Jimmy's Rose Tattoo Lyrics - Singles - Nina Nastasia

Jimmy Rose owns a tattoo parlor 

Three times a day 

Cooks a spoon of powder 

I wash the dishes piled in his tub 

If I wait too long he may never stand up 

Up 

He lies awake on an empty canvas 

And tilts his brush 

Watching brilliance drip circles on the floor 

And I lay his shirt on the bed 

I fall inside picture frames 

Breathing in his oil paints 

He doesn't see me 

He wanders in 

His mouth looks thin 

Like a child who stands there shaking 

I can feel his anger choke me 

Jimmy Rose works from twelve to five 

To pay off the doctor that he prescribes 

There's kerosene in the wishing well 

And I throw a penny still holding on to his hand 

And I watch him drift, close his eyes 

I fall inside picture frames 

Breathing in his oil paints 

He doesn't see me 

He wanders in 

His mouth looks thin 

Like a child who stands there shaking 

I can feel his anger choke me 

Under the gun 

Under my clothes 

He's feeding me 

I'll never know 

I'll never know 

I'll never know 

He wanders in 

His mouth looks thin 

Like a child who stands there shaking 

I can feel his anger choke me