The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Illuminate" by the artist "Wildes"

In the lyrics of "Illuminate" by Wildes, the author expresses a deep longing and thirst for love. The lyrical heroine is exhausted from waiting ("Tell me what we've been waiting for?") and is ready for anything to fix the situation ("Tell me what we're gonna do to make it right?").

She feels consumed by the fire of passion ("I'm on fire, can't you see, I'm burning?", "I'm going out of my mind for your love"), but this passion is agonizing without reciprocity. She is aware of her vulnerability ("I know you see right through me"), but this does not frighten her – the real fear is to be left alone ("But it don't mean nothing, nothing, It don't mean nothing without you").

The darkness and carelessness she speaks of are perhaps metaphors for the loneliness and indifference that torment the heroine.

The recurring phrase "It don't mean nothing without you" is the key to understanding the text. All experiences, passion, even existence itself - are meaningless without the love of the addressee. At the end of the song, the heroine's plea for light ("Illuminate the way for me", "Shine for me") is a metaphor for the hope of reciprocity, which will lead her out of the darkness of loneliness.