Jack White first played as a professional musician in the early 1990s, as a drummer for the Detroit cowpunk band Goober & the Peas. White produced Loretta Lynn's Van Lear Rose in 2004, which won them a Grammy for best country album, and an additional Grammy for best country collaboration for the song Portland Oregon.
The Love Interruption Songfacts reports that his debut solo single, Love Interruption, was made available on January 30, 2012 at White's pay-to-join club Vault and at Jackwhiteiii.com. A week later, it was released on the singer’s preferred format, vinyl. It was produced by the ex White Stripe and recorded at his own Third Man Studio in Nashville along with its exclusive non-LP B-side Machine Gun Silhouette. This was followed by his first solo album, Blunderbuss, later in 2012, and an accompanying tour. This is not said to indicate an end to either the Raconteurs or the Dead Weather.
His blaring guitar solos and ability to pull sound from the simplest of "instruments" are his greatest strengths along with his desire to partner with female vocalists.
He currently resides in Tennessee. He announced his divorce in 2011 from wife since 2005, fellow musician Karen Elson, and they have two children. Third Man Records (White's label) and Elson's clothing boutique are also located there.
Last.fm Group: http://www.last.fm/group/Blunderbuss
Love Is Blindness
Jack White Lyrics
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I don't wanna see
Won't you wrap the night
Around me?
Oh my heart
Love is blindness
In a parked car
You see your love
Made complete
Thread is ripping
The knot is slipping
Love is blindness
Love is clockworks
And cold steel
Fingers too numb to feel
Squeeze the handle
Blow out the candle
Love is blindness
Love is blindness
I don't want to see
Won't you wrap the night
Around me?
Oh my love
Blindness
A little death
Without mourning
No call
And no warning
Baby, a dangerous idea
That almost makes sense
Love is drowning
In a deep well
All the secrets
And no one to tell
Take the money honey
Blindness
Love is blindness
I don't want to see
Won't you wrap the night
Around me?
Oh my love
Blindness
The lyrics of Jack White's Love Is Blindness are an exploration of the darker side of love. The song speaks of a love that is all-encompassing and all-consuming, one that can make a person blind to the reality of the world around them. The opening lines "Love is blindness, I don't want to see" set the tone for the song, as if the singer is willingly allowing themselves to be blinded by their love.
The second and third verses are particularly powerful, painting vivid images of a tumultuous and dangerous love affair. The line "A little death without mourning, no call and no warning" suggests a love that is not only all-consuming but also potentially destructive. The use of the metaphor of drowning in a deep well also implies a sense of suffocation and helplessness.
Towards the end of the song, the line "take the money honey, blindness" changes the focus of the song slightly. Rather than being solely about love, the song becomes a commentary on the corrupting influence of money on relationships. This is a common theme in Jack White's music, and is particularly interesting in the context of this song.
Overall, Love Is Blindness is a powerful and evocative exploration of the complexities of love and the human condition.
Line by Line Meaning
Love is blindness
Love can make a person blind to reality.
I don't wanna see
The singer wants to avoid the pain or unpleasantness of the situation.
Won't you wrap the night
Around me?
The singer seeks comfort and protection from the night or darkness.
Oh my heart
Love is blindness
The artist's heart is involved in the love that makes them blind to reality.
In a parked car
In a crowded street
You see your love
Made complete
Despite being in a public place, the artist and their lover feel a sense of intimacy that completes them.
Thread is ripping
The knot is slipping
Love is blindness
The relationship is falling apart and there is nothing the singer can do to stop it because love can make a person blind to reality.
Love is clockworks
And cold steel
Fingers too numb to feel
Squeeze the handle
Blow out the candle
Love is blindness
Love can be mechanical and emotionless, like clockwork and cold steel. The singer is numb and unable to feel the pain of the situation. They may even consider ending it all (blowing out the candle) but love continues to make them blind to reality.
A little death
Without mourning
No call
And no warning
Baby, a dangerous idea
That almost makes sense
The end of the relationship feels like a little death, but there is no mourning or closure. The idea of starting over seems dangerous but also somewhat sensible.
Love is drowning
In a deep well
All the secrets
And no one to tell
Take the money honey
Blindness
Love can be suffocating and isolating, like drowning in a deep well with no one around. The artist may consider offering money to keep the relationship intact. However, love continues to make them blind to reality.
Love is blindness
I don't want to see
Won't you wrap the night
Around me?
Oh my love
Blindness
The repetition of these lines at the end of the song reinforces the idea that love can make a person blind to reality and that the artist seeks comfort and protection from the night.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Adam Clayton, Dave Evans, Larry Mullen, Paul David Hewson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@utkgun
One, two, three
Two, two, three
Love is blindness,
I don't wanna see
Won't you wrap the night
Around me
Oh, my heart
Love is blindness.
I'm in a parked car
On a crowded street,
And I see my love
Made complete.
The thread is ripping
The knot is slipping.
Love is blindness.
Love is clockworks,
And it's cold steel
Fingers too numb to feel
Squeeze the handle
Blow out the candle
Blindness
Love is blindness
I don't wanna see
Won't you wrap the night
Around me
Oh my love
Blindness
A little death
Without mourning
No call
No Warning
Baby, a dangerous idea...
Almost makes...sense
Love is drowning
In a deep well
All the secrets
And no body else to tell
Take the money
Why don't you honey
Blindness
Love is blindness,
I'm so sick of it,
I don't wanna see
Why don't you just take the night
And wrap it all around me, now
Oh my love
Blindness
Oh, I'm too numb to feel...
Blow out the candle.
Blindness.
@taylorshellman5827
I honestly don't understand why people criticize this soundtrack for "not being Gatsby enough". Did you think Luhrmann actually believed that rock, rap, and pop was played in the roaring 20's? Of course not! Therefore, it must serve an ulterior cinematic purpose. In this film, the music is used to connect to a younger audience. Would kids really feel like they're at a party when jazz is playing? Probably not. Would jazz evoke the same pained emotions as a lyric song would to kids? Once again, probably not. He wants the audience to feel the mood of the era, but the way he can convey those emotions is through familiarity of genre
@deboramotapedro5706
probably they have never seen Romeo+Juliet or Moulin Rouge ;) this is his signature
@IHAVEOECDANDOTD
+Taylor Shellman Very true. I was hoping someone else would get it
@donnagosdantian4932
+Taylor Shellman $$$$$$$$$ is the motive,dude, always, music is still great, movie sucked!
@joynerkt
Taylor Shellman only idiots don't know that!
@jamesnevin3304
Because plot
@victoriabennett3789
Jack's translation of this song is spot on. There's something so lovely about the way he suffers.
@briannawilliams5299
This version, I love it. Anger, frantic, searching, longing, desperate, slightly panicked, all overshadowed by pain- well delivered through his vocals and instrumental. That instrumental combination is steady, discordant, intentional, all over the place, but in sync. It just works
@theannoyingdahg
It's the perfect song to watch a crime scene happen to.
@karolpominski
@@theannoyingdahg crime done by a person who loved