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Grand Illusion

Song by Eric Clapton
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I saw you in a dream, it hit me like a bright light

Flashing on a screen, visions of my whole life.

I used to chase the moment of desire

Back to when my young heart burned like a fire.

It was just a, nothing but a grand illusion.

Heart was quicker than the eye.

Nothing but a grand illusion,

Legend in my own mind.

I held you in my arms till the other side of midnight.

Kept you in my mind, you got me through some long nights.

Standing on the threshold of desire,

Caught between the madness and the fire.

It was just a, nothing but a grand illusion.

Heart was quicker than the eye.

Nothing but a grand illusion,

Legend in my own mind.

It was all a grand illusion.

Hand was quicker than the eye.

Nothing but a grand illusion,

Legends in our own minds.

I used to chase the moments of desire

Back to when my young heart burned like a fire.

It was just a, nothing but a, it was all a grand illusion.

Nothing but a grand illusion.

It was all a grand illusion,

Legend in my own mind.

It was just a grand illusion.

Nothing but a grand illusion.

It was just a grand illusion,

Legends in our own minds.

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Release History

Disc Track Album Year
1 12 August Studio Album 1986
1 2 It's In The Way That You Use It Single 1986
1 2 Behind The Mask Single 1987
1 2 Behind The Mask Single 1986

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Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as ... View All »
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Eric Clapton - August
Track Song Title Duration
1 It's in The Way That You Use It 4:11
2 Run 6:00
3 Tearing Us Apart 7:15
4 Bad Influence 5:08
5 Walk Away 3:51
6 Hung up on Your Love 5:02
7 Take a Chance 6:03
8 Hold on 4:55
9 Miss You 5:07
10 Holy Mother 4:56
11 Behind The Mask 4:28
12 Grand Illusion 6:22
Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton

Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: ... View All »

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