Love Is Blind (Eve song)

When Eve and her best friend Andrea were in high school, Andrea was in love with a man, with whom she became pregnant. The man had become increasingly abusive toward Andrea, culminating in him severely injuring her in a case of domestic violence.[1] It led Eve to write the song, in which she recounts the abuse and raps to the man who was responsible: "I don't even know you and I'd kill you myself / You played with her like a doll and put her back on the shelf / Wouldn't let her go to school and better herself / She had a baby by your ass and you ain't giving no help".[2][3] The last verse of the song tells a fictional story in which Eve's friend has been killed by her partner and Eve exacts revenge by shooting and killing the abuser.[4][5]

The song received mostly positive reviews from critics.[4] Richard Harrington of The Washington Post[2] and Jeff Nieser of Miami New Times[5] both regarded it as the best track from Let There Be Eve, while Greg Tate of Rolling Stone called it "bold" and "smart".[4] A Dayton, Ohio radio programmer also praised the overall message of the song, but questioned the ending: "She shoots the guy. I mean, what is that saying to kids? That revenge is the answer?"[6]

The official music video for "Love Is Blind" was directed by Dave Meyers. It depicts a man attacking a woman repeatedly and in front of their children, and the eventual deaths of both parents.[4]