[Verse 1] Met you on a Tuesday Pierced lip Bad idea eyes Said "You look like trouble" You said "Guess that makes us alike" (hey!) Shared fries in a parking lot You dared me to steal that sign Then dared me to trust you I didn't even check the time [Pre-Chorus] Jumped in your car like a late-night prayer Red flags waving in the summer air I was sixteen kinds of bored and brave You were every risk I craved [Chorus] Now I've got a tattoo of a name I erased Crooked little scar where your letters were traced Thought you were forever on the back of my wrist Now it's just a punchline and a story I twist We were so sure So fast Such a beautiful waste Now it's just a tattoo of a name I erased [Verse 2] Your mom hated my boots My dad hated your band We swore we'd prove them all wrong By doing nothing they planned (oh yeah) You said "Let's be legendary" At that strip mall parlor light Twenty bucks and a fake ID Ink still wet when we picked a fight [Pre-Chorus] Shouting in the rain by the all-night store You swore you'd leave I said "Use the door" Two weeks later you were someone else's phase I was stuck with your last name [Chorus] Now I've got a tattoo of a name I erased Little ghost shadow only seen in some angles and shapes Thought you'd be my always every time that it bled Now I roll my eyes at every word that we said We were so loud So proud In each other's face Now it's just a tattoo of a name I erased [Bridge] [Half-time Drums drop Tight vocal] Years pass I grow out my hair Move towns Learn how to care 'bout things like rent Instead of texts you never sent Run into you at the grocery store You say "You look happy Are you still sore?" I laugh Hold up my faded wrist Say "Look I'm fine I fixed it" [Call-and-Response] (Female) "You were just a season on my skin" (Male) "Guess I rubbed off At least a little bit" (Female) "We were dumb But it was kind of great" (Both) "Thank god mistakes don't stay that way" (woah) [Chorus] Now I've got a tattoo of a name I erased Every wrong turn somehow led to this place Turn my old scars into jokes with my friends We drink to the mess and the means to the ends We were so sure So fast Such a beautiful waste Now it's just a tattoo of a name I erased [Outro] Yeah We were wild We were tragically staged But I'm just fine with the name I erased

rock, Punchy pop-punk with crunchy guitars, driving bass, and tight, uptempo drums; female lead vocal front and center, male backing shouts and harmonies in the choruses. Verses stay palm-muted and story-focused, pre-chorus lifts with octave guitars, chorus explodes wide and anthemic, gang vocals on the title line. Short middle-eight drops to half-time with dryer vocals before a final, highest-energy chorus., female vocals, pop, punk

Tattoo Of A Name I Erased