Shell Game Redux - Lyrics - Paint It Black
"Paint It Black" is a song released by The Rolling Stones on 13 May 1966 as the first single from the US version of their fourth album Aftermath. Although originally titled without a comma, the release version was styled "Paint It, Black". Keith Richards has stated that the comma was added by the record label, Decca.
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Sweep out the cobwebs & recalibrate the
Currency. They're robbing us blind.
They're trimming the fat, and counting every
Calorie. Can't you see that they're robbing
Us blind? Inveterate invertebrates ingest and
Regurgitate. They are robbing us blind. There's
No convincing explanation for the crumbs on
Your dinner plate.
Sharpen the knives and sugarcoat the medicine.
Consult your astrologist and be sure to tip the
Weathermen.
I know we promised you a dividend...
They steal the bread from our mouths. They
Steal the air from our lungs.
And they steal the ground from under our
Feet. They will try to steal the words from our
Tongues.
DON'T LET THEM.
