Back To Black
Amy Jade Winehouse Lyrics
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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
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
The song "Back to Black" by Amy Winehouse is a breakup song about the pain of losing someone to their past, to the temptations of a former lover, and the temptation of drugs. In the first verse, she sings about her ex-lover who left her and moved on quickly to someone else. She was left with nothing but regret and a broken heart, while he kept on with his "safe bet" of a new lover. Amy realizes that she must move on without him, holding her head high and drying her tears.
The second verse, Amy admits to being tempted to go back to her old habits, to her former lover, which is a troubled track for her. She admits her odds are stacked, and her only option is to go back to her drug-filled and dark world. She compares her life to a pipe with her being a tiny penny rolling up the walls, showing how her life can be unpredictable and hard to control.
The chorus is a repeated reference to going back to black, which in this context, seems to represent something dark, such as smoking, alcohol or drug use. Amy realizes that her love is not enough and that she must accept that their lives are different. He prefers blow, which is cocaine, and she prefers puff, which is most likely marijuana. In the end, she admits that she died a hundred times at the hands of their love, while he goes back to the safe bet of his past love, and she goes back to the life of drugs and darkness.
Line by Line Meaning
He left no time to regret
He left without giving me a chance to change things or regret anything.
Kept his dick wet
He continued being promiscuous, even when we were together.
With his same old safe bet
He kept going back to the same thing he knew, without taking risks or trying something new.
Me and my head high
Despite everything that has happened, I hold my head high and try to stay strong.
And my tears dry
I'm no longer crying over him, I'm starting to move on.
Get on without my guy
Despite how much I loved him, I can and will continue living my life without him.
You went back to what you knew
You went back to your old patterns and habits, instead of trying to move forward with me.
So far removed
We are both in completely different places in our lives now.
From all that we went through
We went through so much together, but now it's all in the past.
And I tread a troubled track
I'm walking a path full of obstacles and difficulties.
My odds are stacked
The odds are against me, it's going to be difficult to move on.
I'll go back to black
I'll go back to feeling lonely and lost, like I did before I met you.
We only said goodbye with words
Our relationship may be over, but it wasn't a clean break, we still have unresolved feelings for each other.
I died a hundred times
The pain of our breakup is so intense, it feels like I'm dying over and over again.
You go back to her
You go back to your ex and can't fully commit to me.
And I go back to
And I go back to feeling lonely and lost.
Black, black, black, black
Feeling empty and hopeless, like everything is dark and meaningless.
I love you much
I love you deeply and completely.
It's not enough
But my love isn't enough to make you stay or change your ways.
You love blow and I love puff
We have different vices and ways of coping with life.
And life is like a pipe
Life is a fleeting thing that can be easily blown away or taken from us.
And I'm a tiny penny
I'm small and insignificant in the grand scheme of things.
Rolling up the walls inside
Feeling trapped inside my own emotions, unable to escape or move on.
Contributed by Cooper A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Lyrics:
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
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------LYRICS---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
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