Released: November 4, 2015
Featuring: Rhiannon Giddens
Songwriter: Jeff Hyde Luke Dick Eric Church
Producer: Jay Joyce
[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
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
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
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
61 Days In Church Volume 2
- Livin’ Part of Life
- Ophelia -Live At Bakers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN / February 23, 2017
- My Town - Live At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH / February 24, 2017
- Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man - Live At The Palace At Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI / February 25, 2017
- Up On Cripple Creek - Live At Budweiser Gardens, London, ONT / February 28, 2017
- Don’t Do It - Live At Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ONT - March 2, 2017
- The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Live At Canadian Tire Center, Ottawa, ONT / March 3, 2017
- The Shape I’m In - Live At MTS Centre, Winnipeg, MB / March 7, 2017
- Get Up Jake - Live At Sasktel Centre, Saskatoon, SK / March 9, 2017
- Sundown - Live At Rexall Place, Edmonton, AB / March 10, 2017
- Alberta - Live At Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB / March 11, 2017
- It Makes No Difference - Live At Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC / March 14, 2017
- Portland, Oregon - Live At Moda Center, Portland, OR / March 16, 2017
- Jolene - Live At Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA / March 17, 2017
- Memphis Medley (How I Got To Memphis/Walking In Memphis) - Live At Landers Center, Southaven, MS / F
- Kill A Word
- Like Jesus Does
- Smoke a Little Smoke
- The Hard Way
- Lightning
- Can’t Take It With You
- Pledge Allegiance To The Hag
- Young And Wild
- Hell On The Heart
- Creepin’
- Drink In My Hand
- I’m Gettin’ Stoned
- Mr. Misunderstood
- Chattanooga Lucy
- Better Man - Live At Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA / March 18, 2017
- Mr. Misunderstood
- Record Year
- Springsteen
- Stick That in Your Country Song
- Some of It
- Like A Wrecking Ball
- Round Here Buzz
- Higher Wire
- Mixed Drinks About Feelings
- Three Year Old
- Monsters
- Talladega
- Kill A Word
- Heart Like a Wheel
- Knives Of New Orleans
- Desperate Man
- Holdin’ My Own
- The Snake
- Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones
- Hell of a View
- Why Not Me
- Hippie Radio
- Carolina
- Like Jesus Does