Paint It Black
Sixth Finger Lyrics

I see a red door and I want it painted black
The singer sees a red door and desires it to be painted black

No colors anymore, I want them to turn black
The singer expresses a desire for all colors to disappear and turn black

I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
The singer observes girls walking by in summer attire

I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
The artist needs to look away until their inner turmoil dissipates

I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
The artist sees an array of cars, all of which are painted black

With flowers and my love both never to come back
Flowers and love are present, but both are forever lost

I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
People tend to look away from the singer and their struggles

Like a newborn baby, it just happens ev'ry day
The artist feels as if they are a new, innocent being, experiencing this every day

I look inside myself and see my heart is black
The artist introspects and finds that their heart is dark

I see my red door and must have it painted black
The artist reaffirms their desire to have the red door painted black

Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
The singer hopes that fading away will spare them from reality

It's not easy facin' up when your whole world is black
The artist admits it is difficult to accept the bleakness of their world

No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
The singer laments that their sea of green will no longer deepen to blue

I could not foresee this thing happening to you
The singer did not anticipate that something like this would happen to the person they address

If I look hard enough into the settin' sun
The singer suggests that if they stare long enough into the sunset, they will connect with someone they lost

My love will laugh with me before the mornin' comes
The artist believes that their love will laugh alongside them before a new day begins

I wanna see your face painted black
The artist wants to see the person they are addressing become consumed by darkness

Black as night, black as coal
The singer envisions the person they address becoming as black as the night and coal

I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky
The singer desires for the sun to disappear from the sky

I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black
The artist repeatedly asserts their wish for everything to be painted black