Bad Tattoo
Ink of Memories: Unforgettable Nights and a Bad Tattoo by Ryan Nelson
Lyrics
You were standing there
You were present at that moment
With that flower in your hair
You had a flower in your hair
Thinking maybe we’d stay for a night
Considering the possibility of staying for a night
I gave you that smile
I expressed a particular smile
That I save for the times
A special smile reserved for times when I have other plans in mind
When I got other plans in mind
Hinting at having alternative intentions
A week later we were 6 days deep
A week later, six days into our connection
Like a dream we way overslept
We overslept as if in a dream
With the sand on your thighs
Sand on your thighs from our time together
And that look in your eyes
You had a certain look in your eyes
Thinking this was something we could’ve kept
Believing that what we had could have been lasting
3 a days in the shade
Engaging in activities three times a day in the shade
Out on the Gulf Coast
Located on the Gulf Coast
Seems like all we had
All we possessed seemed to be everything we desired the most
Was everything we wanted most
A moment where our desires were fulfilled
One too many turned to you taking my hand and saying, “baby let’s try something new”
One too many instances led to you suggesting trying something new
And I don’t have you
I don't have you anymore
But I still got this bad tattoo
Despite the separation, I still carry the reminder of a bad tattoo
That shitty motel, ya we gave it hell
Recalling a challenging experience in a run-down motel
Like a couple kids jumping on the bed
Similar to carefree kids jumping on a bed
Pink paint peeling off the walls in the halls
Describing the deteriorating condition of the motel room
And the room was bout as small as it could get
The room was exceptionally small
Didn’t know how much we’d miss
Reflecting on not realizing the significance of the experience until later
Oooh
An expressive sound, possibly conveying emotion
Do you feel what I do
Prompting a question about shared feelings
Bet it gets you too
Suggesting that the shared experience resonates
Cause you still got that bad tattoo
Despite the separation, you still carry the symbolic mark of a bad tattoo
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