Tattoo or not tattoo?

So I didn't sell myself and I didn't go to the gig. I was sad because the reviews were all amazing (as expected Eddie Vedder may as well have been crowned king) but I have since given myself a kick up the arse and a reminder that I am going to see the mighty ones at the O2 next week. All is indeed not lost.

Anyway, since that angry time I have managed to cool off considerably and lose myself in some frantic socialising, wedding make-ups (there's nothing quite like making someone look gorgeous on their big day) and a couple of tattoos. When I say a couple that is cheating a little I suppose, although I wish I had cheated the pain, as I had one tattoo re-done on my wrist and a brand spanking new one on my foot. My Pearl Jam fervour and insistence has paid off a little I guess, as it brought to the forefront of my mind the lyrical genuis that EV - as he shall now be referred to - is. I have always wanted to have some lyrics written upon my body in some form, and after Tom wrote all over me in biro to find a suitable spot we decided on the edge of my right foot. Mulling over my favourite songs and trying to find something meaningful without being corny/lovey dovey/weird, was a far more difficult task than I had imagined but the answer soon came.

Before I reveal my chosen phrase, I thought I'd share with you some of the contenders I grappled with. Song lyrics can mean something to everyone and usually it is completely different depending on the person/mood, but there is no doubt that they are powerful statements that carry emotion on levels I cannot fathom creating. All of my choices were from Pearl Jam songs so that's all I'm going to share, but there are many many others that I could have used.

'I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star, in somebody else's sky but why can't it be mine?' - from Black. A beautiful song but I was hard pressed to fit that anywhere on my body.
'We were but stones, your light made us stars' - from Light Years. Again a gorgeous song and a big contender.
'I'll ride the wave where it takes me' - from Release. I think I might actually have this one day, but not yet.

My actual choice was not from a slow song at all in the end, but actually from Even Flow. I chose 'Thoughts arrive like butterflies...' and it looks beautiful. I know I've made the right choice because my mum didn't tut or shout, and had to admit she quite liked it. No mean feat!

Apologies to those non-PJ fans, I'll let go in a while, but we've still got the concert to talk about....