Back To Black
Beyonce ft Andre 3000 Lyrics
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Kept my dick wet with that same old bet
Oh you
You and your head high and your tears dry
Get on without your guy and I, I, I went back to a new
So far removed from all we've been through
And you and you you, you tread a troubled track
Your odds are always stacked, you'll go back to black
We only said goodbye with words
I knew a hundred times
I go back to her and you go back to, (you go back to)
I, I loved you much, it's not enough
I love blow and you love puff
And life, is like a pipe
And I'm a tiny penny rollin' 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, I go back to black
The lyrics of "Back to Black" by Beyoncé featuring Andre 3000 are about a woman who has left her partner and returned to her old ways. She left no time to regret, kept herself distracted with the same old bet, and moved on with her life without her guy. She is now far removed from all they've been through, while her ex-partner continues to tread a troubled path. She acknowledges that her odds are always stacked against her and she will ultimately go back to black, meaning she will return to a life of addiction and self-destruction.
The second verse of the song delves deeper into their relationship. She loves him but doesn't feel like it's enough. They have different vices, with her loving blow (cocaine) and him preferring puff (marijuana). She talks about life being like a pipe and feeling like a tiny penny rolling up the walls inside. This metaphor represents how she feels stuck in a cycle of addiction and can't seem to break free.
Overall, the song is an ode to addiction and how difficult it is to break free from it. Despite their love for each other, they are both trapped in their own addiction cycles, and as a result, their relationship has come to an end.
Line by Line Meaning
I, I, I left no time to regret
I didn't waste any time dwelling on the past
Kept my dick wet with that same old bet
I was engaging in casual sexual encounters to try to forget about you
Oh you
Referring to the person she's singing to
You and your head high and your tears dry
You're putting on a brave face, trying not to show any emotion
Get on without your guy and I, I, I went back to a new
You're moving on from the relationship, and I found someone new
So far removed from all we've been through
My new relationship is nothing like what we had together
And you and you you, you tread a troubled track
You're going through a difficult time right now
Your odds are always stacked, you'll go back to black
You tend to fall back into cycles of sadness and despair
We only said goodbye with words
Our breakup wasn't accompanied by any dramatic actions
I knew a hundred times
She's said goodbye to him many times before
I go back to her and you go back to, (you go back to)
She keeps going back to her old ways, and he keeps going back to someone else
I, I loved you much, it's not enough
She loved him deeply, but it wasn't enough to make the relationship work
I love blow and you love puff
She enjoys cocaine and he enjoys marijuana
And life, is like a pipe
Life is like a drug addiction, with its ups and downs
And I'm a tiny penny rollin' up the walls inside
She feels small and insignificant, and is struggling to cope
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson
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