Kelsea Ballerini Circle, Square Wrist Tattoo

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Kelsea Ballerini has a tattoo of a square inside a circle on her left wrist as a tribute to her song “Square Pegs” and its message of non-conformity. She told Ty Kelly and Chuck:

“My third tattoo is because of my song called ‘Square Pegs.’ The hook is ‘square pegs make the world go round’ and it’s about embracing what makes you different and knowing that flaws are not a bad thing. It’s what makes you who you are and embracing that. I got that tattoo in L.A.”

The feeling of not fitting in isn’t unique to Kelsea. She wrote this song trying to capture a universal feeling that everyone deals with sometimes, telling Radio Disney:

“A square peg, it’s someone who doesn’t necessarily fit in the mold of whatever normal might be. And I think we all have those moments of feeling like we don’t fit, like we’re the square peg….I’ve spent a lot of my life wondering where and how I fit, and I’m starting to find that there’s a lot of beauty in not fitting. I really wanted a song to capture that….Being normal can be a little boring sometimes. I think that being different is exciting.”

Many fans of the song have their own versions of this tattoo — including fellow country singer Levi Hummon. They got their tattoos together following their sold-out concert at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA on November 23, 2015. He told Mega Country:

“After the show we got very, very excited. I ended up getting a matching tattoo with Kelsea Ballerini. It’s currently on my hand. It’s actually her song, square peg in round hole.
And it’s about being a creative person, not being able to fit in necessarily, so I thought it related to me.”

Her makeup artist Meegan Pearson and some other members of her crew were also part of the matching tattoos.

because square pegs make the world go round. anyone else?

A post shared by Kelsea Ballerini (@kelseaballerini) on Dec 2, 2015 at 4:35pm PST

How would you feel if I got your spare pegs tattoo tatted on one of my fingers?! ?? @KelseaBallerini pic.twitter.com/Ua8EKkQ6oj

— Morgan (@DBREEZY38) May 14, 2016

Tried to show off the matching tattoo, she's adorable and then there's me like you can't even see it ? Redo next time? @KelseaBallerini pic.twitter.com/U79OcksWLW

— Hannah (@hannyyyyh_) August 20, 2017

New tattoo?? @KelseaBallerini pic.twitter.com/5tljLq6bWR

— KBallerini Updates (@KelseaUpdates) December 3, 2015

Billllllboard vibes. Pick up the latest issue for some CMA Fest love!

A post shared by Kelsea Ballerini (@kelseaballerini) on Jun 19, 2017 at 8:02am PDT