If I could kill a word and watch it die

I'd poison "never," shoot goodbye

Beat "regret" when I felt I had the nerve

Yeah, I'd pound "fear" to a pile of sand

Choke "lonely" out with my bare hands

I'd hang "hate" so that it can't be heard

If I could only kill a word.

I'd take "brokeness" out back

And break "heartbreak," stand there and laugh

Right in its face while shootin' it the bird

I'd put "upset" down in its place

I'd squeeze the life out of "disgrace"

Lay "over" under six cold feet of dirt

If I could only kill a word

If I could only kill a word.

Give me sticks, give stones

Bend my body, break my bones

Use staff and rod to turn me black and blue

Cause you can't unhear, you can't unsay

But if were up to me to change

I'd turn "lies" and "hate" to "love" and "truth"

If I could only kill a word.

I'd knock out "temptation"'s teeth

I'd sever "evil," let it bleed

Then light up "wicked," stand and watch it burn

I'd take "vice" and I'd take "vile"

Tie 'em up there with "hostile"

Hang 'em high and leave 'em for the birds

If I could only kill a word.

So give me sticks, give stones

Bend my body, break my bones

Use staff and rod to turn me black and blue

Cause you can't unhear, you can't unsay

But if were up to me to change

I'd turn "lies" and "hate" to "love" and "truth"

If I could only kill a word

If I could only kill a word.