I think the whole song might be a message to someone who is heartbroken. The two verses describe what love is or explaining what it is, maybe in a more negative light:
The first verse talks about its power to hurt even the strongest and smartest people.
The second verse talks about how people who are loved get everything they want by those who love them, but they take it for granted.
Then the chorus is actually directly "comforting" the heartbroken person, telling them that they shouldn't feel like a failure since they didn't know what they were doing. "Do you think it's unwise to go and break yourself on this one?" may be telling the person not to blame themselves.
Since the person didn't know what love is and didn't know what he/she was doing, the verse explain to them what love is.
I think the whole song might be a message to someone who is heartbroken. The two verses describe what love is or explaining what it is, maybe in a more negative light: The first verse talks about its power to hurt even the strongest and smartest people. The second verse talks about how people who are loved get everything they want by those who love them, but they take it for granted.
Then the chorus is actually directly "comforting" the heartbroken person, telling them that they shouldn't feel like a failure since they didn't know what they were doing. "Do you think it's unwise to go and break yourself on this one?" may be telling the person not to blame themselves.
Since the person didn't know what love is and didn't know what he/she was doing, the verse explain to them what love is.