Another one for Song Lyric Sunday, as I see it is a memorial day for the fallen in the UK. After listening to Soul Cages, I was reminded of another Sting tune that speaks to the memorial. Update: embarrassed to say I didn’t realize it was Veteran’s Day in the US! It’s for Our Veterans as well. Peace!
This song is by Sting and appears on the album The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985) and on the live album Bring on the Night (1986).
Marching through countries they’d never seen
Virgins with rifles, a game of charades
All for a children’s crusadePawns in the game are not victims of chance
Strewn on the fields of Belgium and France
Poppies for young men, death’s bitter trade
All of those young lives betrayed
The children of England would never be slaves
They’re trapped on the wire and dying in waves
The flower of England face down in the mud
And stained in the blood of a whole generation
Corpulent generals safe behind lines
History’s lessons drowned in red wine
Poppies for young men, death’s bitter trade
All of those young lives betrayed
All for a children’s crusade
The children of England would never be slaves
They’re trapped on the wire and dying in waves
The flower of England face down in the mud
And stained in the blood of a whole generation
Midnight in Soho, 1984
Fixing in doorways, opium slaves
Poppies for young men, such bitter trade
All of those young lives betrayed
All for a children’s crusade
Tao-Talk 
This is perfect! I had forgotten about this!! 🤗
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