The intertwining bass-drum note in “Blindsided” gives the song a suspenseful rising towards a climax, which come in waves as the five-minute track plays out.
Justin Vernon said at the 2015 Eaux Claires Music and Arts Festival, which he has helped organize, that this song is about trying to break in...
[Verse 1]
Bike down
Down to the downtown
Down to the lock down
Boards, nails lie around
[Chorus]
I crouch like a crow
Contrasting the snow
For the agony, I'd rather know
'Cause blinded
I am blindsided
[Verse 2]
Peek in
Into the peer in
I'm not really like this
I'm probably plight-less
[Chorus]
I cup the window
I'm crippled and slow
For the agony, I'd rather know
'Cause blinded
I am blindsided
[Bridge]
Would you really rush out?
Would you really rush out?
Would you really rush out? (For me now)
Would you really rush out?
Would you really rush out? (For me now)
Would you really rush out? (For me now)
Would you really rush out? (For me now)
Would you really rush out? (For me now)
Ooh, ooh (For me now)
Ooh, ooh (For me now)
[Verse 3]
Taut line
Down to the shoreline
The end of a blood line
The moon is a cold light
[Chorus]
There's a pull to the flow
My feet melt the snow
For the irony, I'd rather know
'Cause blinded
I was blindsided
Blinded
I was blindsided
Blinded
I was blindsided
Blindsided was written by Justin Vernon.
Blindsided was produced by Justin Vernon.
Bon Iver released Blindsided on Sun Jul 08 2007.