#jaunty #dark #sliceoflife Kind of a jaunty sounding shuffle about two creatures of the night...Don't ask what it's about and I won't have to tell you

The hallmarked man is worth his weight in silver You won’t know his name but his face is familiar The hallmarked man lives by his principles He lives by the rules of the individual

He shares head space with the tattooed lady They dabble in things which might seem shady But the hallmarked man has no worries at all He’s along for the ride, at society’s ball

The tattooed lady’s seen it all before And every ink tells it’s own dark story She’ll tolerate him until she gets bored Then toss him aside as she basks in the gory

Creatures who live for the night Away from society’s gaze Avoiding the glare of the lights Two of the big city strays

The hallmarked man and the tattooed lady

(c) words and music G Todd 2026