I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore, I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes

I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
With flowers and my love, both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a new born baby, it just happens every day

I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door, I must have it painted black
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
It's not easy facing up, when your whole world is black

No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I could not foresee this thing happening to you

If I look hard enough into the settin' sun
My love will laugh with me before the mornin' comes

I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore, I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes

Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm

I wanna see it painted, painted black
Black as night, black as coal
I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black
Yeah

Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm


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Paint It, Black Lyrics as written by Michael Jagger Keith Richards

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    War is never directly referenced in “Paint it Black,” but the depressed song lyrics echo feelings shared by many during the Vietnam War—civilians and soldiers alike. By the time the song “Paint it Black” was released in 1966, public opinion was already turning against the Vietnam War, which for many seemed to drag on endlessly with no end in sight. By 1970, the majority of Americans believed that the U.S. had made a mistake by sending so many troops to fight and die pointlessly in Vietnam. War and all of the death caused by it were definitely on people’s minds.

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