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Sweet Illusions Lyrics
Let me go, I'm only letting you down
I've got nothing to say to you now
I lose the feelings that are weighing me down when I'm safe
It's turning morning, all the birds sing
I'm not complicating anything
I'll have another then I'll go to bed, but I'll dream of you
'Cause it's almost over and it's almost gone
And I can feel the sweet illusion coming
Sweet confusion, honey, sweet illusion
Coming down
And I ain't got nothing but love for you now
You and I used to shine like a jewel
But time's been nothing to us but cruel
So play it out and never played the fool
'Cause you'll lose every time
We were nothing, we were only the past
Hard times like that don't last
I've been forgiven, I have been surpassed by my heart
Have you
'Cause it's almost over, yeah it's almost gone
And I can feel the sweet illusion coming
Sweet confusion, oh, sweet illusion
Coming down
And I ain't got nothing but love for you
Love for you I can't use
Lonely nights multiplied by the blues that I can't resolve
You never knew me but I did my best
I'm just lonely inside I guess
You gave me everything
You really tried, thanks
If we were nothing and we're only the past
Well I'm just living in a dream I guess
A long black dream that takes me down the river to you
Where it's almost over and we're almost gone
And I can feel the sweet illusion coming
Sweet confusion, honey, sweet illusion
Coming down
Well I can feel the sweet illusion coming
Sweet confusion, honey, sweet illusions
Coming down
And I ain't got nothing but love for you now
I've got nothing to say to you now
I lose the feelings that are weighing me down when I'm safe
It's turning morning, all the birds sing
I'm not complicating anything
I'll have another then I'll go to bed, but I'll dream of you
'Cause it's almost over and it's almost gone
And I can feel the sweet illusion coming
Sweet confusion, honey, sweet illusion
Coming down
And I ain't got nothing but love for you now
You and I used to shine like a jewel
But time's been nothing to us but cruel
So play it out and never played the fool
'Cause you'll lose every time
We were nothing, we were only the past
Hard times like that don't last
I've been forgiven, I have been surpassed by my heart
Have you
'Cause it's almost over, yeah it's almost gone
And I can feel the sweet illusion coming
Sweet confusion, oh, sweet illusion
Coming down
And I ain't got nothing but love for you
Love for you I can't use
Lonely nights multiplied by the blues that I can't resolve
You never knew me but I did my best
I'm just lonely inside I guess
You gave me everything
You really tried, thanks
If we were nothing and we're only the past
Well I'm just living in a dream I guess
A long black dream that takes me down the river to you
Where it's almost over and we're almost gone
And I can feel the sweet illusion coming
Sweet confusion, honey, sweet illusion
Coming down
Well I can feel the sweet illusion coming
Sweet confusion, honey, sweet illusions
Coming down
And I ain't got nothing but love for you now
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"Let me go, I'm only letting you down."
He feels like he wasn't good enough for her.
"I'll have another, then I'll go to bed."
He still loves her and he's drinking himself tired and then going to bed at night and dreaming of her. He obviously can't get her out of his mind.
"You and I used to shine like a jewel ..."
The relationship was all-encompassing and grand at one point, but it eventually soured, for whatever reason and that initial magic is no longer there ... but the love still is (at least on his part).
"We were nothing, we were only the past."
He's lying to himself here, saying that the relationship is done and over with and he's moving on. He's saying it's almost gone, but then admits he's confused and he still loves her. Seems he's trying to justify the end.
"You never knew me but I did my best I'm just lonely inside I guess You gave me everything You really tried, thanks If we were nothing and we're only the past Well I'm just living in a dream I guess"
That's pretty self-explanatory, to me. He finally, again, admits that the relationship couldn't have meant nothing and you can't just chalk it up to "lesson learned." He's obviously still lonely and thinks about her often.
Fucking amazing. Either this song or Cherry Lane is my life.
anyone who doesn't have respect for Ryan Adams is an idiot. like his music or not, you've GOT to say, he's a lyrical genius. i adore this song. probably the best "i am heartbroken and i totally give up" song ever.
LOVE IT!
AND I AINT GOT OTHONG BUT LOVR FOR YOU NOW!! one of THE best Ryan songs! its so poetic and the music is awesoome, well done the band!! tickets to his next show are a must! this song describes almost evey emotion, icant think of a heartfelt emotion that it doesit include, pure life. Listen and hum and fall in love with and connect to heartbreak and terror of what once was and what is, it's evertythong
this song is so good so deep what everyone feels at one time in their broken up relationships
Oh, I also want to add it sounds like his best wasn't good enough for her, but she tried to make it work.
"You never knew me but I did my best I'm just lonely inside I guess"
Man, what a line!