Precious Illusions Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Empirer85 

Cover art for Precious Illusions lyrics by Alanis Morissette

Joveth, did you know the video was her idea?>? it fits perfectly with the song. So, she meets this man. She questions him with what he can do with her " you'll rescue me, right?..." (along with all the other phrases that end in "right") She basically wants to know is the "the guy." She has this perfect idea of how a guy should be, but she also knows reality and nothing is perfect. And the guy she is with now is......just not rockin her boat. If she doesnt have her "precious illusions" what is she to look for, to live for with a man? She is not going to let them go, because it would be like losing a childhood bestfriend, or an invisible best friend. The best part of the song comes at the bridge with, "Ive spent so long firmly looking outside me..." I feel that she feels like she has been looking so long for love, but she has had her guard up because she doesnt want to get hurt which is enabling her to show her true colors, but now she is ready to make a true commitment, and leave no secrets to the man she truly loves.