Blinded (When I See You) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by BlueAndStarry 

Cover art for Blinded (When I See You) lyrics by Third Eye Blind

Well, the line is "Icarus is not a t-shirt or a swan song/He is born again..." and not "The rest is not a t-shirt or a swan song/Heat is born again," according to the 3EB website. While I don't know if this is what the song is referring to, Icarus is from Greek mythology, the son of Daedalus, and the story goes that they made wings out of wax to escape from the Labyrinth, and Daedalus told Icarus not to fly too close to the sun but he did anyway, and the wings melted and he fell to his death. Any ideas how that fits in the song, or is the "Icarus" in the song referring to something else?

Imagine this chick is, metaphorically, the sun, which has "blinded" him. "Icarus is not a tee shirt or a swan song, no, he is born again and it's not easy being me" refers to his metaphorical role as the character Icarus from this story. "...tee shirt or a swan song, no, he is born again" emphasizes how serious he is about getting this girl. "...but I can't promise I will mend or bend when you believe that we are fixed now from our birth and I've just fallen back to earth" refers to his stubbornness in getting...