Verse 1
Cross to heartbeat to a love that never ends
my baby sister, my best friend
Two dates, one line, heartbeat turns to heart
Cross on the front ‘cause faith was all I had when she had to depart
People see a heartbeat tattoo, I see the last time her heart beat
Not just ink, bro — that’s grief I learned to carry on my sleeve
Pre-Chorus
Dad’s song for mom, written in a hospital room
She had cancer, but he wrote her love like it could chase away the gloom
That mic and guitar on my arm? That’s his hand on mine
“The fight” underneath — ‘cause she fought, and so did I
Chorus
Every tattoo’s got a story, not just the art you see
It’s the scars in my heart that the needle set free
Dolphins jumping for mama, her favorite animal, her grace
Water splashing blue ‘cause she loved the ocean’s embrace
Bass on my side with a frog hook, breaking the surface
That’s my best friend — always there, always worth it
My skin’s a book of chapters, every piece a page of me
Love, loss, loyalty — that’s what my tattoos speak
Verse 2
Dolphins on my shoulder, mama and baby, circling tight
She’s gone but they still swim, guiding me through the night
“N” for her name hidden in the waves
She taught me how to breathe when life felt like drowning days
Bridge
J & B in a circle the drinks we had, my mastiff standing guard
That’s family, that’s roots, that’s where I come from, scarred
The music piece wraps my arm — dad’s song turned into sound
‘Cause when she lost her voice to cancer, his music kept her around
Verse 3
Fish jumping for my brother by choice, not by blood
Frog on the line ‘cause we’ve been hooked since we were kids in the mud
Whole days on the roof, irritating dad, but we’d fix it wrong together
That bass tattoo? That’s every dam, every cast, every “we’ll be alright, bro”
Final Chorus
So when you look at my ink, don’t just see black and grey
See my sister’s short life, see mama’s last day
See dad’s love song, see the fight he wrote for her
See dolphins for her favorite, see waves that help me endure
See the fish for my best friend, always there when I fall
Every tattoo hides a scar, but the ink makes me stand tall
My skin’s not just art — it’s proof I loved, I lost, I healed
Every scar in my heart got a story that the needle revealed
Outro
Not just tattoos. They’re my people. Carried with me.
BradleyBurger
