Back To Black
Lightspeed Champion Lyrics
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Kept her clit wet
With her same old safe bet
Me and my head high
And my tears dry
Get on without my girl
You went back to what you knew
So far removed
And I tread a troubled track
My odds are stacked
I go back to black
We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to him
And I'll go back to
I'll go back to us
I love you much
It's not enough
You love blow and I love puff
And life is like a pipe,
And I'm a tired penny rolling up the walls inside
We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to him
And I'll go back to...
We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to him
And I'll go back to...
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
Black
I go back to...
I go back to...
We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to him
And I'll go back to
We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to him
And I'll go back to black
The lyrics to "Back to Black" by Lightspeed Champion (a cover of the original song by Amy Winehouse) showcases the pain and heartbreak of losing someone to their past. The singer opens with an emotional line revealing that his lover left him quickly without giving him time to process and regret what has happened. He then describes how she turned to her "same old safe bet", possibly an allusion to an ex or something familiar to her, while he is left with his head held high and his tears dry, trying to move on without her. However, despite his efforts to move forward, the singer is stuck on a "troubled track," and feels "stacked against the odds" as he is still struggling to get over his partner's betrayal. He compares his life to a pipe, and himself to a "tired penny rolling up the walls inside," which illustrates the feeling of being trapped with no escape.
The chorus, "We only said goodbye with words, I died a hundred times, You go back to him, And I'll go back to black," depicts how the relationship was ended with only words and how it has hurt him in so many ways. He is seemingly accepting the fact that she is going back to her old lover and the past, while he is ready to go back to despair ("black") where he was before they ever met. The lines "you love blow, and I love puff" could be interpreted as a reference to their different habits but may also be an image that shows their struggle with addiction. The singer recognizes that he loves her, but that "it's not enough" as he cannot cope anymore.
Line by Line Meaning
She left no time to regret
She moved on quickly without giving us the chance to feel any regrets
Kept her clit wet
She found solace in physical pleasures, perhaps with someone else
With her same old safe bet
She went back to her old ways and the things that she knows best
Me and my head high
I tried to stay strong and keep my head held high
And my tears dry
I tried to hide my emotions and dry my tears
Get on without my girl
I have to move forward without her
You went back to what you knew
You returned to your comfort zone and the familiar
So far removed
We've grown distant from each other
From all that we went through
We've been through a lot and it's hard to accept that it's over
And I tread a troubled track
I am struggling to find my way without her
My odds are stacked
The chances of us getting back together are not in my favor
I go back to black
I go back to the sadness and despair
We only said goodbye with words
Our parting was only verbal, and didn't feel real
I died a hundred times
The pain of losing you is indescribable
You go back to him
You chose to return to someone else instead of me
And I'll go back to
I'll go back to the way things were between us
I'll go back to us
I'll go back to cherishing what we had
I love you much
I love you deeply
It's not enough
But my love alone was not sufficient to keep us together
You love blow and I love puff
We have different vices that we rely on to cope
And life is like a pipe,
Life is like a drug that we get addicted to
And I'm a tired penny rolling up the walls inside
I feel like I'm spinning out of control and can't find a way out
Black
Represents the darkness and sadness that I feel
Contributed by Natalie I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.