D Train Tattoo

[Verse 1]
Saw a girl on the D, 'bout two in the afternoon
Silver line on her hand like a crack in a sugar-spoon
Face like she tasted somethin' sour patch, somethin' rude
And she wearin' that scar like a jewel, I'm just sayin', iykyk
The whole car smells like Halal cart platters and cheap perfume
She ain't lookin' at nothin', just starin' at the grime on the window, assumin'
That nobody sees her, but I see the corner of her story bloom
From a line of dead skin, that's a whole lotta history in one room.

[Chorus]
That's that D train tattoo, that permanent mark
That bodega-light beauty you earned in the dark
That's that D train tattoo, that ain't comin' off
You ain't gotta say nothin', I heard it, you tough.

[Verse 2]
Wonder what it was, a bottle? A ring from a fist?
A slip on the ice on Concourse that the city just missed?
My Abuela said, "las cicatrices te hacen dura," a gift
To remind you the skin can get broken and still can exist.
Some girls rock the Bambi lashes, the acrylics, the gloss
She rockin' a story that tells you exactly the cost
Of whatever she won, whatever she lost
Got that look in her eye like she'd do it again, ain't no line ever crossed.

[Chorus]
That's that D train tattoo, that permanent mark
That bodega-light beauty you earned in the dark
That's that D train tattoo, that ain't comin' off
You ain't gotta say nothin', I heard it, you tough.

[Bridge]
And for a second, right there before 1-6-1, we locked eyes, it's a fact
She ain't smile, just a nod, like a silent, unbreakable pact.
I see you, sis.

[Outro]
Doors slide, she gone...
Just a mark...