Cover art for I Am an Illusion by Rob Thomas

I Am an Illusion

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I Am an Illusion Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Take this confusion runnin' round my head
Take back my unkind words, lay that weight on me instead
I'm the place where everything turns sour
Where you gonna run to now?

[Pre-Chorus]
Wrong step, we got off track
We need someone to help us get back now
Worn thin, awful state I was in
I believe I was losin' me now I'm found
Well, I am found

[Chorus]
But I'm not real anymore
I am an illusion
Well, I'm not real anymore
I am an illusion

[Verse 2]
I am the damage, I am the relief
Sometimes I'm people, I never hoped that I would be
If I take in whatever they turn out
Well, what's that gonna make me now?
Don't you understand?
[Chorus]
Well, I'm not real anymore
I am an illusion
Well, I'm not real anymore
I am an illusion
Oh, yeah

[Instrumental Break]

[Pre-Chorus]
Wrong step, we got off track
We need someone to help us get back now
Worn thin, awful state I was in
I believe they were foolin' me
Now I'm down
Well, I am down, yeah

[Chorus]
Well, I'm not real anymore
I am an illusion
Well, I'm not real anymore
Well, I am an illusion
Well, I'm not real anymore
Well, I am an illusion (I am an illusion)
Well, I'm not real anymore
Well, I am an illusion (I am an illusion)
[Outro]
One, two, three, four

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Credits
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Bass Guitar
Keyboards
Lead Vocals
Mastering Engineer
Mixing Engineer
Programmer
Trumpet
Recorded At
The Hit Factory (New York City) & BiCoastal Music (Ossining, New York) & Conway, Henson (Los Angeles)
Release Date
April 5, 2005
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