[Verse] I wear a poppy for a shadow I never knew For the man who fought Then faded from view A boy to the sea A heart to the tide He came back breathing But something inside died [Chorus] Poppy red For a story untold For the tears of a boy who grew up too old I wear it now Though we never met A bloom for a memory I’ll never forget [Verse 2] He sailed as a boy To the edge of the map Came home to a world that didn’t want him back A stranger to laughter To peace To his name He walked through the door But he wasn’t the same [Chorus] Poppy red For a story untold For the tears of a boy who grew up too old I wear it now Though we never met A bloom for a memory I’ll never forget [Bridge] Does he see me From wherever he’s gone Does he know that his battle still carries on In the threads of a flower In a field of regret A man I’ll remember Though we’ve never met [Chorus] Poppy red For a story untold For the tears of a boy who grew up too old I wear it now Though we never met A bloom for a memory I’ll never forget
