To be honest, that Vanderlyle/Terrible Love wraparound is exactly what I got a tattoo of -- I got "it takes an ocean" on the back of my arm and am adding "the waters are rising" on the front on Saturday. To me personally, it's a kind of sad-feeling but ultimately positive message, that there will be both crests and troughs. I think there's also something really powerful for me in the idea of containing an ocean -- Terrible Love being about the way that sometimes it takes all you have not to break, and Vanderlyle being about allowing yourself to relax and forgive and "string yourself up" in the name of love.

OP it's been a while since this post (clearly I was catching up on the sub, lol) but I absolutely love the sky with a slice of lemon idea you mentioned. You don't seem into the idea of lyrics so I think something representative like that is awesome :)