Paint It Black

Embracing Shadows: Ministry's Paint It Black Unveils the Abyss
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Lyrics

I see a red door and I want it painted black

I observe a red door, and I desire it to be painted black.

No colors anymore I want them to turn black

No colors are acceptable anymore; I want everything to be black.

I see the girls walk by

I notice girls passing by.

Dressed in their summer clothes

They are wearing their summer clothing.

I have to turn my head

I must avert my gaze until the darkness subsides.

Until the darkness goes


I see a line of cars

I observe a line of cars.

And they're all painted black

All of them are painted black, with flowers and my love, both gone forever.

With flowers and my love both

Never to come back

People turn away as they witness the scene.

I see people turn their heads

I see heads turning and quickly looking away.

And quickly look away

Similar to the way people react to a newborn baby; this happens daily.

Like a new born baby it happens every day


I look inside myself and see

Upon introspection, I realize my heart is black, and I must have my red door painted black.

My heart is black i see my red door and

Must have it painted black

Perhaps, if I achieve this, I will fade away and avoid facing the harsh realities.

Maybe then I'll fade away and not

Have to face the facts

Facing the facts is challenging when your entire world is black.

It's not easy facin' up when

Your whole world is black

No longer will my green sea turn a deeper blue.

No more will my green sea

Go turn a deeper blue

I couldn't anticipate this transformation.

I could not foresee this

Thing happening to you

Observing intensely, I hope my love will share laughter with me before the morning comes.

If I look hard enough into the settin' sun

My love will laugh with me

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Before the mornin' comes

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I see a red door and I want it painted black

Repetition of the desire for a red door to be painted black.

No colors anymore I want them to turn black

I see people turn their heads

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And quickly look away

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Like a new born baby it happens every day

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I wanna see it tainted, tainted

Expressing a desire to see everything tainted or painted black.

Tainted black black as night, black as coal

I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky

Desiring the sun to be blotted out from the sky.

I wanna see it tainted, tainted

Tainted black

Reiteration of the desire to see everything tainted or painted black.

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