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Temporary Tattoo

from Mitigations by Evan Diem

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"Just because it's not gonna last forever, or even for all that long, doesn't mean you shouldn't enjoy it and let all your friends know how happy it makes you."

Coming to terms with impermanence; impermanence.

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I'm not the kind to make myself a canvas.
But if you knew me you would know.
I never agree with my past self all that much.
People pass through me and this I've shown.

But if you accept me in knowing
just how impermanent I can be.
I'll leave an imprint to remember you
and even though it'll fade.
I'll remember the space that wasn't always blank.

I've got a temporary tattoo
and it's a picture of you.
I don't know how long I'll stay this way.
I've got a temporary tattoo
and it's a picture of you.
I found it in a magazine.

We both knew this ink wasn't going deep.
But it didn't change the beauty of the print.
An ending leaves a bad taste in your mouth
but the end is sometimes worth the sin.

I remember you staring at me.
That smile light pressed on my arm.
Met in the same place that you left,
laughed in the same why that you wept.

So if you accept me in knowing
just how impermanent I can be.
I'll leave an imprint to remember you
and even though it'll fade.
I'll remember the space that wasn't always blank.

I've got a temporary tattoo
and it's a picture of you.
I don't know how long I'll stay this way.

I've got a temporary tattoo
and it's a picture of you.
I don't know how long I'll stay this way.
I've got a temporary tattoo
and it's a picture of you.
I found it in a magazine in a dream.

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from Mitigations, released October 1, 2015

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Evan Diem Syracuse, New York

Relatable songs on overly-specific subjects.

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