It Was Always You

The speaker describes a sudden change in how they understand a close friendship. After waking from an intense dream, they feel unsettled and spend the day trying to understand their emotions. They then recognize romantic feelings that had been present for a long time. The mood shifts from confusion and regret to certainty and relief: the speaker now believes this person explains why they felt emotionally unsatisfied.

“Colour blind” suggests that the speaker could not see what was in front of them: their friend’s importance or their own feelings. “We never crossed the line” means they stayed within the boundaries of friendship and did not act romantically. The repeated idea that it was “always you” presents the realization as a discovery about the past, while “hidden desires finally came alive” suggests feelings that were kept private have become impossible to ignore.

The lyrics sound confident about whom the speaker loves, but they leave some details open. The dream may have sparked the realization, or it may simply represent a feeling the speaker had not noticed before. The song also does not tell us whether the friend feels the same way or whether the relationship will change. Its certainty is mainly about the speaker’s own understanding: they now interpret their earlier friendship and dissatisfaction through this new romantic feeling.