If I could kill a word
and watch it die
I'd poison never
shoot goodbye
And beat regret
when I felt I had the nerve
Yeah I'd pound fear
into a pile of sand
Choke lonely out
with my bare hands
And I'd hang hate
so that it can't be heard
If I
could only
kill a word
Yeah I'd take
brokenness 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
Give me sticks
Give me stones
Bend my body
Break my bones
Use staff and rod to turn me
black and blue
'Cos you can't unhear
you can't unsay
But if they were up
to me to change
I'd turn lies and hate
to love and truth
If I
could only
kill a word
Yeah I'd knock out
temptation's teeth
I'd sever evil
and let it bleed
Light up wicked stand
and watch it burn
I'd take vice
and I'd take vile
And 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 me stones
Bend my body
Break my bones
Use staff and rod to turn me
black and blue
'Cos you can't unhear
you can't unsay
But if they 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
