☝️ Key Points
- The person being sung about is the light in the singer's life and brings them joy and happiness.
- With 'You are the apple of my eye', the singer expresses how important the loved one is to them and how much they cherish them.
- With 'Forever you'll stay in my heart', the singer emphasizes the immortality of their love.
- The line 'I feel like this is the beginning, though I've loved you for a million years' shows a deep and timeless love.
- 'And if I thought our love was ending, I'd find myself drowning in my own tears' illustrates how lost the singer would be without this love.
- 'You must have known that I was lonely, because you came to my rescue' shows the support and comfort the loved one provides.
- With 'And I know that this must be heaven, how could so much love be inside of you' the singer expresses their admiration and astonishment at the love they receive.
Interpretation
The song lyrics 'You Are the Sunshine of My Life' by
Stevie Wonder is a romantic declaration of love. The singer expresses strong feelings of love and affection towards a special person in his life.
'You are the sunshine of my life' means that this person is the light in his life, they bring joy and happiness, similar to how the sun brings light and warmth. They are the reason why he always wants to be present, they are his center of life.
'You are the apple of my eye' is an expression that means this person is very important to him and he greatly values them.
'Forever you'll stay in my heart' shows an eternal and immortal love.
'I feel like this is the beginning, though I've loved you for a million years' shows a deep and timeless love, that although old, is still fresh and new.
'And if I thought our love was ending, I'd find myself drowning in my own tears' shows the depth of his feelings and how lost he would be without this love.
'You must have known that I was lonely, because you came to my rescue' shows the support and comfort that the loved one provides.
'And I know that this must be heaven, how could so much love be inside of you' shows his admiration and amazement at the love that this person gives him. It feels so incredible that it must be heavenly.