Posted by Illusion is the new single by Dua Lipa, a song about maturity and relationships: let’s discover the lyrics and their meaning.
Illusion is the third single from Dua Lipa’s 2024 album Radical Optimism, set for release in May. The song follows the success of the other two singles, Houdini and Training Season, again talking about love, relationships, and the singer’s approach to life. There is an interesting message behind the lyrics of Illusion: in this article, we will explore its meaning, and you’ll also find the complete lines and the official video at the end.
Illusion: the song lyrics & their meaning
Illusion is a song about maturely dealing with the first phases of a relationship: in the lyrics, Dua Lipa describes her interaction with a potential partner who wants her to fall in love. However, she feels much more experienced now, and she knows she can’t fall too early “for an illusion.”
The song lyrics make us think Dua Lipa has entered this more mature phase of her life only recently. In a line, she explains that the illusion could actually have worked until some time ago:
Was a time when that s–t might’ve worked
Was a time when I just threw a match and let it burn
Now I’m grown, I know what I deserve
I still like dancin’ with the lessons I already learned
The “dancing” she often refers to in Illusion is the flirtatious interaction with the partner: he tries to seduce her by doing and saying the things she likes, “playing all his cards.” However, she knows how it works: especially at the beginning, everything your potential partner does is oriented to create a connection with us. They give their best to make it work, which means that what we get in that phase is inflated by their additional efforts. It may not reflect their everyday nature. Therefore, it may be an illusion.
I already know your type, tellin’ me the things I like
Tryna make me yours for life, takin’ me for a ride
I already know your type, think you playin’ your cards right
Don’t you know I could do this dance all night?
From the first lyrics of Illusion, we understand that Dua Lipa learned this lesson only recently. After all, it’s something we learn growing up, making experiences, and why not, getting hurt by the illusions we decided to believe in.
I been known to miss a red flag
I been known to put my lover on a pedestal
In the end, those things just don’t last
And it’s time I take my rose-coloured glasses off
Growing, maturing, being able to deal with the typical complications of life is always exciting, and this is the real meaning of Illusion and its lyrics: I know how it works now; you try to make me fall, but I need to protect myself, I need to be sure that it isn’t just an illusion. A song about love, caution, and learning about all the times we got hurt in the past: we can all relate to it.
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The official video and the complete lyrics
I been known to miss a red flag
I been known to put my lover on a pedestal
In the end, those things just don’t last
And it’s time I take my rose-coloured glasses off
I already know your type, tellin’ me the things I like
Tryna make me yours for life, takin’ me for a ride
I already know your type, think you playin’ your cards right
Don’t you know I could do this dance all night?
Ooh, what you doin’?
Don’t know who you think that you’re confusin’
I be like, ooh, it’s amusin’
You think I’m gonna fall for an illusion
Dance all night, dance all night
Dance all night, dance all night (I be like, ooh)
Dance all night, dance all night
Dance all night, dance, dance
Was a time when that s–t might’ve worked
Was a time when I just threw a match and let it burn
Now I’m grown, I know what I deserve
I still like dancin’ with the lessons I already learned
I already know your type, tellin’ me the things I like (Mm)
Tryna make me yours for life, takin’ me for a ride (Mm)
I already know your type, think you playin’ your cards right (Mm)
Don’t you know I could do this dance all night?
Ooh, what you doin’?
Don’t know who you think that you’re confusin’
I be like, ooh, it’s amusin’
You think I’m gonna fall for an illusion
Dance all night, dance all night
Dance all night, dance all night (I be like, ooh)
Dance all night, dance all night
Dance all night, dance, dance
Illusion
I really like the way you’re movin’
Yeah, I just wanna dance with the illusion
Yeah, I just wanna dance with
Yeah, I just wanna dance with
I could dance all night (Woo)
(Dance all night)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Ooh, what you doin’?
Don’t know who you think that you’re confusin’
I be like, ooh, it’s amusin’
You think I’m gonna fall for an illu— (Illusion)
Ooh-ooh, what you doin’?
Don’t know who you think that you’re confusin’
I be like, ooh, it’s amusin’ (Illusion, illusion, illusion, illusion)
You think I’m gonna fall for an illusion
