Jason Aldean…”I can taste the midnight on your lips. Makes me just wanna lean in for another kiss.” Tonight Looks Good On You
Little Big Town…”I wanna taste her lips yeah cuz they taste like you.” Girl Crush
Toby Keith…”You shouldn’t kiss me like this unless you mean it like that, cuz I’ll just close my eyes and I won’t know where I’m at.” You Shouldn’t Kiss Me Like This
Jason Mraz…”Curl your upper lip up and let me look around, ride your tongue along your bottom lip then bite down…Kiss me with your eyelashes tonight.” Butterfly
Casey James…”I miss the way you weren’t ashamed, the way you never closed your eyes.” Miss Your Fire
Mikky Ekko…”One taste, I’m a full blown addict.” Love You Crazy
Rihanna…”Chest to chest, nose to nose…wrist to wrist, toe to toe, lips that felt just like the inside of a rose.” California King Bed
Maroon 5…”Leaving your taste on my shoulder…” Woman
David Cook…“I’m as drunk as the morning sun, a ball of fire and I’ve just begun, to drink you in.” Wait For Me
Hozier…”Honey, just put your sweet lips on my lips, we could just kiss like real people do.” Like Real People Do
Ed Sheeran…”Your heart’s against my chest, your lips pressed to my neck, I’m falling for your eyes but they don’t know me yet.” Kiss Me
Kings of Leon…”The tip of your tongue, the top of your lungs is doing my head in.” Beautiful War
Tove Lo…’Lips, lips I kiss, bite me while I taste your fingertips.” Talking Body
That right there is my kissing playlist. Like fingerprints, each and every kiss given and received is unique. Did those kisses come alive for you just now the way they did for me? Did they take on a life of their own and tell a story? When I read those lines, I hear longing, passion, addiction, heartbreak, immense desire and pleasure and also sweetness and depth. I hear promises and deals being made between the giver and recipient whether they are seasoned lovers or friends tiptoeing with the decision to take things further.
As a romance writer and reader and fervent music nut, written kisses are one of my favorite things to get lost in. My post is simple today, to inspire you by way of the beauty of lips coming together and leaving their mark.
I’d love to hear from you now. What are your favorite “kiss” songs? Favorite movie kisses? Favorite book kisses? Favorite set of kissable lips? If you’re feeling creative and in the mood to share, I’d love to read how you would personally describe a kiss.
Here is a kissable line that I wrote this week in my current untitled work in progress:
“My kiss felt so small against his shoulder but when I looked up into his eyes, I saw its true size.” Carlene Love Flores
Wishing you many well-placed kisses my fishy friends!
And psst, don’t forget to pre-order Kerri Mermaid’s totally kissable upcoming book, Kissing Mr. Wrong! It releases May 26th and I cannot wait to get lost in that one.
Fishy kisses,
Carlene Mermaid