — Trust (from The Loop) [3:27]
Jordan Rakei — Flowers (from The Loop) [4:09]
Jordan Rakei — Learning (from The Loop) [4:43]
Jordan Rakei — Forgive (from The Loop) [5:38]
Jordan Rakei — Friend or Foe (from The Loop) [4:11]
Jordan Rakei — Everything Everything (from The Loop) [3:50]
Jordan Rakei — Miracle (from The Loop) [4:24]
Jordan Rakei — Cages (from The Loop) [5:02]
Jordan Rakei — Hopes and Dreams (from The Loop) [4:57]
Jordan Rakei — State of Mind (from The Loop) [5:38]
Jordan Rakei — Freedom [4:10]
Jordan Rakei — Bruises (from Bruises - EP) [4:27]
Jordan Rakei — Defection (from Bruises - EP) [4:05]
Jordan Rakei — Lightning (from Bruises - EP) [4:23]
Jordan Rakei — The Flood (Live at Maida Vale) (from Bruises - EP) [4:44]
Jordan Rakei — Shadows
Jordan Rakei — Unguarded (from What We Call Life) [4:14]
Jordan Rakei — The Flood (from What We Call Life) [7:15]
Jordan Rakei — What We Call Life (from What We Call Life) [3:53]
Jordan Rakei — Clouds (from What We Call Life) [4:12]
Jordan Rakei — Family (from What We Call Life) [3:28]
Jordan Rakei — Runaway (from What We Call Life) [3:41]
Jordan Rakei — Brace (from What We Call Life) [5:44]
Jordan Rakei — Send My Love (from What We Call Life) [4:05]
Jordan Rakei — Wings (from What We Call Life) [3:26]
Jordan Rakei — Counterpart (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [5:14]
Jordan Rakei — Momo's (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [3:38]
Jordan Rakei — Untitled 2 (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [3:21]
Jordan Rakei — Mountains (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [4:08]
Jordan Rakei — Forever & Always (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [2:52]
Jordan Rakei — He Came from the Sun (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [3:45]
Jordan Rakei — Idiom (feat. Oscar Jerome) (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [4:36]
Jordan Rakei — Virtual U (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [5:04]
Jordan Rakei — Eviternity (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [7:04]
Jordan Rakei — Singularity (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [7:22]
Jordan Rakei — Lover, You Should've Come over (Exclusive Cover Version) (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [3:00]
Jordan Rakei — Imagination (Exclusive Spoken Word) (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [4:09]
Jordan Rakei — Mulago (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [4:07]
Jordan Rakei — Covering Your Tracks (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [5:32]
Jordan Rakei — Imagination (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [5:50]
Jordan Rakei — Count a Heart (feat. Jordan Rakei) (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [3:35]
Jordan Rakei — Speak Up (from Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei) [4:49]
Jordan Rakei — Please Don’t Make Me Cry (Jordan Rakei remix)
Jordan Rakei — Moda (from Origin) [2:56]
Jordan Rakei — Signs (from Origin) [3:00]
Jordan Rakei — Speak (from Origin) [4:48]
Jordan Rakei — Say Something (from Origin) [2:41]
Jordan Rakei — Mantra (from Origin) [5:49]
Jordan Rakei — You & Me (from Origin) [4:14]
Jordan Rakei — Oasis (from Origin) [4:21]
Jordan Rakei — Rolling into One (from Origin) [4:19]
Jordan Rakei — Mind’s Eye (from Origin) [4:06]
Jordan Rakei — Mad World (from Origin) [3:16]
Jordan Rakei — Wildfire (from Origin) [4:09]
Jordan Rakei — Mind's Eye
Jordan Rakei — Wallflower (Dan Kye edit)
Jordan Rakei — Carnation (from Wallflower) [4:00]
Jordan Rakei — Chemical Coincidence (from Wallflower) [3:33]
Jordan Rakei — Goodbyes (from Wallflower) [4:56]
Jordan Rakei — Hiding Place (from Wallflower) [3:47]
Jordan Rakei — Nerve (from Wallflower) [3:55]
Jordan Rakei — Sorceress (from Wallflower) [3:04]
Jordan Rakei — Clues Blues (from Wallflower) [4:13]
Jordan Rakei — Wallflower (feat. Kaya Thomas-Dyke) (from Wallflower) [3:26]
Jordan Rakei — May (from Wallflower) [4:04]
Jordan Rakei — Eye to Eye (from Wallflower) [5:52]
Jordan Rakei — Lucid (from Wallflower) [4:52]
Jordan Rakei — Sorceress (Photay Remix)
Jordan Rakei — Rocksteady
Jordan Rakei — Rooftop (from Rooftops (Remixes)) [3:18]
Jordan Rakei — Rooftop (Pacific Heights & Benny Tones Remix) [feat. Pacific Heights & Benny Tones] (from Rooftops (Remixes)) [6:00]
Jordan Rakei — Rooftop (The Invisible Remix) [feat. The Invisible] (from Rooftops (Remixes)) [4:29]
Jordan Rakei — Rooftop (Ajmw Remix) [feat. Ajmw] (from Rooftops (Remixes)) [4:30]
Jordan Rakei — Midnight Mischief (Tom Misch Remix)
Jordan Rakei — Sworn Enemy (from Cloak) [3:59]
Jordan Rakei — Still (Interlude) (from Cloak) [2:12]
Jordan Rakei — Theta State (from Cloak) [3:09]
Jordan Rakei — Toko (feat. Richard Spaven) (from Cloak) [4:48]
Jordan Rakei — Tawo (from Cloak) [5:03]
Jordan Rakei — Talk to Me (from Cloak) [3:06]
Jordan Rakei — Rooftop (from Cloak) [3:18]
Jordan Rakei — The Light (from Cloak) [4:00]
Jordan Rakei — Midnight Mischief (from Cloak) [5:22]
Jordan Rakei — Snitch (feat. Remi) (from Cloak) [3:23]
Jordan Rakei — Blame It on the Youth (from Cloak) [2:34]
Jordan Rakei — Lost Myself (from Cloak) [3:29]
Jordan Rakei — Cupid's Cheese (feat. Ngaiire) (from Cloak) [4:37]
Jordan Rakei — Talk to Me [3:06]
Jordan Rakei — Wake Up This Day
Jordan Rakei — Add the Bassline (from Groove Curse) [2:38]
Jordan Rakei — A Tribe Called Government (from Groove Curse) [3:28]
Jordan Rakei — Street Light (feat. Gwen Bunn) (from Groove Curse) [4:10]
Jordan Rakei — Shaclackclack the Puppet (from Groove Curse) [2:57]
Jordan Rakei — Alright (from Groove Curse) [4:36]
Jordan Rakei — Hope (from Franklin's Room) [3:34]
Jordan Rakei — Imagine (from Franklin's Room) [4:14]
Jordan Rakei — Living in the Past (from Franklin's Room) [2:42]
Jordan Rakei — Selfish (from Franklin's Room) [4:57]
Jordan Rakei — Get Up (from Franklin's Room) [2:56]
Jordan Rakei — My Time (from Franklin's Room) [2:18]

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Chemical CoincidenceWallflower
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Clues BluesWallflower
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DefectionBruises - EP
4:05
Eye to EyeWallflower
5:52
GoodbyesWallflower
4:56
Hiding PlaceWallflower
3:47
LightningBruises - EP
4:23
LucidWallflower
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