Love Is Blindness
"Love Is Blindness" is a song by the rock band U2, and the twelfth and final track on their 1991 album Achtung Baby. The song was written on piano by lead singer Bono during the recording sessions for U2's 1988 album Rattle and Hum. Originally intending to give the song to singer Nina Simone, the band decided to keep it for Achtung Baby after playing it together. Thematically, the song describes a failing romance, mixing personal themes with imagery of metaphorical acts of terrorism. During the recording sessions for Achtung Baby, guitarist the Edge separated from his wife, Aislinn O'Sullivan. The separation had a major effect on the development of the song; the ending guitar solo was a cathartic experience for the Edge, as he snapped several guitar strings during the recording.
"Love Is Blindness" made its live debut on the group's 1992–1993 Zoo TV Tour and was performed regularly during the tour, appearing in 154 of its 157 concerts. It was commonly played as either the penultimate or closing song; as the penultimate song, it was usually followed by a rendition of the Elvis Presley song "Can't Help Falling in Love". Following the tour, "Love Is Blindness" has been played live only two other times. The track was favourably received by critics and has been covered by multiple artists.
Love Is Blindness
Love is blindness, I don't want to 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 is cold steel
Fingers too numb to feel.
Squeeze the handle, blow out the candle
Blindness (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, no warning
Baby, a dangerous idea
That almost makes sense.
Love is drowning in a deep well
All the secrets, and nobody else to tell.
Take the money, why don't honey?
Blindness.
Love is blindness, I'm so sick, I don't want to see
Won't you just take the night, wrap it all around me?
Oh, my love,
Blindness.
Love is blindness
I'm too numb to feel
Blow out the candles