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Illusion by One Direction

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One Direction

Illusion

Release date: 17th November 2014

From FOUR (The Ultimate Edition)
Track 14
3:14
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About This Track

'Illusion' builds its case for genuine feeling through the language of magic and deception. One Direction frame the song as a reassurance, the narrator insisting that his affection is not a trick of smoke and mirrors but something real enough to stake his heart on. The lyrics move between conjuring imagery (cards, chains, trapped doors) and direct address, each verse a promise that what might look like performance is actually sincerity. The song's emotional logic rests on a simple inversion: the speaker acknowledges he could deceive, could break hearts with sleight of hand, but chooses not to. There is magic between them, he sings, but it is not an illusion. It is a love song built on the anxiety that love itself might be mistaken for artifice, and the only answer is repetition, insistence, the offer of an open heart.

"Illusion" is a track by One Direction, from the album FOUR (The Ultimate Edition), released 17th November 2014. The track is 3:14 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about One Direction.

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One Direction

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Lyrics

Illusion

Tell me you believe in love
It's not an illusion

I've been thinking about the nights
And the dangerous tricks
People play on the eyes of the innocent
I could turn a lot of hearts into breaks with smoke and
Mirrors disappearing right in front of them

But believe me
I'm not trying to deceive you
I promise fallin' for me won't be a mistake

No, baby, this is not an illusion
I've really got my heart out on my sleeve
Oh, baby, this is not an illusion
There's magic between you and me
No, baby, this is not an illusion
You really got me lifted off my feet
So tell me you believe in love
'Cause it's not an illusion to me

You don't ever have to worry 'bout me
'Bout how the cards fall
I'm all that you need tonight
I would never turn your heart into broken parts
You don't have to think twice looking in my eyes

Can't you see it?
I'm not trying to mislead ya
I promise falling for me won't be a mistake

No, baby, this is not an illusion
I've really got my heart out on my sleeve
Oh, baby, this is not an illusion
There's magic between you and me
No, baby, this is not an illusion
You really got me lifted off my feet
So tell me you believe in love
'Cause it's not an illusion to me

You can tie me up in chains, tou can throw away the key
But there's no trapped doors, I'm not gonna leave
You're the truth I can't explain, you're the only one I see
It's not an illusion to me

No, baby, this is not an illusion
I've really got my heart out on my sleeve
Oh, baby, this is not an illusion (this is not an illusion)
There's magic between you and me
No, baby, this is not an illusion (yeah)
You really got me lifted off my feet (really got me off my feet)
So tell me you believe in love
'Cause it's not an illusion to me

(Believe in love) so tell me you believe in love
'Cause it's not an illusion

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Track details

From FOUR (The Ultimate Edition)

3:142014
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Album
FOUR (The Ultimate Edition)
FOUR (The Ultimate Edition)
One Direction
17th November 2014
Track number
14
Release year
2014
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  2. 2Ready to Run
    3:16
  3. 3Where Do Broken Hearts Go
    3:49
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    4:08

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    Writer
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