Paint It Black
Eric Burdon / The Animals Lyrics

Hmm, aahhhh
Expression of sadness and despair

I see a red door and I want to paint it black
The desire to turn everything black due to a personal loss or sadness

No colors in my life, you better turn them black
No positive emotions in life, everything is bleak

I see people walking by, dressed in their colorful clothes
Observation of people around, who are happy and content

I see them strolling by, my happiness just flows
Envy towards other people's happiness

No more will my grey sea turn a deeper blue
No hope for improvement, only worsening of the situation

I cannot foresee this thing happening to you
Wishing that no one else experiences the same loss or sadness

I said I know baby
Affirmation of understanding the situation

Everything is black I know
Everything seems negative and dull

Since you been gone
Referring to a personal loss or separation

Eveything is black before my eyes
Everything seems negative and dull

Turn to me
Asking for emotional support

And help me see again baby
Asking for a different perspective or hope

Help me walk once more
Asking for support to move on and continue living

And help me talk again, walk again
Asking for help to regain the ability to communicate and function

Stand up like a man baby
Asking to be strong and overcome the situation

There is no color in my life baby
Emphasizing the lack of positive emotions

Its turning so very very bone-black
Everything seems negative and dull

Humph, I walk down the street
Observation of surroundings

And I see a line of cars
Further observation of surroundings

But their turning black
The world seems to be turning negative and dull

Before my very eyes
Observation of the world changing

And you could not know
No one can understand the pain and loss

What its like when your whole world is black
Expressing the depth of pain and loss

When everything you see and touch
When everything seems negative and dull

Turns so very very black hmm
Emphasizing the negative and dull surroundings

Oh baby now
Expression of sadness and longing

I need you by my side
Asking for emotional support

Bring some color into my life
Asking for some positivity or hope

Once again
Asking for a return to happiness

I even tripped down and fell
Expression of personal struggle

Didn't see no colors anymore baby
Feeling of hopelessness and negativity

Bad, bad scene
Expression of a negative situation

Turning black baby
Everything seems negative and dull

Turning black I know
Emphasis on the negative and dull surroundings

Since you've been gone is turning black, turning black, turning black, turning black, turning black
Reiterating how the world seems to worsen without the person who is gone

Yeah yeah yeah yeah, baby
Expression of sadness and longing

Oh lord, oh babe, whoa lord, help me see again, baby
Asking for hope and emotional support

Help me walk, talk, walk stand up like a man I know
Asking for help to move on and be strong

Need you standing by my side
Asking for emotional support

Because I'm blind and I cannot see
Expression of inability to move on by oneself

Color blind
Inability to see positive emotions or hope

Paint everything so black
Desire to see everything negatively or pessimistically

Go ahead and paint it black baby
Encouragement to embrace negativity

Everything is black black, black, its turning black I know
Emphasis on the negative and dull surroundings

Need some color in my life...
Desire for hope and positivity