Lyric discussion by tmaloney 

Cover art for 1930 lyrics by Gaslight Anthem, The

"Like a tattoo that hides the shame."

What does he mean by this? I dont understand how a tattoo would hide any shame.

Anyone?

I think it's about a tattoo to cover up another tattoo. Like one with his ex's name in it or something like that.

The only thing I can think of other than to cover another tattoo is to cover either track marks or scars.