Black
Ciara (featuring 50 Cent) Lyrics

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.