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Artist: Marlene Dietrich
Canonical path: /dietrich-marlene/illusions
Related lyric paths: 6
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Illusions
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Illusions
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Want to buy some illusions,
Slightly used, second hand?
They were lovely illusions,
Reaching high, built on sand.
They had a touch of paradise,
A spell you can't explain:
For in this crazy paradise,
You are in love with pain.
Want to buy some illusions,
Slightly used, just like new?
Such romantic illusions -
And they're all about you.
I sell them all for a penny,
They make pretty souvenirs.
Take my lovely illusions -
Some for laughs, some for tears
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Marlene Dietrich performs "Illusions", and this lyric page sits inside the Marlene Dietrich catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Alright Okay You Win and Another Spring, Another Love with a short reason for opening each page next.
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