Your Illusion

You say you want to kill yourself
It might make it just a little bit easier
You think you're the only one who hurts
Try looking just a little bit harder
I don't know why you're holding on
To the damage that's been done

The last few years have exposed Joe Jonas to a world without the fame and adoration of his fans, the support of his brothers or the cushion of his career. In his mind he's lost it all at the young age of twenty-five and as the stress continues to build around him he does the only thing he thinks will help...

Abigail Nolan has lived her life in a self-imposed bubble. She's constantly strived for perfection in herself and in others around her. To Abbie, failure is not an option and it is that determination and drive that initially caused her problem at fifteen and have, as such, regularly caused its relapse over the last ten years...

Two relatively sane people in an insane setting with only the other to relate to should be a logical comfort and support system; unfortunately, when one is in a self-imposed exile and the other believes their every action is a failure, logic doesn't really come into play all that often...

Don't disguise your emptiness
By placing blame on me and everyone else
Protected by your safety nets
But you can't put the heart of your fears at rest
All I feel is deep regret for what you have become

You've got me wrapped up in your illusion
I keep on trying to clear the confusion
But you've got me wrapped up in your illusion
I keep on dying 'cause you're busy wasting life

"Your Illusion," Hanson