Take a look at my life, all black
Take a look at my clothes, all black
Like Johnny Cash, all black
Like the Rolling Stones, wanna paint it black
Like the night that we met, all black
Like the color of your dress, all black
Like the seats in my Cadillac
I used to see red, now it's just all black

As long as I could remember, I dreamed in black and white
As I grew up and the sun went down, I never felt more alright
My mother she used to tell me, "Son, you better get to church"
"It's a dark, dark world, and there's evil out there, and you know, it's only getting worse"
Yeah, never been much for weddings, or anniversaries
But I'll go to a funeral if I'm invited, any day of the week
Some people say that I sound strange, some say that I'm not right
But I found beauty in this world, every single night

Take a look at my life, all black
Take a look at my clothes, all black
Like Johnny Cash, all black
Like the Rolling Stones, wanna paint it black
Like the night that we met, all black
Like the color of your dress, all black
Like the seats in my Cadillac
I used to see red, now it's just all black

I sat down at her table, at the end of the night
She was having black coffee and a cigarette, she wasn't wearing white
She said, "People tell me that I'm strange, they say that I'm not right"
She said, "The only time I feel alive is in the dead of night"
I think I found the one for me

Take a look at my life, all black
Take a look at my clothes, all black
Like Johnny Cash, all black
Like the Rolling Stones, wanna paint it black
Like the night that we met, all black
Like the color of your dress, all black
Like the seats in my Cadillac
I used to see red, now it's just all black

I remember feeling so alive
The night I looked into her eyes

Take a look at my life, all black
Take a look at my clothes, all black
Like Johnny Cash, all black
Like the Rolling Stones, wanna paint it black
Like the night that we met, all black
Like the color of your dress, all black
Like the seats in my Cadillac
I used to see red, I used to see red

Take a look at my life (all black)
Take a look at my life (all black)
Take a look at my life (all black)
All black, all black
Take a look at my life (all black)
Take a look at my life (all black)
Take a look at my life (all black)
All black, all black
All black, all black
All black


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All Black Lyrics as written by Benji Madden Don Gilmore

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    My Interpretation

    I feel that this song is talking about being different and being okay with that fact. You don't have to be like everyone else. Then it talks about finding someone just like him. I find this song beautiful.

    Susinkoon February 26, 2014   Link
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    General Comment

    "I go to a funeral if I'm invited any day of the week"

    That line is so Harold and Maude to me haha...I am imagining them just like, hanging out at funerals. I'm curious to hear what this song is like. And other than outright referencing the song "Paint It Black" the line "I used to see red, but now just all black" seems like another reference to the song..interestingggg

    adamanteveon February 08, 2007   Link
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    OMG!! YES!!! My mum made me watch Harold and Maude cause I was explaining emo to her and she's like we had emos in the 70's haha, it rocks

    faerie_princess666on March 16, 2007   Link
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    General Comment

    this song.. is one of the bad songs on the cd. not the music.. its just really lame. specially the spooky intro. i dont like it much. and i think there is back up sung by hilary on here. but im not 100% sure. sounds like her when it is in the chorus.

    email me if you wanna hear it.

    younglove_ron March 21, 2007   Link
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    General Comment

    this song is about joel being black

    beautifulplaceon March 22, 2007   Link
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    General Comment

    HAHA. joel is black. no way. also.. it says about how he wears "all black" hasn't he grown out of that ? i mean all the time i see him he looks ready for court all dressed up nice nice wearing white. lol.

    younglove_ron March 23, 2007   Link
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    General Comment

    "this song is about joel being black " lmao :D

    i don't get this song is he being sarcastic? trying to show how other people view him? the rest of the song sounds like it could be serious, but the funeral line makes it sound more sarcastic.

    oleanderon March 27, 2007   Link
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    General Comment

    i don't really like this song at all. this is the reason people talk shit about them. and you know it's true.

    dressedtokillllon March 29, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    it's like this song called 'paint it black' or something...

    sarraicyon March 29, 2007   Link
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    General Comment

    this one should have been trashed

    beautifulplaceon April 01, 2007   Link

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