While she performed it live with Clapton for years, Murphy released her own studio version on her 2020 album, Flame Still Burns . This album was notable for being an "all-covers" project released during the COVID-19 pandemic to offer a "stand for the positive".
Lines like "I can see your face / But I know that it's not real" suggest a psychological struggle where memory and lingering feelings create a persistent "illusion" of the former partner's presence. Shaun Murphy - Old Love
The central metaphor is the persistent spark of a past love that refuses to die, causing "too much confusion" and anger for the narrator. While she performed it live with Clapton for