Fresh Tattoo
The Mountain Goats
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Tattoo of the seventh shield Still wet on my skin You're all crumpled up at the curb there I think I'm going to take you in Always had to follow my instincts Usually I'm out on my own You there by the road, wet and helpless What happens if I take you home? Well, you may forget the whys and wheres Of an old tattoo on your forearm there But usually you recall the day you got one And usually it fades in the sun Headed for a season in exile As the oracle predicted According to reliable sources In thirty days I'm getting evicted Trying not to scratch where it itches It takes a certain level of discipline Not even half a second by the light switch Let the future flood right in Well, you may forget the whys and wheres Of an old tattoo on your forearm there But usually you recall the day you got one And usually it fades in the sun Usually the lines grow faint Like old house paint Just a way to mark the years gone by You lay on a couch three weeks Until the color came back into your cheeks I'd seen ones like you before Plenty came through before Legend on the shield in Greek "What's that say?" you said I gave you an answer that I thought you'd buy All of this will disappear in the twinkling of an eye Well, you may forget the whys and wheres Of an old tattoo on your forearm there But usually you recall the day you got one And usually it fades in the sun But not this one
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Written by: John Darnielle
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