As a child I thought that the world would be honest and true
Where honour would triumph, with friends who'd be loyal to you
I believed that you reaped what you sowed
And that kindness would win, if you only believed it was so
I am illusioned; I just see what I want to see
I am illusioned; but I'll live in this fantasy
Illusions of a world I thought I knew
But illusions aren't true
Sometimes you feel that the world is uncaring and cruel
That ruthless is king, and your dreams are just kindling and fuel
But the truth is more complex by far
Your small piece of the world, that is you, is whatever you are
I am illusioned; I will see what I want to see
I am illusioned; now I'll live in this fantasy
Illusions of a world that we'll make new
When illusions come true