Tattoo

(album: The Ghost Of What You Used To Be - 2014)

Hear me, know me, I'll be ugly
Walking backwards, crawling after
My legs are numb, my tongue is swelled up
I hurt, it cuts, I hate your guts

Hey Girl you're like a tattoo
My arms ache with permanent ink
And I need you inside my bed
Like I need a bullet to the head
Hey Girl you're like a tattoo
A perfect shade of blue
A perfect shade of you
A permanent tattoo

Every day since you've been scared
But I wouldn't have it any other way
So unprepared that I didn't get the chance to say
My heart, you're home, my life, you're gone
My room, your lace, my tongue, your face

Hey Girl you're like a tattoo
My arms ache with permanent ink
And I need you inside my bed
Like I need a bullet to the head
Girl you're like a tattoo
A perfect shade of blue
A perfect shade of you
A permanent tattoo

Trace your finger up my arm
Write your name next to the scars
All alone into the dark
Cause I always fall for you

I fall
I fall

Hey girl you're like a tattoo
You hurt just like a tattoo
I need you inside my bed
Like I need a bullet to the head

Hey Girl you're like a tattoo
My arms ache with permanent ink
And I need you inside my bed
Like I need a bullet to the head
Hey Girl you're like a tattoo
A perfect shade of blue
A permanent tattoo
A perfect shade of you