Easy To Love You

The speaker greets someone with relief and wonder, as if they have returned from a dream. This person feels unmistakably real, yet remains hard to understand. The speaker’s affection is clear, but so is a fear of losing them. By the end, the mood shifts from joyful recognition to a plea: stay close when night comes.

Images of the raven, thunder, and sun make the loved one seem vivid and powerful, while “sleepy eyes” suggest that their thoughts and feelings are still hidden. Calling them a “little stranger” captures the contrast between intimacy and mystery. The “devil” may represent a threatening rival, temptation, or some other force that could take the person away; the speaker presents themself as standing in its way.

The repeated claim that it is “easy” to love this person sounds sincere, but it may also be an attempt to reassure someone who is afraid or uncertain. The closing contrast between moonrise and the sun fading suggests that love is being tested by separation or darkness. “She” in the final line is not fully clear: it may refer to darkness itself, imagined as a female figure, or to another presence. The lyrics leave the exact danger undefined, matching the speaker’s uncertainty about the person they love.