05 Back To Black
"Back to Black" is a reflective track about the break up of a relationship … Read Full Bio ↴"Back to Black" is a reflective track about the break up of a relationship and the emotions that follow. The song focuses on the idea of going back to a previous state after a significant change, in this case, the end of a relationship. The protagonist is regretful and heartbroken that things have ended, but has accepted the situation and is now looking to the future. The lyrics describe how they love the person they were with, but also acknowledges that they are both going separate ways, and they must go back to each other's "same old safe bet". The chorus sums up the idea of the song: "We only said goodbye with words, I died a hundred times / You go back to her and I go back to". The bridge "Black, black, black, black / Black, black, black / I go back to / I go back to" emphasizes this idea of a return to a "safe" place after the break-up.

05 Back To Black
Amy Winehouse Lyrics


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He left no time to regret
Kept his dick wet
With his same old safe bet
Me and my head high
And my tears dry
Get on without my guy
You went back to what you knew
So far removed from all that we went through
And I tread a troubled track
My odds are stacked
I'll go back to black

We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to
I go back to us

I love you much
It's not enough
You love blow and I love puff
And life is like a pipe
And I'm a tiny penny rolling up the walls inside

We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to
We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to

Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
I go back to
I go back to

We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to
We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times




You go back to her
And I go back to black

Overall Meaning

The song "Back to Black" by Amy Winehouse is a heartbreaking ballad about the end of a relationship. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a woman struggling to move on from a man who has left her feeling abandoned and alone. The opening lines of the song, "He left no time to regret, kept his dick wet with his same old safe bet" highlight the painful realization that the man she thought loved her was more interested in his own appetites than in her feelings.


The second verse, "We only said goodbye with words, I died a hundred times, you go back to her, and I go back to, I go back to us" speaks to the sense of loss and regret the singer feels as she replays the breakup in her mind over and over again. As much as she longs to move on, she can't help but compare every new experience to the one she shared with her former lover. The repeated refrain of "I go back to black" is a clever way to encapsulate the feeling of depression and despair that follows a breakup.


Overall, "Back to Black" is a powerful commentary on the complexities of love and heartbreak. By being honest and raw in her portrayal of the singer's emotions, Amy Winehouse has created a timeless classic that speaks to anyone who has ever suffered through a difficult breakup.


Line by Line Meaning

He left no time to regret
He did not give me any time to regret our relationship ending


Kept his dick wet
He continued to have sex with someone else


With his same old safe bet
With the person he always goes to when he is not with me


Me and my head high
I try to keep my dignity intact


And my tears dry
I try not to cry over him anymore


Get on without my guy
I have to move on from him


You went back to what you knew
You returned to your old habits and patterns


So far removed from all that we went through
Your actions show that you have moved on from our past together


And I tread a troubled track
I am struggling to move forward with my life


My odds are stacked
The chances of me succeeding without him are low


I'll go back to black
I will go back to feeling sad and depressed


We only said goodbye with words
We did not have a proper closure


I died a hundred times
The pain of losing him is unbearable


You go back to her
You returned to the person you were with before me


And I go back to
I go back to thinking of us


I love you much
I love you very deeply


It's not enough
But my love is not sufficient to make you stay


You love blow, and I love puff
We have different addictive habits in our lives


And life is like a pipe
Life is unpredictable and unstable


And I'm a tiny penny rolling up the walls inside
I feel small and helpless in this world


Black
Feeling depressed and hopeless


I go back to
I go back to feeling this way




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson

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Comments from YouTube:

@stevenhamp7933

So great. She hadn't even reached her full potential. Great talent lost too soon.

@elenaekinai3598

Ikr?

@cashisking1104

amen....

@thomasabraham2895

Fuck drugs!!!!!!!

@angelaruss7544

Hi

@glesga4996

She let it on herself using drugs and that was her downfall

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@gamelakissy2076

This song feels TOTALLY different when you start singing it yourself

@shaymininfernape7088

Yeah it’s weird to sing dead people songs

@emmielou9438

@@shaymininfernape7088 I'm not sure that's what they ment

@oyaoya3380

@@shaymininfernape7088 what?

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