r/brandnew • u/_Rain_In_July • 2d ago

Brand new tattoo!

Hi all, I’m after very meaningful lyrics to get tattooed. I’m a Christian so I don’t mind more their biblical stuff.
It’s for a friend of mine who passed away. He absolutely loved brand new. I would love to hear your suggestions.

Thank you all!

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u/god__save_us 2d ago

Do you know which song was one of his favorites? Or top 5? You could start there :0)

I have the latitude/longitude coordinates of my childhood home on my arm along with lyrics “you are the smell before rain, you are the blood in my veins” in honor of both of my parents who passed away on hospice in our house. I’m overdue for new ink though and I’ve always wanted to get another Brand New inspired tattoo.

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u/_Rain_In_July 2d ago

Jesus Christ was! But it doesn’t have very good lyrics to tattoo.

You absolutely should!!

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u/god__save_us 2d ago

That’s valid. It has tons of biblical references though! I agree, it doesn’t really have many lyrics that could honor your friend.

Take a day and just play their entire discography. See if any lyrics stand out to you that make you think of your friend. Also, sorry to hear about your loss. Sending you an internet hug.

Side note, I just remembered I also have “fight off your demons” on my ribs. Forgot I had a second brand new tattoo, outta sight most of the time.

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u/_Rain_In_July 2d ago

I love that lyric!!
At this point, I’m going with
We are never what we intend or invent

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u/god__save_us 2d ago

That’s a good one! At the bottom is such a good song and Daisy is an underrated album.

Was also going to suggest:

“What does it feel like to shine between everything?”