A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Where soul meets body

Pretty bold tattoo for an eighteenth birthday present to yourself! Self-designed (and I assume more inspired by Death Cab For Cutie than a deep need to escape to a specific island), but tattooed by Nathan at Cross Over Tattoo in Bayfront, Newport, Oregon.

I want to live where soul meets body
And let the sun wrap its arms around me
And bathe my skin in water cool and cleansing
And feel, feel what its like to be new

Cause in my head there’s a greyhound station
Where I send my thoughts to far off destinations
So they may have a chance of finding a place
where they’re far more suited than here

Comments

108 responses to “Where soul meets body”

  1. JenO33 Avatar
    JenO33

    Great band.

  2. cmw Avatar
    cmw

    i hate to be so judgmental, but i get the sneaking suspicion the wearer might come to regret that in a few years…

  3. cmw Avatar
    cmw

    i hate to be so judgmental, but i get the sneaking suspicion the wearer might come to regret that in a few years…

  4. cmw Avatar
    cmw

    i hate to be so judgmental, but i get the sneaking suspicion the wearer might come to regret that in a few years…

  5. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    cmw – If you’re right, at least it’s fairly sparse so removal and cover-up options would be very good.

  6. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    cmw – If you’re right, at least it’s fairly sparse so removal and cover-up options would be very good.

  7. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    cmw – If you’re right, at least it’s fairly sparse so removal and cover-up options would be very good.

  8. xmixxtapesx Avatar
    xmixxtapesx

    yuck.

  9. xmixxtapesx Avatar
    xmixxtapesx

    yuck.

  10. xmixxtapesx Avatar
    xmixxtapesx

    yuck.

  11. lily Avatar
    lily

    the little tree.. hmm. tanning after you’ve just been tattoo’d.. that sounds like a great idea.. (sarcasm.)

  12. lily Avatar
    lily

    the little tree.. hmm. tanning after you’ve just been tattoo’d.. that sounds like a great idea.. (sarcasm.)

  13. lily Avatar
    lily

    the little tree.. hmm. tanning after you’ve just been tattoo’d.. that sounds like a great idea.. (sarcasm.)

  14. Sunday Avatar

    lily, it’s possible that she went tanning before getting tattooed (assuming that the little tree was tanned on at all).

  15. Sunday Avatar

    lily, it’s possible that she went tanning before getting tattooed (assuming that the little tree was tanned on at all).

  16. Sunday Avatar

    lily, it’s possible that she went tanning before getting tattooed (assuming that the little tree was tanned on at all).

  17. Samantha Avatar
    Samantha

    So deathcab for cutie is my favorite band. I love this girl.

  18. Samantha Avatar
    Samantha

    So deathcab for cutie is my favorite band. I love this girl.

  19. Samantha Avatar
    Samantha

    So deathcab for cutie is my favorite band. I love this girl.

  20. uuu Avatar
    uuu

    am i the only person in the world who doesn’t like death cab? i have nothing against people who like this band but i have never heard anyone say that they didn’t like it.

    anyways, the tattoo is pretty unusual

  21. uuu Avatar
    uuu

    am i the only person in the world who doesn’t like death cab? i have nothing against people who like this band but i have never heard anyone say that they didn’t like it.

    anyways, the tattoo is pretty unusual

  22. uuu Avatar
    uuu

    am i the only person in the world who doesn’t like death cab? i have nothing against people who like this band but i have never heard anyone say that they didn’t like it.

    anyways, the tattoo is pretty unusual

  23. ariel Avatar

    I think pretty much all of my tattoos look like they were drawn on in marker… people ask me if they’re real all the time, but I love them, they’re exactly what I wanted. I actually am okay with this tattoo, I think it’s cute (even though I’ve never listened to death cab for cutie so maybe I don’t fully understand the context) but am I the only one who thinks it looks crooked?! that’s the only thing that bothers me about it! maybe it’s the way her body is positioned in the photo?

  24. ariel Avatar

    I think pretty much all of my tattoos look like they were drawn on in marker… people ask me if they’re real all the time, but I love them, they’re exactly what I wanted. I actually am okay with this tattoo, I think it’s cute (even though I’ve never listened to death cab for cutie so maybe I don’t fully understand the context) but am I the only one who thinks it looks crooked?! that’s the only thing that bothers me about it! maybe it’s the way her body is positioned in the photo?

  25. ariel Avatar

    I think pretty much all of my tattoos look like they were drawn on in marker… people ask me if they’re real all the time, but I love them, they’re exactly what I wanted. I actually am okay with this tattoo, I think it’s cute (even though I’ve never listened to death cab for cutie so maybe I don’t fully understand the context) but am I the only one who thinks it looks crooked?! that’s the only thing that bothers me about it! maybe it’s the way her body is positioned in the photo?

  26. jamie Avatar
    jamie

    i really love the lettering as far as the tattoo i think it’s wayyy too big for like what it is. if it were a little more detailed it might look better but since the shapes are so plain i think it looks too big. idk. i love that song though, i think it’s actually a great idea for a tattoo.

  27. jamie Avatar
    jamie

    i really love the lettering as far as the tattoo i think it’s wayyy too big for like what it is. if it were a little more detailed it might look better but since the shapes are so plain i think it looks too big. idk. i love that song though, i think it’s actually a great idea for a tattoo.

  28. jamie Avatar
    jamie

    i really love the lettering as far as the tattoo i think it’s wayyy too big for like what it is. if it were a little more detailed it might look better but since the shapes are so plain i think it looks too big. idk. i love that song though, i think it’s actually a great idea for a tattoo.

  29. Zar Avatar
    Zar

    ugh, that tattoo looks awful to me, and so do people who fake tan to that horrid orange shade. and i don’t like the band either.

  30. Zar Avatar
    Zar

    ugh, that tattoo looks awful to me, and so do people who fake tan to that horrid orange shade. and i don’t like the band either.

  31. Zar Avatar
    Zar

    ugh, that tattoo looks awful to me, and so do people who fake tan to that horrid orange shade. and i don’t like the band either.

  32. Viking's Valkyrie Avatar

    Yep. I read that as Joul.

    Tattoos are a deeply personal thing. If she loves it and if she will still love it when she is a granny that’s all that matters.

    I guess.

  33. Viking's Valkyrie Avatar

    Yep. I read that as Joul.

    Tattoos are a deeply personal thing. If she loves it and if she will still love it when she is a granny that’s all that matters.

    I guess.

  34. Viking's Valkyrie Avatar

    Yep. I read that as Joul.

    Tattoos are a deeply personal thing. If she loves it and if she will still love it when she is a granny that’s all that matters.

    I guess.

  35. Neo-Geisha Avatar
    Neo-Geisha

    “i want to be where Joul meets body?”

    Oh good I wasnt the only one who thought the S looked like a J.
    The tattoo isnt something I would like but I guess each to their own.

  36. Neo-Geisha Avatar
    Neo-Geisha

    “i want to be where Joul meets body?”

    Oh good I wasnt the only one who thought the S looked like a J.
    The tattoo isnt something I would like but I guess each to their own.

  37. Neo-Geisha Avatar
    Neo-Geisha

    “i want to be where Joul meets body?”

    Oh good I wasnt the only one who thought the S looked like a J.
    The tattoo isnt something I would like but I guess each to their own.

  38. severed Avatar

    i like her pants.

  39. severed Avatar

    i like her pants.

  40. severed Avatar

    i like her pants.

  41. coffiend Avatar
    coffiend

    death cab good tattoo bad.

  42. coffiend Avatar
    coffiend

    death cab good tattoo bad.

  43. coffiend Avatar
    coffiend

    death cab good tattoo bad.

  44. cat Avatar
    cat

    shitty band and shitty tattoo. just. sayin.

  45. cat Avatar
    cat

    shitty band and shitty tattoo. just. sayin.

  46. cat Avatar
    cat

    shitty band and shitty tattoo. just. sayin.

  47. Katie Avatar
    Katie

    I also like death cab, but I’m not diggin’ this tattoo, and it’s only going to get worse. I can definitely say the tree is tanned on. (I got a spray on tan a few weeks ago and they had that exact same sticker to “track your tan”)

  48. Katie Avatar
    Katie

    I also like death cab, but I’m not diggin’ this tattoo, and it’s only going to get worse. I can definitely say the tree is tanned on. (I got a spray on tan a few weeks ago and they had that exact same sticker to “track your tan”)

  49. Katie Avatar
    Katie

    I also like death cab, but I’m not diggin’ this tattoo, and it’s only going to get worse. I can definitely say the tree is tanned on. (I got a spray on tan a few weeks ago and they had that exact same sticker to “track your tan”)

  50. Emma Avatar

    Yeahhh i don’t really like the tattoo. It’s too big and.. plain for that area. like if you had a short tshirt on, you’d see half the tattoo and it’d look a little strange?

    I’m not sure what i’m on about

    But whatever makes her happy~

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