Paint it Black
Ciara [Digest] Lyrics
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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
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
In "Paint It Black," Ciara offers a haunting and introspective cover version of the classic song originally performed by The Rolling Stones. The song is full of symbolism and emotion, with lyrics that explore themes of loss, grief, and the struggle to find oneself in the midst of darkness.
The opening lyrics, "I see your red door, I want it painted black / No colors anymore, I want them to turn black," set the tone for the rest of the song. The singer is expressing a desire to eliminate all color from their life, a desire that is likely rooted in grief or depression. The reference to the red door provides a vivid image of something bright and bold, but also hints at the pain and loss that the singer is trying to paint over.
The second verse expands on this theme, with the singer describing how they see cars and people around them who all seem to be painted black. The reference to flowers and love that will never return underscores the theme of loss and grief, as does the metaphor of a "newborn baby" and the idea that pain and suffering is a part of everyday life.
In the third verse, the singer turns inward, acknowledging that their own heart is black. This is a powerful moment, as it suggests that the pain and loss being experienced is not just external, but also internal. The repetition of the desire to paint the red door black is both a cry for help and a sign of the singer's own inner struggles.
Line by Line Meaning
I see your red door, I want it painted black
I am filled with sadness and darkness, and seeing a bright red door only reminds me of what I wish to suppress, so I want it to be painted black to match my emotions.
No colors any more, I want them to turn black
I am so consumed by this feeling of darkness that I want everything in my world to reflect it, including even the colors around me.
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I am aware of the beauty around me, but it only serves to highlight the stark difference between their happiness and mine, causing me to turn away.
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I cannot tolerate the contrast between my intense sadness and the frivolity of others, so I must look away until my emotions are more aligned with the world around me.
I see the line of cars and they're all painted black
Even the objects around me seem to reflect my emotions, as if the world itself is participating in my grief.
With flowers and my love, both never to come back
The cars filled with flowers suggest death and loss, which is a feeling I can relate to as I also feel like I have lost something important.
I see people turn their heads and quickly looked away
Others may sense the sadness within me and avoid me, perhaps not knowing how to help or simply not wanting to be associated with such negative feelings.
Like a newborn baby it just happens everyday
This sense of darkness is not something I can control or ignore, but rather a part of my daily existence and even a part of my identity as a person.
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
Upon introspection, I realize that the source of my darkness and sadness comes from within me, and that it is not something that can be easily resolved or resolved through external means.
I see my red door, I must have it painted black
The red door again serves as a trigger for negative emotions within me, and I feel an intense need to change it so that it reflects my internal sense of sadness.
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
I may feel like disappearing completely, so that I don't have to confront the sadness that is a part of my life and a part of who I am as a person.
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black
When everything around me is permeated by my internal sense of sadness, facing the world and living my everyday life is a constant struggle that requires immense inner strength.
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
The beauty of the world is now lost to me, and even something as simple as a beautiful blue sea no longer has any resonance or meaning in my life.
I could not foresee this thing happening to you
This sense of darkness and sadness may have come suddenly or unexpectedly, as if it is a force beyond my control and one which I could not have foreseen.
If I look hard enough into the setting sun
Despite my sadness and inner turmoil, I still hold out hope that there is beauty and happiness somewhere in the world, and that if I look hard enough I may find it.
My love will laugh with me before the morning comes
There is still the possibility of love and happiness in my life, and although it may seem elusive at times, I believe that it will come to me eventually.
(I want to see your face painted black
The person I am addressing could represent my own internal demons or simply someone who reminds me of my pain and sadness, and I desire for them to also be consumed by the same darkness I feel.
Black as night, black as coal
The darkness I feel is all-consuming and intense, as black as the darkest night or coal.
See the sun blotted out from the sky)
The sense of sadness and darkness is so strong that it even affects my perception of the world around me, causing even the sun to appear blotted out and distant.
Lyrics © Abkco Music, Inc.
Written by: Keith Richards, Mick Jaggers
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@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
@BruhPK
This song truly represents Paint It Black in its darkest of light. Its verses describing the eyes of a Marine who comes home from Vietnam.
"I see a Red Door and I want to paint it black."
Coming home after all he's been through and wishes it was black, for it deserves no color.
"No colors anymore, I want them to turn black."
Colors that express different emotions, but black is all he feels. Emptiness.
"I see girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes, I have to turn my head until my darkness goes."
With his anger, sorrow and the despair that lingers within his heart, he turns away to avoid all contact.
"I see a line of cars and they're all painted black."
A line of cars that are black usually carry the dead, in this case, his fallen comrades to their final resting place.
"With flowers and my love, both never to come back."
My guess here, tossing flowers and surrendering love to them as both would never come back to him.
"I see people turn their heads and quickly look away"
When Vietnam veterans came back home, dead or alive, many people turned their heads in disrespect or without regard.
"Like a newborn baby it just happens everyday."
Losses in Vietnam were heavy and people just became somewhat immune to it as if it never really mattered to them.
"I look inside myself and see my heart is black."
As days pass on, he looks into hisself and sees his heart turning black, succumbing to the horrors that he brought home and the feeling of emptiness quickly taking over his soul. Darkness is all he feels at this point...
"I see my Red Door and must have it painted black."
With all the disrespect received, the hate thrown and uneducated statements followed by deaths of his brothers in arms and the hell that he walked through, his red door of his own home is desired to be black as the exterior of a coffin.
"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"
In his mind, he believes that if he simple just goes away and not face the facts of what he had done, such as the burning of huts and accepting his fate to the onslaught of politcal slander in view of the public, he won't have to face up for his world is all but black. Emptiness, similar to the casket in which he wishes to be in.
"No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue, I could not foresee this thing happening to you"
As he looks on to the sea and near the shore, it is green, he cannot see it going blue as he looks farther into the horizon as you mostly do in most places. That and not forseeing this happening to anyone else meaning he wouldn't ever think of this happening to anyone else other than he and those who followed him into battle.
"If I look hard enough into the setting sun, my love will laugh with me before the morning comes"
Purely my guess: Looking hard enough into the horizon of the dusk, love will laugh in mocking fashion before the morning comes. The Devil laughing at his current situation as he enters into a severe depressive suicidal state and of instability, mocking him as it all slowly turns black into night.
"I wanna see it painted, painted black. Black as night, black as coal. I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky."
Its as this point that all of his flashbacks from the war had taken its toll on his sanity. His heart filled with eternal emptiness, sadness and hatred eventually driving him to his end. Desiring everything to be black around him. Black as Night, Black as coal. The sun to be blotted out from the sky, as in the doors of the casket shutting upon him for his desire to live has reached its end point.
Now, picture another line of cars, all painted black and his spirit, sitting on top of his casket, seeing girls dressed in their summer clothes. People looking away as if it was just another day. His Spirit turns away then looks at the sky, the sun blotted by a thick black cloud with patches of darkness throughout and a chilling wind as they near his own final resting place. Then as they drive away, fading to black... for it is all painted black.
This is my take on the song itself, Paint It Black, made by the Rolling Stones as one of their war protest songs from the 60s. The instruments here truly make it the song's essence: A depressing and dark song that expresses what the lyrics describe. But that ending with the background singers, truly grasps just what our heroes went through and received coming back.
@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
@SirDave
Ciara is having such an amazing year. I'm happy she got to cover such an amazing song, showing off her versatility in her artistry and the tones of her voice. CiCi is truly that triple threat. The slayage here >>>>>>
@Trelissa
+Dave Knight (KnightofScorpio) PREACH !
@SirDave
Yes! LueLueLovesYouu
@Money2010Maker20
Yesss cici going off this year