Tattoo Lyrics - Heideroosjes

From way back in time 

A time more civilized 

Nations decorate the skin 

To express what's within 

As a part of their culture 

Like wisdom in a book 

It wasn't just a fashion 

It was art made with passion 

Today still people say 

Tattoos are for scum 

But why be so affraid? 

For so much beauty made 

My skin is my canvas 

My body, here it is 

It's an open field for joy 

See this needle, it's my toy 

It's my body, it's my life, it's my own choice 

Tattoos as expression, it's just a different voice 

It's my body, it's my life, it's part of me 

Tattoos as expression, which means I'm free 

The ink which makes a tattoo 

Doesn't infect common sense 

It's a dignified creation 

Why call that mutilation? 

My skin is just a cover 

The real me, it's inside 

So if you wanna judge me 

Look beyond and you'll see 

It's my body, it's my life, it's my own choice 

Tattoos as expression, it's just a different voice 

It's my body, it's my life, it's part of me 

Tattoos as expression, which means I'm free 

From way back in time, till the day of today 

Decoration of skin, the voice from within 

It's my body, it's my life, it's my own choice 

Tattoos as expression, it's just a different voice 

It's my body, it's my life, it's part of me 

Tattoos as expression, which means I'm free 

I am free!