It's funny that none of the top answers analyze this song starting with its title.
Google Web-Definitions defines kalopsia as "The delusion of things being more beautiful than they are."
That having been said, this is where, what I think of as some of the best, most insightful, and most artistic lyrics in the song come in.
If you were only able to make out the eyes of something, like, say, in the dark or something, red eyes would be considered by most to be a bad thing (scary or hateful, etc.). However, using the word "rose" in the line "rose-tinted eyes" gives the delusion of these red eyes being more beautiful than they are.
Also, the line "I love you more than I can control" tends to suggest the same type of phenomenon.
Clearly, there is more to the meaning of this song than just "kalopsia" but it is, indeed, the title, so I tend to think that it has more to do with it than the suggested meanings have included so far, although, I'm not sure of the connection or just how much meaning "kalopsia" has to the overall song meaning.
It's funny that none of the top answers analyze this song starting with its title.
Google Web-Definitions defines kalopsia as "The delusion of things being more beautiful than they are."
That having been said, this is where, what I think of as some of the best, most insightful, and most artistic lyrics in the song come in.
If you were only able to make out the eyes of something, like, say, in the dark or something, red eyes would be considered by most to be a bad thing (scary or hateful, etc.). However, using the word "rose" in the line "rose-tinted eyes" gives the delusion of these red eyes being more beautiful than they are.
Also, the line "I love you more than I can control" tends to suggest the same type of phenomenon.
Clearly, there is more to the meaning of this song than just "kalopsia" but it is, indeed, the title, so I tend to think that it has more to do with it than the suggested meanings have included so far, although, I'm not sure of the connection or just how much meaning "kalopsia" has to the overall song meaning.
Just thought I'd add my two cents here.