[male
vocals] (
Soft,
melancholic
acoustic
guitar
picking)
Yeah
They
say
words
can't
hurt
But
some
cut
deeper
than
a
knife
Especially
coming
from
you
My
wife
You
looked
me
in
the
eye,
cold
as
ice
Said
I’
m
nothing
more
than
a
chicken,
living
off
rice
Comparing
me
to
him,
just
'cause
his
paycheck
grew
Funny
how
a
little
money
changes
your
view
You
forgot
the
nights
we
starved,
the
dreams
we
spun
Now
you’
re
chasing
shadows,
thinking
you’
ve
won
I’
m
not
a
bird
you
can
pluck
and
throw
aside
I’
ve
got
a
heart,
I’
ve
got
a
spirit,
I’
ve
got
nothing
to
hide
But
I
am
not
a
chicken,
I’
m
a
man
with
a
soul
Even
when
you
break
me,
even
when
you
take
control
You
traded
our
fire
for
a
flicker
of
his
light
But
I’
ll
keep
standing,
through
the
longest
night
No,
I
am
not
a
chicken,
I’
m
a
man
who
will
stand
Even
when
the
world
slips
right
out
of
my
hand
I
see
the
way
you
text
him
when
you
think
I’
m
asleep
The
secrets
you’
re
hiding,
the
promises
you
keep
Calling
me
small,
calling
me
weak
and
slow
While
you’
re
out
there
giving
your
love
to
a
shallow
show
Does
he
know
you
the
way
I
do?
Does
he
see
your
flaws?
Or
are
you
just
a
puppet
dancing
for
his
golden
claws?
It
hurts
to
breathe,
it
hurts
to
even
speak
your
name
When
you’
ve
turned
our
sacred
union
into
such
a
game
But
I
am
not
a
chicken,
I’
m
a
man
with
a
soul
Even
when
you
break
me,
even
when
you
take
control
You
traded
our
fire
for
a
flicker
of
his
light
But
I’
ll
keep
standing,
through
the
longest
night
No,
I
am
not
a
chicken,
I’
m
a
man
who
will
stand
Even
when
the
world
slips
right
out
of
my
hand
And
maybe
tomorrow,
the
sun
will
find
a
new
way
Maybe
the
darkness
won’
t
stay
for
the
day
I
won't
give
up,
I
won't
bow
down
to
your
sneer
I’
ll
wash
away
the
salt
of
every
single
tear
I’
m
rising
up
from
the
mess
that
you
made
Watching
the
memory
of
us
begin
to
fade
Go
ahead
and
laugh,
go
ahead
and
compare
There’
s
a
strength
in
the
silence
that
you
just
can’
t
bear
I’
m
rebuilding
the
pieces,
I’
m
finding
my
feet
Even
if
the
taste
of
this
heartbreak
is
bitter
and
sweet
I’
m
moving
forward,
beyond
the
sting
of
your
words
While
you’
re
still
counting
your
little
material
herds
I’
m
not
the
chicken,
I’
m
the
eagle
in
the
sky
Watching
you
fall,
while
I
learn
how
to
fly
But
I
am
not
a
chicken,
I’
m
a
man
with
a
soul
Even
when
you
break
me,
even
when
you
take
control
You
traded
our
fire
for
a
flicker
of
his
light
But
I’
ll
keep
standing,
through
the
longest
night
No,
I
am
not
a
chicken,
I’
m
a
man
who
will
stand
Even
when
the
world
slips
right
out
of
my
hand
I’
m
not
a
chicken
Just
a
man,
learning
to
heal
Yeah,
the
truth
is
real
I
won't
give
up
I’
ll
be
fine
Just
fine (
Fade
out
with
lonely
guitar)