The album was produced by Sharon Robinson herself, along with Malcolm Burn. ‘Invisible Tattoo’ is from Robinson’s fifth studio album, ‘Caffeine’, which was released in 2006. Sharon Robinson is a Grammy-award winning singer, songwriter, and producer who has worked with musicians such as Leonard Cohen, Adele, and Michael Bolton. The final lines of the song, ‘And when I close my eyes, all the colors arise luminous again, vivid on my skin’, further underscore the depth of feelings that Robinson is trying to express- even though the relationship may be over, the emotions and memories are still very much alive within her. The love letter left behind and the promise that lingers over time are testament to the painful memories that stay with us long after the joy of the relationship has faded away.
The song has a melancholic quality, expressing a sense of loss and longing for what’s gone. Thus, the invisible tattoo is a way of expressing the weight and depth of someone’s influence on another’s life, how their presence can shape who we are and how we see the world. Throughout the song, Robinson describes various images and symbols that represent parts of the relationship being etched into her skin- the delicate rose in bloom, the heart with an arrow running through it, and the eagle with wings to fly are all metaphors for different aspects of the relationship. The metaphorical ‘invisible tattoo’ is used to describe the lasting impression that someone special leaves on you, the memories and emotions that stick with you even long after they’re gone. The lyrics to Sharon Robinson’s ‘Invisible Tattoo’ seem to speak to the idea of tattoos as indelible marks of past experiences and memories that last a lifetime.
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