Paint It Black
Make it dark
"Paint It Black" is a 1966 song by the Rolling Stones, known for its driving rhythm and Brian Jones's distinctive sitar.
The lyrics describe grief-driven despair—wanting everything colored black to match inner darkness: I see a red door and I want it painted black.
The phrase has become shorthand for imposing one's dark mood onto surroundings, or for choosing nihilism over hope.
- Rolling StonesJagger's legendary rock group
- rollingTurning over repeatedly
- stonesSmall hard earth fragments
- darknessTotal absence of light
- redPrimary color, warm
Mick Jagger · door · song · grief · mourning · shadow · obsession · sixties · rock · guitar · funeral · funeral march · despair · void · dark night · cover · gothic · noir
- Rolling StonesMick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, The Rolling Stones, Start Me Up
- British InvasionMy Generation
- oldiesElvis, golden oldies, Hound Dog, oldies, Johnny B. Goode
Paint It Blackbrighten
Increase luminosity or cheer
lighten · whiten · illuminate · Golden · Yellow
Paint It BlackHappy
State of contentment
Good Vibrations · Three Little Birds · Beautiful Day · California Girls · Dancing Queen
paint, black, paints, painted, painting, painter, painters, paintings, repaint