Sticks & Stones

[Verse 1: Adam WarRock] Man i feel like a step away But there's really nothing left to say At the end of the day when i think back to it Kids are so mean with the words that they say And i know that i can take the pain But they all don't feel the same Cause sticks and stones you know the break the bones And the words we say don't fade away What's the worst that's left with a careless breath Post from an account; an anonymous address Point and laugh when i'm sitting at my desk Til i'm red in the face and it's tight in the chest And i let that sit and fester The pain it lingers; the hurt it pesters When i feel all alone in the world And the people around me just sit and laugh That's when a voice inside of my head just says "leave that pain the past; you've got so much to live for And it gets better cause the pain don't last" [Hook] X 4 Sticks and stones might break the bones Words that we say hit close to home [Verse 2] Every geek, every nerd wanna speak a couple words But they're never really heard so they keep it in All the hate and resentment; it soaks the skin Poisons the water in the well from within So we drink from it and we're thinking this One thing could just send us over the brink With a knife to the wrist or a bottle of pills Another part of it kills, just think (what?) All the family that loves and misses you Every life that you touched in an instant No, you never thought very much about yourself But it's all those people; they're your brothers and sisters And every stick might break the bone And every stone might cut the flesh But the words really all stay deep inside Some wounds stay fresh til death (yes) Let go of all the hatred Let go of all the pain Cause the people that hurt They only do it cause they hurt the worst Just something you can't explain And those scars they get tougher And those wounds they go deep Through the years it'll make you into somebody stronger I know it's kinda hard to believe Those tears, that humiliation you know it taught me How to be a friend to a person when they're hurtin' the worst Cause i used to be just a nerd and a geek And now I don't even remember the names of the bullies of my youth And now i kinda wish i could go back and tell 'em the truth It's like, sticks and stones might break my bones But the words you say don't define me Cause i grew up as the years of the bullies and the tears And i left all that pain behind me Now i put a message in the music i make To the kids who don't yet get irony To those who used to make fun cause i was a nerd At the top of the charts where you'll find me [Hook] [Outro] If you feel how i feel Then put your hands up like that, like that If you've dealt with all the hate Then put your hands up like that, like that If you love yourself Then put your hands up like that, like that If you wanna let go Then put your hands up like that, like that Like that