Nine Black Poppies

[Verse 1: John Darnielle] When I got home I meant to give you some sweet chrysanthemum The wind chimes were ringing all wrong And you were standing in the doorway singing along And I tried to remember how nice it had been a long, long time ago But I couldn't remember, I honestly could not remember [Chorus] And a package came for you today from the Hunan Province The postmark burning jet black in the summer sun Someone was changing, someone was changing from the inside out And I turned around to face you [Verse 2] Sweet peas in the garden were all in full bloom And I thought I heard the traces of an old song murmuring in the room Like a half-remembered conversation, but I let it fall away And then I could not remember, and then I honestly could not remember [Chorus]