Activity 3

Paint it black as recorded by The Rolling Stones

I see a red door and
I want to paint it 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 ev'ry day
I look inside myself
And see my heart is black
I see my red door
And it has been painted black
Maybe then I'll fade away
And not have to face the facts
It's not easy facin' 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 to paint it black
No colors anymoreI want them to turn black


1. Write T for TRUE or F for FALSE for each statement below:
1. ( ) The writer is down in the dumps.
2. ( ) The writer wants everything to turn black to match his mood.
3. ( ) Someone close to the narrator has died.
4. ( ) The narrator wants to paint the door black because he hates red.
5. ( ) To "fade away" (6th stanza) means to become weaker.
6. ( ) People around him care about how he feels.
7. ( ) The narrator knew something bad would happen.


2. Find at least 2 words with each sounds below in the lyrics.
/ӕ/                    /θ/              /ʊ/             /δ/          /ͻ/
as in bad as in thin as in should as in the as in horse
________ _________ _______ ________ ______
________ _________ _______ ________ ______
________ _________ _______ ________ ______
________ _________ _______ ________ ______

Now click on http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=474  and read about the song Paint it Black
What did you learn about it?