Blinded
Emmit Fenn Lyrics
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'Cause I feel blinded, blinded by you
Don't need this like I used to
'Cause I feel blinded, blinded by you
Don't need this like I used to
'Cause I feel blinded, blinded by you
Don't need this like I used to
'Cause I feel blinded, blinded by you
Don't need this like I used to
'Cause I feel blinded, blinded by you
Don't need this like I used to
'Cause I feel blinded, blinded by you
Don't need this like I used to
'Cause I feel blinded, blinded by you
In Emmit Fenn's song "Blinded," the repetition of the lines "Don't need this like I used to" and "Cause I feel blinded, blinded by you" convey a sense of desperation and helplessness. The singer seems to be trapped in a cycle of emotional dependence on someone who is not good for them. The repeated use of the word "blinded" suggests that this person has lost their ability to see clearly, both literally and metaphorically. They are so consumed by their feelings for this person that they can no longer think rationally or make good decisions. The fact that the line is repeated several times throughout the song underscores the magnitude of this struggle.
The tone of the song is melancholic and introspective, with sparse instrumentation that emphasizes Fenn's haunting vocals. The lack of a traditional chorus highlights the repetition of the lyrics, emphasizing the sense of being trapped in a cycle of emotional dependence. It's a powerful tale of how love can consume a person entirely and make them lose sight of everything else.
Overall, "Blinded" is a song about the dangers of relying too much on someone else for our own happiness. It's a reminder that we need to maintain our own sense of self-worth and perspective, even in the throes of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't need this like I used to
I no longer require this thing as much as I previously did
'Cause I feel blinded, blinded by you
Because you are causing me to be unable to see the truth and reality clearly
Contributed by Bentley S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@TheLegoman5252
Don't need this like I used to
'Cause I feel blinded, blinded by you
Don't need this like I used to
'Cause I feel blinded, blinded by you
Don't need this like I used to
'Cause I feel blinded, blinded by you
Don't need this like I used to
'Cause I feel blinded, blinded by you
Don't need this like I used to
'Cause I feel blinded, blinded by you
Don't need this like I used to
'Cause I feel blinded, blinded by you
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
Don't need this like I used to
'Cause I feel blinded, blinded by you
@AnyoneWannaToss
This song/video is very ambiguous... Lots of ways you could probably interpret it, but here's my take:
It's definitely portraying a strained relationship, but I think some of the creative genius lies in the lyrics, which could be spoken by either character, but for different reasons. This is visually represented by the camera shots, which alternate between views of just him, and views of just her (i.e. his perspective / her perspective), almost like you are seeing what they each see when they look at each other.
Lyrics for reference:
I don't need this like I used to
'Cuz I feel blinded, blinded by you
His perspective: He's longing for the affection and playfulness they used to have in their relationship (note scene with other couple in the truck, 1:58), but he's trying to convince himself he "doesn't need it like he used to", because he's "blinded by" how much he loves her.
Her perspective: She's longing the rush and excitement of being infatuated with someone. They've been together for a long time, and and he doesn't make her feel that way anymore and so she "doesn't need him like she used to", because "she's been blinded" by the repetitiveness of being with the same person for so long.
@jackspleen
In 2015, after struggling with grades all throughout high school and college, I finally decided to drop out to pursue my music in LA. Working at a pizza place to pay rent, I would wake up at 6am every morning before work and make songs in every genre that I could, just to push myself. One day, a friend of mine noticed this and asked me if I wanted to sit in on the songwriting class that he was taking at UCLA. Having absolutely no formal knowledge of songwriting, I decided to take him up on his offer and see what I could learn. On the first day of class, I quickly realized that not a single person, including the professor, had any idea that I wasn’t a UCLA student, so I decided to continue attending the classes until someone noticed. Each week we would bring in an original song, and each week the professor would absolutely tear my song to pieces. “There’s no structure…none of your lyrics make any sense.” On the forth week, as we were running through lyrics from one of my songs, one of the lines repeated itself. Mid sentence, the professor stopped me and said, “Emmit…this is the best thing you’ve done in this class so far. Repetition is going to be your strongest tool. It will emphasize the true meaning of a line ”. Absolutely furious at the fact that repeating two lines was his favorite thing I had ever done, I thought it would be funny if the song I wrote the following week only repeated the same two lines, over and over again. Instead of emphasizing the meaning, I wanted the meaning of the line to change each time it was repeated so each line had a different story behind it. After about ten pages scratch and hundreds of lines, I finally wrote “I don’t need this like I used to, I feel blinded, blinded by you”. The song was finished that night.
I never went back to the class. Never showed it to the professor.
That is the story of “Blinded”
P.S. I found this somewhere over the internet and it was written by Emmit Fenn.
P.P.S. I am not Emmit Fenn :)
@lowenherz2880
For me and eternity.
I want a thousand butterflies
The air next to me discolored.
I want the butterflies
How to see a dress over you.
That's how it should be
That's how I dream.
When the festival begins, you are the queen.
All people stop
and are surprised to see you.
My eyes are blinded,
beautiful as the sun.
Happy for eternity.
Because I think you are with me
Forever.
As the wind blows the roses,
I want to put you on with my breath.
So I want it ...
So I love you ...
When the party is over,
we come back to earth,
and everyone remembers seeing a star.
My eyes are blinded beautiful as the sun.
Happy for eternity .....
@awildbeowulf7148
One of my wonderful female friends asked me why I listen to a lot of sad songs. Sometimes, I don't even know they are, but she catches it. I tell her, it's because it makes me feel that I'm still human and it at least makes me feel something. Been single for a long time. Actually really my whole life. Had a few girls here and there but it never really worked out. I realize that although all these songs are great emotional songs, for me I feel like it has kept me stuck in a loop. Always feeling some type of way, whether it be gloomy, sad or reminiscing of past loves. Hell, sometimes I'd imagine how it would feel, to have the same feels a certain song displays for someone that's not even there, just to feel something. . I feel that I'm not giving myself permission to be happy and do what I want to do, when I'm here listening to these great emotional songs. I realize, it's time for me to step out of these genre and tunes for awhile. It's like a fight against myself, trying to discover my true potential and happiness. Just wanted to randomly vent, since it's such a great community here. Happy holidays y'all and 2017 will be a rocking new year!
@lihemdwelde3367
you are not alone, I feel the same way, the hack, I don't think that I have ever been in a serious relationship, but this great emotional music always gets me feeling some find of way, to be honest I don't it, it is nice to feel something, sometime life gets you caught up and you just forget how to feel such an emotion, don't know just wanted to say you are not alone.
@stratos5372
Hey... I'm in a relationship but I have been listening to these songs since forever and I will be listening to them till the end. I can spot a difference between this kind of 'sad' the songs give off and the original kind of 'sad'. I am influenced by the songs and get sad, but I'm not really sad. I just broaden my thoughts. My life is really good and I'm really fortunate. But without that melancholy, I'd be nothing.
I think there's no need to force yourself to do something. Just try to relate the correct emotions to the correct events in your life. You can listen to sad songs even when you're happy. It means nothing because you ARE happy. Music can change our emotions, but that's something we control ourselves. Keep listening to sad music. Just don't forget to live happily, regardless of your music. There's a special one for you, like everyone on Earth. And when you find that special one, you'll understand what I mean.
@awildbeowulf7148
***** Thank you for your wise words. I'll definitely keep them. It really has helped broaden my thinking and how music can affect a person. You are correct. Have a blessed holiday my friend.
@niklasanda6838
<3
@stratos5372
So happy to hear I've helped, mate. Have lots of fun during holidays!
@oliwiereb
"What if I fall?"
Oh, but my darling
What if you fly?
@xrhstosxv
Oliwier EB Aesthetic
@avaximena4607
Oliwier EB ^two types of people
@Daniel-tn1jn
Ava Ximena ^ three types of people