Empañan comes from the verb empañar, which means to fog up, mist over, or tarnish. It's a less common verb in everyday conversation, making it stand out.
In the song, the lyric "Se me empañan los ojos si te hablo" translates to "My eyes fog up if I talk to you." This vividly conveys the emotional impact the person has on the singer, suggesting tears or a blurring of vision due to strong feelings, adding a poetic touch to the lyrics.
"Verte" ("To See You") is a bittersweet love song about missing someone so much that seeing them again feels like the only thing that could fix how lost you feel.
The singer opens by naming exactly what they need: "Verte, es lo que me hace falta en esta ocasión" ("Seeing you is what I'm missing right now"). They admit they didn't think anyone could matter to them like this, and that connection has made everything feel deeper and more real.
Then the tone shifts. The singer apologizes for their own intentions and says they never meant to hurt the other person. Rather than staying to cause more damage, they choose to walk away, framing the separation as a way of finding themselves again: "Me pierdo para encontrarte" ("I lose myself to find you"). The song holds both feelings at once — wanting closeness and needing distance — which is part of what makes it resonate.