What is the meaning of the lyrics to "Blinded By the Light?"?

Answer 1

"The song's swiftly-paced, jumbled lyrics are stream of consciousness descriptions of a series of bizarre individuals he met while a young artist in New Jersey. Playing small venues, such as bars along the Jersey Shore, Springsteen recounts various characters from these events. He alludes to Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez, then his drummer, in the opening line "Madman drummers", as well as the "silicone sister" (bartender, possibly referring to an erotic dancer) who encourages him to play a particular, unknown song. United by the chorus: "And (s)he was blinded by the light/cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night/Blinded by the light/(S)he got down but (s)he never got tight,(s)he's gonna make it (alright) tonight", the song goes on to chronicle Springsteen's trouble to get the bar patrons, who rarely cared about or even heard the music, to get excited by his performance.

The meber reference is to the religious conversion of Paul of Tarsus on the road to Damascus, but Springsteen was referring metaphorically to the music industry and wealth and fame."

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blinded_by_the_Light

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Answer 2

Blinded By The Light Meaning

Answer 3

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What is the meaning of the lyrics to "Blinded By the Light?"?

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Go to Wikipedia and type in the name of the song and read the explanation for it. Bruce Springsteen wrote the song believe it or not. The explanation is a bit convoluted, like the song, but it does explain what some of the lyrics mean. Interesting read.

Answer 5

I heard that it was about Cocaine but then that might be more of an undertone. The visions of brightness and
intensity while taking the drug and the fact that it is rampant in the music business