Paint It Black
Embracing Shadows: The Yearning for Transformation in 'Paint It Black'
Lyrics
I see a red door and I want it painted black
I observe a red door and desire it to be painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
No more vibrant colors; I wish everything to be black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I witness girls passing by in their summer attire
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I have to look away from the colorful scene until my inner darkness subsides
I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
I see a row of cars, all painted black, carrying memories of love and loss
With flowers and my love both never to come back
Memories of love and the past won't return; they are gone forever
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
People avert their gaze, avoiding confronting the harsh realities
Like a new born baby it just happens every day
Similar to the cyclical nature of life, like a newborn's arrival, it happens daily
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
Upon introspection, I realize my heart is dark
I see my red door and it has been painted black
My symbolic red door is now painted black, indicating change or transformation
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
Contemplating fading away to avoid confronting harsh realities
It's not easy facin' up when your whole world is black
Facing the difficult truth when your entire world is bleak is challenging
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
No longer will positive aspects of life deepen; they are turning darker
I could not foresee this thing happening to you
Unforeseen negative events happening to someone close
If I look hard enough into the settin' sun
If I search intensely, there might be moments of joy before adversity strikes
My love will laugh with me before the mornin' comes
Anticipating shared laughter with love before the challenges of the day
I see a red door and I want it painted black
Reiteration of the desire for a red door to be painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
Reiteration of the preference for a world devoid of colors, embracing black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
Repetition of observing girls in summer attire and the need to turn away
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
Repetition of turning away until the inner darkness diminishes
I wanna see it painted, painted black
Expressing a strong desire to witness everything painted black
Black as night, black as coal
Describing the depth of the desired blackness as night and coal
I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky
Expressing a wish to see the sun completely obscured from the sky
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black
Reiteration of the intense desire to see everything painted black
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