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Tattoo of Her Name Lyrics
She told me he was beating her today
And she showed me all the bruises on her face
I said, baby, can I make it all OK
She said, honey, you should make him go away
There's a hundred thousand dollars in the bank
And the policy he took out yesterday
We can live outside the country for awhile
Until things smooth over and get under control
There's a tattoo of your name across my soul
I bought a rifle and black guns without a name
For an alibi she went six states away
When I saw him I felt fire I felt cold
Like the devil and the lord wanted my soul
Like the tattoo of your name across my soul
So I shot him in his car until he died
I called to give the signal and she cried
Life has a way of making other plans
She called the cops and said I was a crazy man
I'm gonna get this thing removed when I can
There was never any policy
And the bruises came from falling on the street
So the judge gave me one hundred thousand years
In the courtroom she was filling up with tears
I saw her hold the lawyer's hand real tight
They looked tired from lack of sleep last night
Seems the whole time she had me under control
With a tattoo of her name across my soul
She gets off and I will never have parole
Just this tattoo of your name across my soul
Just this tattoo of your name across my soul
And she showed me all the bruises on her face
I said, baby, can I make it all OK
She said, honey, you should make him go away
And the policy he took out yesterday
We can live outside the country for awhile
Until things smooth over and get under control
For an alibi she went six states away
When I saw him I felt fire I felt cold
Like the devil and the lord wanted my soul
I called to give the signal and she cried
Life has a way of making other plans
She called the cops and said I was a crazy man
And the bruises came from falling on the street
So the judge gave me one hundred thousand years
In the courtroom she was filling up with tears
They looked tired from lack of sleep last night
Seems the whole time she had me under control
Just this tattoo of your name across my soul
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This song is amazing, It's like Jon Crosby borrowed a piece of Johnny Cash's soul and just let all the emotion filter into this. Great lyrics, has to be my favorite off the April album.
FYI: On the album release, the title of this song was changed to "Tattoo of Your Name".
this is one of my fav VAST songs, def a Johnny Cash vibe going on as far as the story of it. good stuff.
Chilling
i diffidently agree about the johnny cash comment. This song is very self explanatory. This guy met a girl and she brainwashed him to believe that she was getting beaten by her boyfriend/husband. She made him kill him and then turned him in, making it seem like she was all innocent and putting him in jail. Basically means that women can be selfish and deceitful. great song
Ha, ha, figuring out the meaning of this song is as easy as "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (not that the meanings are alike in any way, though).
This song makes me feel like I've just watched "U-Turn" with Sean Penn. =P