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1. Blindside is a post-hardcore/alternative rock band from Stockholm. They formed in 1994 as "Underfree" and kept that name for two years before releasing their debut EP in 1996.
In 1997, Tooth and Nail Records got a hold of the EP and signed Blindside. The first album, which was self-titled (Blindside), was released to American audiences. This album had quite a raw, punk rock feel and was well-received by fans of P.O.D. and Mr. Bungle.
In 1998, Tooth and Nail Records issued a new EP: Empty Box.
In 2000, A Thought Crushed My Mind was released. This album explored a harsher, more hardcore side than the band's debut, and vocalist/chief lyricist Christian Lindskog also voiced his pain of missing his wife, Elina, while touring. Due to lackluster sales of the two albums, it would be Blindside's final album for Solid State. P.O.D. began actively endorsing Blindside and signed them to Elektra Records under the imprint 3 Points.
2002 saw the release of Blindside's next album, Silence. It generated minor hits such as "Sleepwalking", "Pitiful" and "Caught a Glimpse". In 2003, they toured with Hoobastank to support the album. Some fans consider this their best work yet, as it perfectly meshes Christian's beautiful vocal melodies with the band's dramatic, crunchy instrumentation.
In 2004, About a Burning Fire was released. It has generated a minor hit in "All of Us". In late 2004, it was announced that Blindside was leaving Elektra Records per the band's request. This album showed the band toying with their diversity, as they threw in techno elements in "Where The Sun Never Dies" and yodeling Swedish vocals in the ethereal "Shekina". "Shekina" was used on WWE DVD Cheating Death, Stealing Life - The Eddie Guerrero Story.
In 2003, the Warner Music Group was sold to private investors, and employees lost jobs as a result. Therefore, the label couldn't support them anymore. Thankfully the Blindside Union and P.O.D. Warriors are doing more than enough to help out. Blindside sold out five of the shows they headlined in 2004.
In 2005, Blindside re-released their first two albums, with bonus tracks added to them, with new cover art. A DVD, entitled Ten Years Running Blind, was released on June 21, 2005, and a new album, The Great Depression, was released on August 2, 2005.
The Great Depression saw Blindside experimenting with many more genres than they previously had. Many jazzy elements were incorporated, such as in the spiritually uplifting "My Alibi" and the dreamy, ethereal "City Lights". A couple of guest vocalists were even incorporated, namely Ilkka from Benea Reach, a Norwegian metalcore band. Ilkka's vocals dueled Christian Lindskog's in "Come to Rest". Jan Jämte of Khoma also did work on the comforting ballad "You Must Be Bleeding Under Your Eyelids". Many fans consider The Great Depression the band's most experimental work to date.
Blindside parted ways with their record company in 2007 and released a new EP, The Black Rose EP, on June 27, 2007. The EP was an independent release available only as a download from the band's website. It contains 8 songs, 5 brand new recordings plus 3 live tracks recorded at the 'Hultsfred Festival' in Sweden in 2006.
Currently, Blindside is working on a recording contract with a new label and is hoping to release The Black Rose EP to wider US distribution eventually in the future.
Recently, Christian Lindskog started a solo acoustic project called Lindforest (a 6 translation of his surname) along with Simon Grenehed playing a few unrecorded songs at minor gigs locally.
Members:
Christian Lindskog
Simon Grenehed
Tomas Näslund
Marcus Dahlström
Cute Boring Love
Blindside Lyrics
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Thank God for freedom
Thank God for liberation
(She said) Now we are allowed to think
Now we are allowed to feel lust without cute boring love
But don't you ever just like me
Long for purity
Get sick of our territories
What are you so scared of sister
What made you so afraid to feel
To chose a stone cold liberation
The one thing I hate most about me
Is the one thing you want to make your trademark
To feel lust without cute boring love
But don't you ever just like me
Long for purity
Don't you ever
Get sick of our territories
Don't you ever feel like glass
Fragile, hurting, letting it pass
Don't you think it's time to trespass
But when the fire is gone
Who are you?
What are you so scared of sister?
I'm just as scared as you
The song "Cute Boring Love" by Blindside deals with the conflict between liberation and purity within oneself. The lyrics describe a woman who proclaims herself to be liberated and free to feel lust without "cute boring love." She challenges the listener to question their own impulses and desires, asking if they ever long for purity or get tired of their own boundaries. Despite her bold statements, there is a sense of vulnerability and fear beneath her words.
The singer questions her motives and what led her to fear feeling and vulnerability. He asks her why she is so afraid to feel and why she has chosen "stone cold liberation" as her trademark. He acknowledges the conflict within himself and wonders if this woman feels the same way. The line "But when the fire is gone, who are you?" suggests that without passion and love, we are left with an emptiness that leaves us questioning our own identity.
Line by Line Meaning
She said what I was supposed to think
She spoke the thoughts that society imposes on us
Thank God for freedom
Expressing gratitude for being free to think and feel in one's own way
Thank God for liberation
Expressing gratitude for being liberated from societal norms and expectations
(She said) Now we are allowed to think
She spoke of the newfound freedom to have independent thoughts
Now we are allowed to feel lust without cute boring love
Referring to the ability to have sexual desire without needing traditional, romantic love
But don't you ever just like me
Asking if the listener also longs for something more pure
Long for purity
Desiring something untainted and innocent
Don't you ever
Asking if the listener ever gets tired
Get sick of our territories
Referring to the established boundaries and limitations that come with societal expectations
What are you so scared of sister
Questioning why the listener is fearful
What made you so afraid to feel
Wondering what caused the listener to be scared of their emotions
To chose a stone cold liberation
Referring to a distant, emotionless type of freedom
The one thing I hate most about me
Talking about a personal flaw that is disliked
Is the one thing you want to make your trademark
Noticing that the listener wants to emulate that quality
But don't you ever just like me
Asking again if the listener ever desires purity
Long for purity
Reiterating the desire for something innocent and untainted
Don't you ever
Asking once more if the listener gets tired
Get sick of our territories
Referring again to the limitations that come with societal expectations
Don't you ever feel like glass
Asking if the listener ever feels fragile and vulnerable
Fragile, hurting, letting it pass
Describing the feeling of being easily broken and having to let things go
Don't you think it's time to trespass
Suggesting it may be time to defy boundaries and explore outside of expectations
But when the fire is gone
Referring to when enthusiasm and excitement fade away
Who are you?
Questioning one's identity when passion and energy dissipate
What are you so scared of sister?
Repeating the question from earlier, asking why the listener is fearful
I'm just as scared as you
Admitting to also feeling scared
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Written by: CHRISTIAN THELL LINDSKOG, MARCUS TOBIAS DAHLSTROEM, SIMON FRANK GRENEHED, TOMAS NILS NAESLUND
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