Ten, o, seven, sixteen
For your mum she was 83
It's written somewhere only you can see
14 Messaline Drive
For your home when you were 5
Remembered for the best years of your life
Its underneath your skin
A permanent way of letting the world know where you've been
And what you believe in
Wherever you go you tell a story
Each chapter sketched in black and white
On your shoulders, Hope and glory
The wings on your back are taking flight
Needles and ink have mapped your memories
For when they start to fade
Whatever it is life gave to you, there's a tattoo
The numbers on your wrist
Are the place where you first kissed
Co-ordinates that lead you back in time
People judge before you speak
By the heart that's on you sleeve
They can't see the one that beats inside
Wherever you go you tell a story
Each chapter sketched in black and white
On your shoulders, Hope and glory
The wings on your back are taking flight
Needles and ink have mapped your memories
For when they start to fade
Whatever it is life gave to you, there's a tattoo
Is this anchor holding you down
Like this broken heart on your broken heart
The name of your home town
The connection back to the very start
Have you forgotten who you really are
Its underneath your skin
Wherever you go you tell a story
Each chapter sketched in black and white
On your shoulders, Hope and glory
The wings on your back are taking flight
Needles and ink have mapped your memories
For when they start to fade
Whatever it is life gave to you, there's a tattoo
Wherever you go you tell a story
Each chapter sketched in black and white
On your shoulders, Hope and glory
The wings on your back are taking flight
Needles and ink have mapped your memories
For when they start to fade
Whatever it is life gave to you, there's a tattoo