nobody ever said it was okay to be me
see what they say sometimes is not what they mean
and though they've tried to smash the girl and her dreams
she nearly forgot everything is not as it seems

remember illusions
in the darkest cave
remember them over her grave
remember illusions
when you hurt
remember when you are digging in the dirt

i see my girls walking in steps i have taken
they say she's bold, melodramatic and 27
this woman has always known was what forsaken
although the girl had thought her soft spot was taken

remember illusions
surrounded by lies
remember them when you look to the sky
remember illusions
even in happiness
remember them when you feel so fortunate

you won't believe until you feel the blue feather
you won't believe until you feel the blue feather
you won't believe, because you're just like me
but you're not and this is what we both need

with open hands i give them for free
and in giving them to you, i give them to me
this exchange has and will always be
before the ends comes, i will have already believed

remember illusions
when you are god
remember them during the firing squad
remember illusions
before and after the bargain
remember them at the top of the mountain

you won't believe until you feel the blue feather
you won't believe until you feel the blue feather
you won't believe, because you're just like me
and i know so i'm holding your key