Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
Ah
Ah
This is a story
Of failure and glory
Based in town
In the south in the 1980s
Where should I begin?
Please come in
Where were you lately"
He said with a smile
"In a while"
It's an illusion
It's all an illusion
This is my conclusion
For now
It's all an illusion
This is my conclusion
This is my conclusion
For now
I remember the crowd
They were loud
And it was something
When you took control
Of my soul
Then it was nothing
It's all an illusion
This is my conclusion
For now
It's all an illusion
This is my conclusion
This is my conclusion
For now
Where should I begin?
Please come in
Where were you lately
He said with a smile
"In a while"
It's an illusion
It's all an illusion
This is my conclusion
For now
It's all an illusion
This is my conclusion
This is my conclusion
For now
Ah
This is a story
Of failure and glory
Based in town
In the south in the 1980s
Where should I begin?
Please come in
Where were you lately"
He said with a smile
"In a while"
It's an illusion
It's all an illusion
This is my conclusion
For now
It's all an illusion
This is my conclusion
This is my conclusion
For now
I remember the crowd
They were loud
And it was something
When you took control
Of my soul
Then it was nothing
It's all an illusion
This is my conclusion
For now
It's all an illusion
This is my conclusion
This is my conclusion
For now
Where should I begin?
Please come in
Where were you lately
He said with a smile
"In a while"
It's an illusion
It's all an illusion
This is my conclusion
For now
It's all an illusion
This is my conclusion
This is my conclusion
For now
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Illusion Lyrics as written by Noel Anthony Hogan Dolores Mary O'riordan
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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