[Verse 1:]
Shot down by your bullets
They shatter my faith and my bones
If you listen to words, it hurts
They creep right under my skin, it cuts so deep.

[Chorus:]
Can't you understand I don't want battles, battles, battles?
And if you lay them in my hand, I won't fight battles, battles, battles
Tell me why we work so hard to break these bones
Can we try to lay down these sticks and stones?
Sticks and stones.

[Verse 2:]
We crash and fall together, so sad
We don't remember
While we're tearing us apart
But I can feel the cracks, the cracks in my heart.

[Chorus:]
Can't you understand I don't want battles, battles, battles?
And if you lay them in my hand, I won't fight battles, battles, battles
Tell me why we work so hard to break these bones
Can we try to lay down these sticks and stones?
Sticks and stones.

[Bridge:]
Why does it have to be so hard to surrender?
Well, we got nothing left, nothing left to lose, lose.

[Chorus:]
Can't you understand I don't want battles, battles, battles?
And if you lay them in my hand, I won't fight battles, battles, battles
Tell me why we work so hard to break these bones
Can we try to lay down these sticks and stones?
Sticks and stones
Sticks and stones
Sticks and stones.