You came home in a casket, wrapped in the flag
down the highway of heroes while the politicians bragged
because you died for them, not me my friend
watch them use your body now to serve their selfish ends
I don't want to see another soldier die
just following orders and not knowing why
I still remember and I still pay respect
but I won't put that poppy on my chest
As we're going to war again and it's not clear why
we're using bombs to win hearts and minds
A poppy to remember is a poppy to forget
the lies that they told us that lead to this death
Well I for one
I won't forget
Where's the recognition, the solemn ceremony
for all the murdered women in your home and native land
swept under the rug and left uncounted
a legacy of the violence this nation was founded on
I don't love my country, how could anyone
proudly stand on stolen land and forget all that's been done
I still remember and I won't forget
and I won't put that poppy on my chest
As we're going to war again and it's not clear why
we're using bombs to win hearts and minds
A poppy to remember is a poppy to forget
the national history of violence and theft
Well I for one,
I won't forget
How many workers, been killed on the job
just trying to pay the bills, just trying to get along
in service to the nation and capital accumulation
greasing the wheels of the market with their blood
And now we're going to war again and it's not clear why
we're using bombs to win hearts and minds
A poppy to remember is a poppy to forget
the ongoing exploitation and neglect
Well I for one,
I won't forget
All their noble rhetoric just makes me sick
this flower's been processed and become an opiate
you can call me a traitor, maybe that's what I am
but don't put that poppy on me
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