Tattoo
Ink of Love: Alexa Valentino's Emotive Tattoo Tale
Lyrics
Mama said that I wasn’t ready
Mama cautioned that I wasn't emotionally prepared
This kind of love gets pretty heavy
This type of love can be intense and burdensome
You made a mark on me
You left a lasting impression on me
Beautiful but so destructive
You're attractive but also have a destructive side
Picked you out cause you mean something
Chose you because you hold significance
You’re special and unique
You're special and one-of-a-kind
You’re on me like a tattoo baby
You're as enduring as a tattoo, deeply ingrained in me
You sting, you cause me pain
You hurt and cause emotional pain
You’re colorful but dark and twisty
You're vibrant but possess a dark and complicated nature
You’re permanently engraved
Your impact is lasting and unchangeable
Like a tattoo baby
Reiterating the enduring nature of your presence
Like a tattoo baby
Emphasizing the lasting impact with repetition
Oh
Expressing emotion, possibly awe or realization
No going back no undoing
No turning back or undoing the effects
It feels like what you do to me
What you do feels like causing pain similar to a needle
Is stick a needle in my heart
Metaphorically describing the emotional impact
Don’t remember life before you
Unable to recall life before the person's influence
What was I like before your debut
Reflecting on the change brought by the person
Hard to believe we were once so far apart
Highlighting the closeness after being distant
You’re on me like a tattoo baby
Comparing the person's impact to a permanent tattoo
You sting, you cause me pain
Reiterating the emotional pain caused by the person
You’re colorful but dark and twisty
Describing the person as having both bright and complex aspects
You’re permanently engraved
Emphasizing the lasting and unchangeable nature
Like a tattoo baby
Repetition for emphasis on the lasting impact
Like a tattoo baby
Continued emphasis on the enduring effect
Oh
Expressing strong emotion or realization
Mmm (Oh oh)
Additional vocalizations, possibly conveying emotion
Mmm (Oh oh)
-You’re on me like a tattoo baby
Reiteration of the enduring impact like a tattoo
You sting, you cause me pain
Reiterating the emotional pain caused by the person
You’re colorful but dark and twisty
Describing the person as having both bright and complex aspects
You’re permanently engraved
Emphasizing the lasting and unchangeable nature
Like a tattoo baby
Repetition for emphasis on the lasting impact
Like a tattoo baby
Continued emphasis on the enduring effect
Oh
Expressing strong emotion or realization
Like a ta-ta-ta-tattoo
Repetition of "ta-ta-ta-tattoo" for emphasis
You’re on me like a tattoo baby
Comparing the person's impact to a permanent tattoo
You sting, you cause me pain
Reiterating the emotional pain caused by the person
You’re colorful but dark and twisty
Describing the person as having both bright and complex aspects
You’re permanently engraved
Emphasizing the lasting and unchangeable nature
Like a tattoo baby
Repetition for emphasis on the lasting impact
Like a tattoo baby
Continued emphasis on the enduring effect
Oh
Expressing strong emotion or realization
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