To Love Somebody

The speaker describes loving someone deeply while feeling that the love is not returned or understood. At first, he imagines a life shared with this person; as the song continues, his longing becomes frustration and hurt. He insists that ordinary ways of living feel empty without the person he loves.

The “light” that has never shone on him suggests happiness or fulfillment he feels he has missed. Seeing the person’s face “in my mind” shows that they remain constantly present in his thoughts. The repeated phrase “live and breathe for you” is an idiom expressing intense devotion, rather than a literal description of his daily life.

The speaker says the other person is blind to his feelings, but then admits, “I’m blind, so very blind.” This makes the situation less simple: he may recognize that his own love affects how clearly he sees the relationship. The song presents his love as powerful and sincere, but it does not tell us whether the other person truly fails to understand him, or whether he is interpreting the situation through his own longing.