Black

Lyrics

Hey-hey-hey
 Yeah-ah
 ♪
 Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay
 Were laid spread out before me, as her body once did
 All five horizons revolved around her soul as the Earth to the Sun
 Now, the air I tasted and breathe has taken a turn
 Mmm, and all I taught her was everything
 Mmm-hmm, I know she gave me all that she wore
 ♪
 And now my bitter hands chafe beneath the clouds
 Of what was everything
 All the pictures had all been washed in black
 Tattooed everything
 I take a walk outside
 I'm surrounded by some kids at play
 I can feel their laughter
 So, why do I sear?
 Mmm, and twisted thoughts that spin 'round my head
 I'm spinning, oh-oh, I'm spinning
 How quick the Sun can drop away?
 And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass
 Of what was everything
 All the pictures have all been washed in black
 Tattooed everything
 All the love gone bad turned my world to black
 Tattooed all I see, all that I am
 All I'll be, yeah-yeah
 Oh-oh, oh-oh, ooh
 I know someday, you'll have a beautiful life
 I know you'll be a star in somebody else's sky
 But why, why, why can't it be
 Oh, can't it be mine?
 ♪
 Ooh
 Ah, yeah
 Ah, ooh-ooh
 ♪
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (oh, oh-yeah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo doo doo, doo, doo-doo-doo (ah-ah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (ah-ah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (yeah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (ah-ah, yeah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (yeah, ah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (yeah-yeah-yeah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (oh-oh)
 ♪
 Oh-oh, oh-oh
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
 Ooh-hoo
 
 Hey-hey-hey
 Yeah-ah
 ♪
 Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay
 Were laid spread out before me, as her body once did
 All five horizons revolved around her soul as the Earth to the Sun
 Now, the air I tasted and breathe has taken a turn
 Mmm, and all I taught her was everything
 Mmm-hmm, I know she gave me all that she wore
 ♪
 And now my bitter hands chafe beneath the clouds
 Of what was everything
 All the pictures had all been washed in black
 Tattooed everything
 I take a walk outside
 I'm surrounded by some kids at play
 I can feel their laughter
 So, why do I sear?
 Mmm, and twisted thoughts that spin 'round my head
 I'm spinning, oh-oh, I'm spinning
 How quick the Sun can drop away?
 And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass
 Of what was everything
 All the pictures have all been washed in black
 Tattooed everything
 All the love gone bad turned my world to black
 Tattooed all I see, all that I am
 All I'll be, yeah-yeah
 Oh-oh, oh-oh, ooh
 I know someday, you'll have a beautiful life
 I know you'll be a star in somebody else's sky
 But why, why, why can't it be
 Oh, can't it be mine?
 ♪
 Ooh
 Ah, yeah
 Ah, ooh-ooh
 ♪
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (oh, oh-yeah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo doo doo, doo, doo-doo-doo (ah-ah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (ah-ah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (yeah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (ah-ah, yeah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (yeah, ah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (yeah-yeah-yeah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (oh-oh)
 ♪
 Oh-oh, oh-oh
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
 Ooh-hoo
 
 Hey-hey-hey
 Yeah-ah
 ♪
 Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay
 Were laid spread out before me, as her body once did
 All five horizons revolved around her soul as the Earth to the Sun
 Now, the air I tasted and breathe has taken a turn
 Mmm, and all I taught her was everything
 Mmm-hmm, I know she gave me all that she wore
 ♪
 And now my bitter hands chafe beneath the clouds
 Of what was everything
 All the pictures had all been washed in black
 Tattooed everything
 I take a walk outside
 I'm surrounded by some kids at play
 I can feel their laughter
 So, why do I sear?
 Mmm, and twisted thoughts that spin 'round my head
 I'm spinning, oh-oh, I'm spinning
 How quick the Sun can drop away?
 And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass
 Of what was everything
 All the pictures have all been washed in black
 Tattooed everything
 All the love gone bad turned my world to black
 Tattooed all I see, all that I am
 All I'll be, yeah-yeah
 Oh-oh, oh-oh, ooh
 I know someday, you'll have a beautiful life
 I know you'll be a star in somebody else's sky
 But why, why, why can't it be
 Oh, can't it be mine?
 ♪
 Ooh
 Ah, yeah
 Ah, ooh-ooh
 ♪
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (oh, oh-yeah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo doo doo, doo, doo-doo-doo (ah-ah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (ah-ah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (yeah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (ah-ah, yeah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (yeah, ah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (yeah-yeah-yeah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (oh-oh)
 ♪
 Oh-oh, oh-oh
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
 Ooh-hoo
 
 Hey-hey-hey
 Yeah-ah
 ♪
 Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay
 Were laid spread out before me, as her body once did
 All five horizons revolved around her soul as the Earth to the Sun
 Now, the air I tasted and breathe has taken a turn
 Mmm, and all I taught her was everything
 Mmm-hmm, I know she gave me all that she wore
 ♪
 And now my bitter hands chafe beneath the clouds
 Of what was everything
 All the pictures had all been washed in black
 Tattooed everything
 I take a walk outside
 I'm surrounded by some kids at play
 I can feel their laughter
 So, why do I sear?
 Mmm, and twisted thoughts that spin 'round my head
 I'm spinning, oh-oh, I'm spinning
 How quick the Sun can drop away?
 And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass
 Of what was everything
 All the pictures have all been washed in black
 Tattooed everything
 All the love gone bad turned my world to black
 Tattooed all I see, all that I am
 All I'll be, yeah-yeah
 Oh-oh, oh-oh, ooh
 I know someday, you'll have a beautiful life
 I know you'll be a star in somebody else's sky
 But why, why, why can't it be
 Oh, can't it be mine?
 ♪
 Ooh
 Ah, yeah
 Ah, ooh-ooh
 ♪
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (oh, oh-yeah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo doo doo, doo, doo-doo-doo (ah-ah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (ah-ah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (yeah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (ah-ah, yeah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (yeah, ah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (yeah-yeah-yeah)
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo (oh-oh)
 ♪
 Oh-oh, oh-oh
 Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo
 Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
 Ooh-hoo
 

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Song Details

Duration
05:42
Key
4
Tempo
77 BPM

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