"The never ending illusion" is the second album by the Italian prog metal band Daedalus: each of the ten songs deals with a different way of being concerned with the dualism between reality and dream/illusion. The lyrics draw a sort of path starting from facing the every-day life, passing through the sensation of "something" existing beyond the common aspects of life, then ending with a contemplation of one's own dreams, in a way that could be seen as closing the circle. Roland Grapow (Masterplan, Helloween) mixed the tracks of the album, while Mark Wilkinson (Marillion, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden) drew the artwork.
01 Waiting for the dawn 1:13 02 Perfect smile 6:24 03 Life 5:45 04 Hopeless 5:10 05 Cold embrace 5:23 06 The never ending illusion 9:06 07 The dancers 5:05 08 Horizons in a box 7:10 09 A journey to myself 6:31 10 Mare di stelle 5:27