Official music video for "Elegant Illusion" by Prog-Alt-Metal band @StellarCircuits. The third studio album, Phantom :: Phoenix, was released on November 14, 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records.

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Directed by Erez Bader

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"ELEGANT ILLUSION" LYRICS

Something’s not right
I think you’re 3 lies from letting go
So don’t talk tonight
When you hold me 
When you hold me there 
Your future’s disguised 
As you peer through your eyes
There’s a 
Red light, red light
But I’m just not sure you’ll see me
Believe me 
I need you 

The future’s so bright because
Now you’re a superstar
That’s what you said you are
For the simple fact that
You think that you are 
Now you’re a superstar
Are you satisfied?
We’ll cross over but we’ll never surrender
Shining like diamonds
Now you’re a superstar
(Diamonds)
You’re a superstar
(Diamonds)
You’re a superstar
(Diamonds)
(You’re a superstar)
I think you might be

Lead the way
I’ll be the footsteps beside you
If I fall, I pray
It’s sad to see
I sort of get what you mean
When I fall away
Lift me

It’s just something to say

Red light, red light
Is kind of what it feels like
Running through your head
And I move slowly
When I’m wrapped around your finger 

You know that it’s true
Between me and you
I kind of like it

So now you’re a superstar
That’s what you said you are
For the simple fact
That you think that you are
Now you’re a superstar
(Are you satisfied?)
It’s just a trip that s-t gets you
Shining like diamonds 
Now you’re a superstar 
(Diamonds)
You’re a superstar
(Diamonds)
You’re a superstar
(Diamonds)
I think you might be

Lead the way
I’ll be the footsteps beside you
If I fall, I pray
It’s sad to see
(Just like heaven)
I sort of get what you mean
(Please take me)
When I fall away, lift me
Lead the way
I’ll be the footsteps beside you
I think I’m certain
You’ll fall away
I pray
It’s crystal clear
(Just like heaven)
You seem to
Like what you see
Why not fall away
With me?

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STELLAR CIRCUITS is
Benny Blue - Vocals
Jesse Olsen - Bass
Tyler Menon - Drums
Jared Stamey - Guitar

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A cinematic and visceral exploration of light and dark, Phantom :: Phoenix delves into themes of personal transformation and the rebirth of the self through fire. It’s an emotionally and sonically expansive record that challenges both the band and the listener to confront what must be destroyed in order to evolve.

Commenting on the album, vocalist Benny Blue says:

“When we were writing this record, one of the things that kept coming up was the idea of death and rebirth through fire. This idea of killing off the old and dead parts of ourselves in order to give birth to something new and maybe even a truer version of who we all are. Every time we write an album, we go into the process with the idea of getting uncomfortable and exposing a more vulnerable part of ourselves. There also seems to be a constant theme of dealing with loss when we’re in the middle of writing.

Everybody went through different periods of loss and grief during this process and I think that it shows through in the subject matter and the sounds that came out of it. We always want to push ourselves to a new place and build on the foundation that we’ve created over the last few years of being in this band. I think that we’ve been able to achieve that with Phantom :: Phoenix. It’s a representation of that cycle and I hope it can act as a catalyst for growth to those who listen.”

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