Describing Illusory Blues as "a cosmic ode to the forces of nature and the inevitable cycle of life", the band tell Classic Rock: "To be a somniloquist is to talk in one's sleep. One interpretation is that the subconscious world we inhabit in our dream state holds some kind of a key to our existence in our waking life.

"The song is an ode to dreaming, to ambition, and to making the most of your time in the physical form on this plain of existence, whether through experiencing the joys of nature, or merely by existing in the present moment.