Tattoo
Ink-Stained Memories: A Melancholic Tale of Heartbreak and Redemption
Lyrics
My lungs fill up with fire
Feeling intense emotions or passion
But my heart is frozen cold
Experiencing emotional numbness or detachment
What you desire
Suggesting unfulfilled desires or wishes
Ain't ever what you're told
Contrasting desires with societal expectations
So wait until the church bells sing it's noon
Waiting for a significant moment or change
And pray to God He'll save someone like you
Seeking salvation or intervention from God
You left my heart black and blue
Expressing emotional pain and damage
And you pierced my veins like a tattoo
Describing emotional wounds, possibly from a relationship
You did
Confirmation of the emotional impact
You left my heart black and blue
Reiteration of emotional damage
And you pierced my veins like a tattoo
Repetition of the impact of emotional wounds
You did
Confirmation of emotional hurt
Did you forget
Questioning if the actions are forgotten
I think you did
Belief that the actions are indeed forgotten
I don't wanna go home today
Desire to avoid facing the situation at home
'Cause my mama can't see me this way
Avoiding maternal judgment or concern
Yeah the torture that you put me through
Acknowledging past suffering caused by someone
Was just a fraction of my pain
Previous pain described as only a small part of overall suffering
So bleed in silence child
Advising to endure pain in silence until death
Until the good Lord calls your name
Connecting suffering to a divine calling or fate
You left my heart black and blue
Reiterating emotional damage caused by someone
And you pierced my veins like a tattoo
Describing the lasting impact on veins like a tattoo
You did
Confirmation of emotional wounds
You left my heart black and blue
Reiteration of emotional damage
And you pierced my veins like a tattoo
Repeating the analogy of piercing veins like a tattoo
You did
Confirmation of emotional hurt
Did you forget
Questioning if the actions are forgotten
I know you did
Affirmation that the actions are indeed forgotten
Well the tattoos on your arm meant way more than I ever knew
Reflecting on the significance of tattoos on another person
They symbolize where the grass died on your way to life brand new
Interpreting tattoos as symbols of past struggles and changes
And you're filling up your body just to cover up that void
Using tattoos to mask emotional emptiness or void
When the ink dries know a man tried
Suggesting that the ink represents a failed attempt to fill the void
And you left him behind
When the ink dries, acknowledging abandonment by someone
Oh when the ink dries know I died
Expressing personal demise when someone else moves forward
And you left me behind
Reiteration of being left behind and the emotional impact
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