Minor Constellations - Why Tattoos Are Dangerous lyrics

i walked across the room to read her tatto better, it said:
"humans have half lives" in big block letters
smiled, stuck up my hand and said something clever

and i asked her when it meant, even though i had just met her
she said "we're greatest when we're babies
and then we start decaying
decrease a little bit every year but never disappear completely"
i got what she was saying
even though it was kind of crazy
she asked if i'd just follow her
she didn't feel like chasing me
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she took me to the dance floor and waited for some major chords
and then she kissed me until she got bored
and i thought about how i'd be alone if i can accord my interests
and that's why tattoos are dangerous
if her skin was bare i wouldn't have noticed her there
and if her skin was bare i would not have cared
from the first second that i saw her i could feel it in my gut
i'd have to learn again why tattoos are dangerous
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