Lyrics to
Illusion

This version of Illusion was released by Uriah Heep in 1977.

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In a forest known as heartbreak
In a clearing in the wood
‘Cross a pathway called confusion
Toward the garden of delight

You’ll reach the river of desire
And meekly try to cross it
While the valley of love keeps avoiding you
Because it’s only an illusion

Upon the hill of high ideals
You begin to wonder if it’s real
You are reaching sleep’s oasis
You begin to wonder how you feel

But it happens so quickly it doesn’t fit
Into your scenes
Tossin’ and turnin’ the star of so many scenes
It’s only an illusion

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Uriah Heep has released many songs over the years besides Illusion. Uriah Heep released songs from 1970 to 1998 spanning across albums like Very 'eavy... Very 'umble, Salisbury, Look At Yourself, Demons And Wizards, The Magician's Birthday, Sweet Freedom, Wonderworld, Return To Fantasy, High And Mighty, Firefly, Innocent Victim, Fallen Angel, Conquest, Abominog, Head First, Equator, Raging Silence, Different World, Sea Of Light, and Sonic Origami. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Uriah Heep.

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About Lyrics and Illusion by Uriah Heep

The lyrics for Illusion are defined as the words making up the song released by Uriah Heep in 1977. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Illusion have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Uriah Heep and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Illusion by Uriah Heep if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Illusion" means the words set to the music of Illusion, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Uriah Heep. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Illusion and the lyrics to Illusion are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Uriah Heep who came here looking just for the lyrics to Illusion, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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