Spite

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"
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 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"