Paint It Black
Embracing Darkness: Lonnie Jordan's Paint It Black Interpretation
Lyrics
I see a red door and I want it painted black
I perceive a red door, and I desire it to be painted black
No colors anymore, I want them to turn black
No colors are satisfactory anymore; I wish for everything to be black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I observe girls passing by, wearing their summer attire
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes, oh
To avoid confronting the emotional burden, I turn my head until my inner darkness fades away
I see a line of cars and they’re all painted black
I notice a line of cars, all adorned in black
With flowers and my love, both never to come back
Referencing death and loss, symbolized by flowers and love, which will not return
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
People avert their eyes, unwilling to face or acknowledge difficult truths
Like a new born baby it just happens every day
Comparing the repetitive avoidance to the indifference towards a commonplace event, like the birth of a baby
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
No longer will my optimistic outlook turn sorrowful
I could not foresee this thing happening to you
I could not predict or anticipate this unfortunate occurrence happening to someone dear
If I look hard enough into the settin' sun
If I scrutinize the fading sunset intensely enough
My love will laugh with me before the morning comes
My love will share joy with me before the arrival of the morning
Painted black, black as night, black as coal
The recurring phrase emphasizing the desire for everything to be black, symbolizing a bleak and pessimistic perspective
I don’t want to see the sun, no flyin’ high in the sky
Expressing a reluctance to witness the sun or anything soaring high in the sky
I wanna see it black
Reiterating the desire to see everything in black
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted black
Emphasizing the wish to see everything painted black
I am not afraid
A declaration of fearlessness or a lack of fear concerning the desire for darkness
I, I, I wanna see it painted black as [Inaudible]
An unclear or inaudible line
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