| I once knew a man who learned such a thing |
| Cut off his hand to spite his ring |
| He poisoned the well to spite the frogs |
| Put down his son to spite the dog |
| He cut out his sleep to spite his dreams |
| Picked all the flowers to spite the bees |
| He burned his bible to spite the Lord |
| Took a day off to lick his wounds I heard him swear, |
| «Life is such a wretched affair |
| I’m gonna hold my breath to spite the air» |
| He drained the canal to spite the fish |
| Flooded the land to spite the bridge |
| He dug up the hills to spite the sky |
| Tore out his tongue to spite the lies |
| He cut down the trees to spite the shade |
| Laid her to rest to spite the life they’d made |
| He burned his his bible to spite the Lord |
| Took a day off to lick his wounds I heard him swear, |
| «Life is such a cursed affair |
| I’m gonna hold my breath |
| No, I’m gonna stop breathing |
| To spite the air» |