[Verse 1]
My knuckles were bruised like violetsSucker punching walls, cursed you as I sleep-talked
Spineless in my tomb of silenceTore your banners down, took the battle undergroundAnd maybe it was egos swinging
Maybe it was her
Flashes of the battle come back to me in a blur
[Chorus]
All that bloodshed, crimson cloverUh-huh, sweet dream was over
My hand was the one you reached for
All throughout the Great WarAlways remember
Uh-huh,
tears on the lеtterI vowed not to cry anymore
If wе survived the Great War
[Verse 2]
You drew up some good faith treatiesI drew curtains closed, drank my poison all aloneYou said I have to trust more freely
But diesel is desire, you were playing with fire
And maybe it's the past that's talkingScreaming from a crypt
Telling me to punish you for things you never didSo I justified it
[Chorus]
All that bloodshed, crimson clover
Uh-huh, the bombs were closer
My hand was the one you reached for
All throughout the Great War
Always remember
Uh-huh, the burning embers
I vowed not to fight anymoreIf we survived the Great War
[Post-Chorus]
Uh-huh, uh-huh
[Bridge]
It turned into something bigger
Somewhere in the haze, got a sense I'd been betrayedYour finger on my hairpin triggerSoldier down on that icy groundLooked up at me with honor and truthBroken and blue, so I called off the troopsThat was the night I nearly lost you
I really thought I'd lost you
[Verse 3]
We can plant a memory garden
Say a solemn prayer, place a poppy in my hair
There's no morning glory, it was war, it wasn't fairAnd we will never go back
[Chorus]
To that bloodshed, crimson clover
Uh-huh, the worst was over
My hand was the one you reached for
All throughout the Great War
Always remember
Uh-huh, we're burned for better
I vowed I would always be yours
'Cause we survived the Great War
[Outro]
Uh-huh, uh-huh
I will always be yours
'Cause we survived the Great War
Uh-huh
I vow I will always be yours