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Paint It, Black Lyrics By The Rolling Stones

    i see a red door and i want it painted black
    no colours 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 newborn 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

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    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 setting sun
    my love will laugh with me before the morning comes

    i see a red door and i want it painted black
    no colours 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 wanna see your face 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

    Artist: The Rolling Stones

    Year: 1966

    Decade: 60s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 130