Discover the story of the song > Painted Black – Mephisto Walz

The protagonist sees a red door and wants it to be painted black, because he wants everything to be black. He sees people dressed in bright clothes, but he has to turn away from them because he wants his darkness to go away. He also sees cars that are painted black, symbolizing his love that will never come back. People look away from him, like they're all dead. He wants everything to be painted black, as black as night and black as white.