Delusional Lyrics – ​Seven Lions

Seven Lions is dragging us into a velvet void with Asleep In The Garden Of Infernal Stars, his sophomore full-length blooming December 12 via Ophelia Records, and Delusional creeps in like a fever dream you chase even knowing it’ll shatter.

This third track pulses with that signature Lions alchemy: soaring melodic dubstep laced with glitchy bass drops and ethereal synths that twist like smoke signals from a forbidden fire. It’s got those haunting vocal layers—think whispered confessions over orchestral swells—blending bass music’s raw thump with prog-house introspection for a sound that’s equal parts festival rush and midnight unravel. Thematically, it’s a dive into the haze of self-deception, where love’s illusions blur with cosmic longing, pulling from Seven Lions’ knack for turning personal chaos into sonic cathedrals. Penned amid late-night studio marathons, it nods to his evolution from remix wizard to world-builder, with no big-name guests stealing the glow—just pure, immersive escapism that lingers like a half-remembered prophecy.

The album? It’s an 11-track odyssey born from 18 months of unfiltered creation, a “testament to taking my own direction” as he put it on Insta back in September. Clocking ethereal collabs like “By the Light of the Moon” with Kerli’s icy croon, “So Far Away” ft. Lilly Ahlberg, and “Cold as Snow” alongside HALIENE, plus bangers such as “Take Me To My Grave” with Quackson and Grabbitz—it’s a garden of infernal beauty, where bass blooms dark and stars sleep uneasy. No rigid narrative, just Jeff Montalvo channeling burnout’s ashes into something luminous, recorded in his Santa Barbara sanctuary post a whirlwind of label duties.

Right now, Seven Lions is cresting a creative high, fresh off Ophelia’s 10-year bash at Red Rocks—where he teased album snippets that had the canyon echoing—and that surprise Lost Lands set blending classics with previews that blew up TikTok. The Santa Barbara sage who’s soundtracked hearts since “Strangers” in 2012 is leaning deeper into the shadows, ditching guest-heavy EPs for this solo-spun saga. It’s him at 37, wiser and wilder: less about the drop, more about the drift that pulls you under.

Dive into the Delusional lyrics below and unpack its raw narrative. Don’t miss other Asleep In The Garden Of Infernal Stars tracks for more of Seven Lions’s ethereal bass dreams.