It's Not Unusual

The singer describes love as a common experience, but his own feelings are painful and intense. He accepts that people may enjoy themselves or spend time with others, yet seeing the person he loves with someone else makes him cry. The song shifts between saying this situation is ordinary and revealing how deeply it hurts him.

The contrast in “not unusual” is central: the phrase suggests that love, sadness, and jealousy happen to many people, even when they feel overwhelming to the person experiencing them. Calling it “such a crime” is likely an emotional exaggeration, not a literal accusation; it shows how unfair the sight feels to him. The line about love not doing what you want it to presents love as something beyond his control.

There is some uncertainty about the relationship. The singer may be watching someone who is free to date or spend time with others, rather than describing a committed partner’s betrayal. His wish for the love to be his suggests longing, but the lyrics do not say whether the other person knows or returns his feelings. So the song can be heard as both a familiar story of jealousy and a portrait of private, unreturned love.