Black
Ciara (featuring 50 Cent) Lyrics


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I see your red door, I want it painted black
No colors any more, I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes

I see the line of cars and they're all painted black
With flowers and my love, both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly looked away
Like a newborn baby it just happens everyday

I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door, I must have it painted black
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black

No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I could not foresee this thing happening to you
If I look hard enough into the setting sun
My love will laugh with me before the morning comes

(I want to see your face painted black
Black as night, black as coal
See the sun blotted out from the sky)

I've seen your red door and I want it painted black
No colours any more, I want them to turn black




I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes

Overall Meaning

In Ciara (featuring 50 Cent)'s song Black, the lyrics speak of the desire to have everything painted black. The singer sees their heart as black and even longs for their red door to be painted black. They don't want to see colors anymore, only black. They even prefer to turn their head when girls in pretty summer clothes walk by, as they don't want any light to enter their own darkness. The cars are painted black, the flowers are black, and their love appears to have also turned to black.


The singer desires solitude and to avoid facing the facts. They want to fade away into the darkness and become like the setting sun that is blotted out from the sky. This feeling is likened to a newborn baby; something that happens every day, but is still hard to accept. However, there is a longing also for their love to laugh with them in the morning sun, and for the green seas to turn a deeper blue.


The lyrics are open to interpretation. It could be a commentary on depression, or a longing to destroy everything that reminds the singer of their love who they lost. It could also reference the death of one's soul, and the desire to stay in a dark place rather than face the reality of moving forward. Whatever the interpretation, the lyrics are powerful and strikingly evocative.


Line by Line Meaning

I see your red door, I want it painted black
I see something beautiful, but I want to change it to something dark in order to match my internal struggles.


No colors any more, I want them to turn black
I don't want to see any colors or anything bright. I want everything to be dark and dull, reflecting how I feel inside.


I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I see people who are happy and enjoying the world, but I can't relate to them because of my own darkness.


I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I can't bear to see or be around happy people because it reminds me of how different I feel and how much pain I am in.


I see the line of cars and they're all painted black
I see sadness and mourning all around me, everyone seems to be going through the same struggles as me.


With flowers and my love, both never to come back
I have lost things that were once beautiful to me, and they are gone forever.


I see people turn their heads and quickly looked away
No one wants to acknowledge or deal with sadness and pain, so they ignore it and look away.


Like a newborn baby it just happens everyday
Sadness and pain are constant, recurring issues that are unavoidable, like the everyday process of life for a newborn.


I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I realize that my own darkness is coming from within, and is not just from external circumstances.


I see my red door, I must have it painted black
I am fixated on changing something beautiful into something dark, as a way of coping with my own issues.


Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
If I can make everything dark enough, I won't have to deal with reality or my own struggles anymore.


It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black
It's difficult to come to terms with the reality of my situation, especially when everything seems so dark and hopeless.


No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I can't find any positivity or hope in the world, everything just seems to be getting worse and worse.


I could not foresee this thing happening to you
I didn't expect something so terrible to happen to someone I care about, and it's making me even more hopeless and lost.


If I look hard enough into the setting sun
If I try hard enough, I might be able to find some hope or positivity in the world.


My love will laugh with me before the morning comes
Maybe if I can find some hope or positivity, I can share it with my loved ones and find some happiness before the darkness sets in again.


(I want to see your face painted black Black as night, black as coal See the sun blotted out from the sky)
I want other people to feel the same way I do, and I want to blot out anything that brings happiness or hope to the world.


I've seen your red door and I want it painted black
I am still fixated on changing something beautiful into something dark, and it seems to be consuming my thoughts and actions.


No colours any more, I want them to turn black
I am still trying to find a way to cope with my sadness by blotting out anything that brings joy or happiness.


I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I see that the world is still moving on and people are still finding ways to be happy despite my own internal struggles.


I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I still can't bear to see and be around happy people, and need to find a way to cope with my own sadness.




Lyrics © Abkco Music, Inc.
Written by: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger

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@studiohq

@@igorbogacki2002 you dont know who
Writers
Keith Richards, Mick Jagger are?

Looks like you were just looking for a reason to throw some shade to me. Had to hate on it. Needed her to have done something wrong so that you could insinuate low key hateraid and people would feel like they were wrong, fake or disloyal for liking it at all because she 'stole" it without giving credit

FOH

You dont even know who the Stones are let alone really care about their work

I think you just dont like Black People and your looking for an excuse to spread hate on us
we see you .....



@flamingblaze6165

I see a red door
I want it painted black
No colors anymore
I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I quickly turn my head until my darkness goes

I see a line of cars and they’re all painted black
With flowers and my love, both never to come back
I see people turn their heads then quickly look away
Like a new born baby, it happens everyday

I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door, I must have it painted black
Maybe then I’ll fade away and not have to face the facts
It’s not easy facing up, when your whole world is black

No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I could not foresee this thing happening to you

If I look hard enough into the settin’ sun
My love will laugh with me before the mornin’ comes

Hmm 16x

I wanna see it painted, painted black
Black as night, black as coal
I wanna see the sun, blotted out from the sky
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black
Yeah

Hmm x16



All comments from YouTube:

@haleybest4344

Red door: exists
Black paint: whispers "It's free real estate."

@billiemarierosado4038

IM WHEEZING

@alwaysblue9514

😂

@Ulvetann

Dats racism!

@alwaysblue9514

Ulvetann 💀

@letaviaedits

This comment is soo good, my favourite of all

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@stella16911

This song feels like it's made for villains.😮 You know those who became villains after a tragic story or something.😅

@vDeadbolt

I mean the original song is about a guy who goes through depression because his loved one passed away. Because of this, seeing something cheerful makes him sick and he wants everything to reflect his mood.

@stella16911

@@vDeadbolt Oh I see. I didn't know.

@Lafayegraf13

I WILL SING THIS SONG WHEN I SLEEP 😴 🛏 💤 (me looks in my heart me realizing it is black)

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