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Tattoos Lyrics
I am now the one she left
A haunted tale for someone else
A little bit about herself
Wherever she is sleeping
Flint strikes out to pierce the dark
Cause a flame from just one spark
Fill the room with smoke so harsh
She exhales a memory
The past is fadin'
Over time, but it's still hangin' on for life
I'm now her used to be
He is now the one she needs
He is now the one she leans on
She looks out at the sunset
On a quilt of rags he holds her tight
And they raise a toast of Bulleit Rye
Whiskey kills all things in time
Like things she don't remember
The past is fadin'
Over time, but it's still hanging on for life
I am now an old headstone
And to her grave I'll die alone
A testament of how she's grown
Wherever she is sleepin'
A haunted tale for someone else
A little bit about herself
Wherever she is sleeping
Flint strikes out to pierce the dark
Cause a flame from just one spark
Fill the room with smoke so harsh
She exhales a memory
The past is fadin'
Over time, but it's still hangin' on for life
I'm now her used to be
He is now the one she needs
He is now the one she leans on
She looks out at the sunset
On a quilt of rags he holds her tight
And they raise a toast of Bulleit Rye
Whiskey kills all things in time
Like things she don't remember
The past is fadin'
Over time, but it's still hanging on for life
I am now an old headstone
And to her grave I'll die alone
A testament of how she's grown
Wherever she is sleepin'
The past is fadin'
Over time, but it's still hanging on for life
Over time, but it's still hanging on for life
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The song talks about an ex-girlfriend/wife with (presumably) Tyler Childers name tattooed on her. The song starts by saying that she is the one who left Childers and is now left with “A haunted tale for someone else”, referring to any future partners of hers.
Childers reassures us that some time has gone by, and the Tattoo continues to slowly fade but never really accomplishes to dissapear. This becomes a repeating chorus and the song even ends with this statement, reinforcing the significance and burden that the Tattoo has become, literally and figuratively.
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Recorded At
The Butcher Shoppe Recording Studio, Nashville Tennessee
Release Date
August 4, 2017
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