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Stranded in Antwerp in June '54
Streets full of refugees
And rumours of war
In a queue at the station a stranger arrived
You walked up and fixed me with wild hazel eyes

But the hotel was crowded - I followed in fright
You slammed the door behind us, smashed out the light
You said "don't try to fight it" - to my racing heart
Then we nuzzled like animals
And kissed in the dark

We wrecked the bed, spent the rent
Left there without a cent
Drank the fare, missed teh last train
Unti 25 I was barely alive
So I wondered what hit me

When you tattooed me... tattooed me
You tattooed me... tattooed me
I wondered what hit me when you came

Shacked up that winter behind basement doors
Bugs in the blanket, broken glass on the floor
We were penniless and hungry, with quarrels and fights
I coughed blood thru that winter - I felt so alive

Until on that fatal day you signed your life away
And I was too weak for alarm
Drunk in my sleep
When you left for the fleet… oh you tattooed your name on my arm


Yeah you tattooed me... tattooed me
Ohh-oh
You tattooed me... tattooed me
Your name with a needle - on my arm
Your name on my arm
Ohh-oh, oh-ohhhh, ohh-oh, oh-ohhhh

But with the peace in Geneva the world crawled away
From the edge of oblivion and we all breathed again
I heard you deserted but no letters came
My life was in pieces, but I started again

When I was on the mend I drifted back to Zaventem
Worked there unloading the planes
I paid my way on a thousand a day
But I never did see you again

But you tattooed me... tattooed me
You tattooed me... tattooed me - never again
You tattooed me... tattooed me
The mark of the needle remains
You tattooed me... tattooed me
Your name, your name on my arm
You tattooed me... tattooed me
And I never did see you again again

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from Faith Folk and Anarchy Live, released June 13, 2023

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Martyn Joseph Cardiff, UK

Martyn Joseph is a powerful charismatic singer-songwriter and jaw dropping guitar player, gifted with the rare ability to speak to the soul with his expressive and poignant lyrics. He's a talent driven by passion, social awareness and love for his trade

“One of the most charismatic and electrifying performers in Britain today…tough and passionate”

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