Paint it Black
The Feelies Lyrics

I see a red door and I want it painted black
I am experiencing a bout of depression and I believe painting my red door black will help me get over it.

No colors anymore I want them to turn black
All of the colorful things in my life seem dull and meaningless to me now. I want them to be black to match my mood.

I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I notice the young women passing by in their light, colorful summer wear, and it only serves to remind me of how little joy I feel inside.

I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
The sight of happy people and bright colors only worsens my depression, so I actively avoid looking at them until the darkness inside me subsides.

I see a line of cars and theyre all painted black
All around me, I see reminders of death and loss - black cars in a funeral procession for a love that can never return.

With flowers and my love both never to come back
I am mourning the loss of someone or something that can never return, and the sight of flowers only increases my pain.

I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
The people around me sense my pain and try to avoid it, but their avoidance only makes me feel more isolated and alone.

Like a new born baby it just happens evry day
My depression feels like an uncontrollable force, like the natural process of birth and death that occurs every day.

I look inside myself and see my heart is black
When I take a deeper look at myself, I realize that my innermost feelings are filled with darkness, emptiness, and despair.

I see my red door and it has been painted black
When I finally paint my red door black, it is a physical manifestation of the darkness and pain that I am experiencing inside myself.

Maybe then Ill fade away and not have to face the facts
Part of me wants to disappear completely, to avoid facing the difficult truths of loss and pain that I am feeling right now.

Its not easy facin up when your whole world is black
Dealing with depression and loss is incredibly difficult, especially when it feels like everything around you is dreary, colorless, and empty.

No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
My once-vibrant and lively world now seems completely devoid of color and life, as if even the ocean has lost its luster.

I could not foresee this thing happening to you
The pain and loss I am experiencing now was unexpected and came as a surprise, leaving me feeling helpless and without direction.

If I look hard enough into the settin sun
Despite my pain and loss, I still have hope that things will get better. If I look hard enough, I can see a glimmer of light on the horizon.

My love will laugh with me before the mornin comes
I still believe that happiness and joy are possible, and that someday soon I will find them again.

I wanna see it painted, painted black
In my despair, I am fixated on the idea that black is the only true color for my life right now.

Black as night, black as coal
To truly capture the darkness and pain I am feeling, the blackness of night and coal seem fitting.

I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky
My sadness and despair are so great that I do not even want to see the brightness of the sun in the sky.

I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black
The repetition of this line reinforces my fixation on blackness and serves to emphasize just how deep and all-consuming my depression truly is.

Yeah!
This one-word exclamation is a final statement of my pain and despair, representing a deep longing for something – anything – to change for the better.