When you love something or someone it's almost hard to explain to anyone else exactly how it makes you feel. My sisters have both gotten tattoos over the years that mean something to them. Sarah has drawn every single one of hers (not that hard to believe considering her artistic talent) and Katie's are all well thought-out with symbolic or familial meaning. I had been tattoo tempted (if that's a phrase) for a couple of years but just couldn't pinpoint what I wanted. Anyone that knows me knows that most of my extracurricular activities center around music. I love going to shows, supporting local bands, finding new musicians, listening to music. So I started thinking about something that would encompass that. I was at a loss. I didn't want something generic like a music note. I also didn't want something that made it seem like I myself was a musician (although I played a mean clarinet back in my day and I will love to sing harmony until the day I day...and probably beyond) like a microphone or a guitar or something. So I hit a brick wall as far as designs go.
I started contemplating getting a mixed tape...hmmm, kinda boyish. I thought about an old-school record...then I heard that tended to end up looking like a steering wheel because it is hard to get the variation of the grooves to come out in black ink. Thought about an amp. Then there was a design of headphones that I liked but it was still sort of plain. One day while at work, my friend sent me a design she found...YES, this is it!! I loved it. It had the headphones, it had love, it had heart, it had the beat, and it had the idea that all of those combined make me who I am, a music lover.
The song "Beautiful Beat" by Nada Surf reminds me of my tattoo when I hear it...when they played this last Saturday he said, "This is a song...about songs." :)
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If I could get anything done
Maybe I'd hold still
I'm trying to levitate I'm
Trying to leave the ground
Tryin' to remember when I could
Fix anything with sound
I believe our love can save me
Have to believe that it can
I want to redirect myself with you
Do you understand?
Beautiful beat, get me out of this mess
Beautiful beat, lift me up from distress
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Sometimes I really do feel like a song can make everything better. And I love lyrics. Which is why I will never regret this tattoo. Music makes my heart beat....
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