“Mother’s Little Helper,” “Lady Jane” and “Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow” also got a lot of airplay. Their fourth album, Aftermath, hit stores that April, and their sitar-infused single “Paint It Black” spent two weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 in June. Hopefully, this gives you possible insight on the song.The Rolling Stones were nearing their peak as pop hit makers when they appeared on Ready Steady Go! on October 7th, 1966. This being the deepest part of the song means, he knows if he wants the pain to go away he has to move on, there is no choice in the matter, he HAS to. The girls symbolize future relationships and he uses to words 'I HAVE to turn my head, until my darkness goes away'. He sings about painting the door, then immediately sings about girls in 'red dresses'. I have to turn my head until my darkness goes' 'I see a red door and I want it painted black This specific break up, as you can imagine, is much more severe she has passed away. The door is likely symbolic of moving on in life, painting it, rather then going through it is likely him stating his depression wont allow him to look past the fact that moving on would imply romance and finding other love.Īnyone who has gone through a serious break up knows the internal battle that goes on inside, you don't want to move on, yet you must. The colors are obviously the key to this song.īlack/Darkness is symbolic of depression and pain in this song. This is his song singing about moving on from this and trying to coup. My InterpretationFor a song writer and not a renowned writer this song is literary genius.To get the obvious stuff out of the way: If you listen with ear phones it is unmistakeable.Īgain this man is crushed, he wants everything to be black to reflect his malaise. "I want to see the sun blotted out from the sky". "don't want to see the sun flying high in the sky." "I want to see it painted, painted black, black as night."Īnd it does not say. I must say though I do have issue with incorrect lyrics posted at the end here. Painting it black is a metaphore for his mood and how he does not wish to be consoled, merely left alone to "fade away and not have to face the facts".Īs far as the girls walking by in their summer clothes, they simply remind him of his loss and must therefore turn away, ".until my darkness goes". the protagonist blaming himself for not being able to help or stop the death from happening. How much Poe do you need?įurthermore: ".i could not for-see this thing happening to you". ".line of cars painted black, with flowers and my love, both never to come back". The red door referrs to his heart, which he now wants painted black, as to never be opened again. The lyric is about the death of his girlfriend, and attending the subsequent funeral after. No drugs, no Vietnam, no affirmative action. You people are reading way too much into this. I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky My love will laugh with me before the mornin' comes If I look hard enough into the settin' sun I could not foresee this thing happening to you No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue It's not easy facing up, when your whole world is black Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
I see my red door, I must have it painted black I look inside myself and see my heart is black Like a new born baby, it just happens every day I see people turn their heads and quickly look away With flowers and my love, both never to come back I see a line of cars and they're all painted black I have to turn my head until my darkness goes I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes No colors anymore, I want them to turn black I see a red door and I want it painted black
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