Profiler strikes back with a powerful new track begging you to get on your knees and pray in “Illusion,” which hangs onto the back-and-forth of infatuation and their sense of self. One of their hardest-hitting releases to date channels a cyclone of emotion, desire, attachment, and the pain we unintentionally inflict on ourselves.
“Illusion” investigates how relationships can warp one’s point of view, making both desire and insecurity larger than life until they become indistinguishable. Profiler stares into that haze, dissecting the layers of longing and expectation to see what lies behind. Sometimes, the suffering we experience is something we create in our own minds, born of our ego-attachments. It’s a topic as globally human in its universality as it is emotionally fraught, and the band tackles it with equal parts intensity and humanity.
“Illusion” fits well with its concept. The song races along at an unforgiving pace, striking home as suddenly and urgently as a shot of adrenaline. Everything is precise, designed not just to get listeners’ bodies in motion but to light a spark inside them. With its fast, in-your-face delivery, it mirrors the sense of mental and emotional chaos that’s the song's subject matter, resulting in something that feels as relieving as it is confrontational.
Profiler are obviously super-psyched to release this one and it shows. “Illusion” is the sound of a band pushing into sharper, heavier terrain while still keeping its songwriting grounded in real human experience. It’s bold, blistering, and bulging with honesty, a song that sounds as if it were written inside the bloody push-and-pull of desire.