I Heard Love Is Blind Lyrics
I couldn't resist him
His eyes were like yours
His hair was exactly the shade of brown
He's just not as tall
But I couldn't tell
It was dark and I was lying down
[Verse 2]
You are everything
He means nothing to me
I can't even remember his name
Why're you so upset?
Baby, you weren't there
And I was thinking of you when I came
[Verse 3]
What do you expect?
You left me here alone
I drank so much and needed your touch
Don't overreact, I pretended he was you
You wouldn't want me to be lonely
How can I put it so you understand?
I didn't let him hold my hand
But he looked like you
I guess he looked like you
No, he wasn't you
But you can still trust me, this ain't infidelity
It's not cheating, you were on my mind
Yes, he looked like you
But I heard love is blind
About
“I Heard Love Is Blind” unapologetically tackles the themes of infidelity and whimsically cheating on one’s partner.
Winehouse, who has stated that the song does not reenact a situation from her own life, flips the stereotype of men being infidel with no guilt, putting a woman in the position of cheating with no moral consequences. The song serves as a conversation in which Amy attempts to justify her infidelity to her boyfriend, as well as herself.
The song was one of the songs Winehouse performed during her audition with Island Records back in 2002 before she was officially signed.
Q&A
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Winehouse expanded on the meaning of “I Heard Love Is Blind” during an interview in November 2003, explaining:
This is actually – even though I did say [the songs on Frank are] all personal – this is one that is not personal. It’s kind of a character study about, um – I like it – it’s very appropriate for now because it’s like a role reversal of what, you know, the typical man that cheats, and he’s such a pig so he says to his girlfriend, “Oh, look honey, I cheated on you, but it’s okay because she looked like you.“ It’s like my take on that – it’s my role reversal of that.
- 3.Cherry
- 4.Know You Now
- 6.I Heard Love Is Blind
- 9.In My Bed
- 10.Take the Box
- 11.October Song
- 13.Help Yourself
- 14.Amy Amy Amy
- 15.Outro
- 16.Brother
