The tattoo of an angel

I carved you into my skin
So you’d never drift too far
A promise written in purple
Where broken pieces are

They said time would make it easier
But love doesn’t fade like that
So I let the needle tell the story
Of everything I couldn’t get back

Pre-Chorus
Pain turned into ink and breath
Into something I could keep

Chorus
This purple butterfly on my skin
Is proof you were here, proof you still are
Every wing a piece of heaven
Every line a beating heart
I couldn’t hold you forever
But I carry you everywhere
You didn’t disappear
You became a butterfly prayer

Verse 2
Purple for the grief and grace
For the bruises I survived
For the nights I begged the dark
To let me stay alive

Butterfly for transformation
For the way love learns to fly
For how something so fragile
Still touches the sky

Pre-Chorus
I chose beauty over breaking
Even when it hurt to breathe

Chorus
This purple butterfly tattoo
Is my quiet way of saying your name
When words fall short of truth
Ink remembers what pain can’t explain
It rests right over my heart
Like it always knew where to land
You’re not just a memory
You’re written into who I am

Bridge
Some people think it’s just a symbol
They don’t know the cost
They don’t see the tears that dried
Before the loss

This isn’t art for strangers
It’s survival in disguise
A mother’s love with wings
That death could never compromise

Final Chorus
This purple butterfly on my skin
Still moves when I breathe you in
Every time I feel the ache
I trace the proof that you existed
I didn’t lose you completely
You just changed the way you stay
You live in purple butterflies
Guiding me through every day

Outro
If heaven ever lets you visit
I know just how you’ll find me
Follow the purple butterfly
It’s always been you
Flying with me

Emotional  with Slow Progressions and Reflective Mood female vocals choir  echos  hurting guitar soft country Christian