The Preacher
Cory Morrow Lyrics
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He said "they're comin' after me
I ain't exactly what I seem to be"
He pulled his pistol from his side
Pointed it at me and cried
And then he laid a bullet deep in my chest
He stood still revealin' the story
That I knew was true before
He claimed to run with Jesse James
William Bonnie, and they all the same
"I ain't no preacher man, I was born of fire"
Hey, can't you hear that train coming now?
Rollin' fast down the tracks, to hell they're bound
Well I'm in over my head again
I hear those pistols layin' down
And I have taken the lives of many men
Now the angel's comin' down
I said the angel of death is coming down
Well, up in the horizon
Laid the red sun, beatin' cold and dying
And taking with it all the lives the preacher stole
Well, you see, the preacher is not real
He clench his fists of rage and steel
And spit the fires of Satan at your soul
He beat the path to Heaven's door
The angels said they'd take no more
Now he walks the Earth forever lone
And on the stone that marked his death
When he did finally lay to rest
Were the lonely words "I'm going home"
Cory Morrow’s song The Preacher is a haunting ballad that tells the tragic tale of a man who hides behind his cloth as a preacher, but is in reality a notorious outlaw who has taken many lives. The song starts with the preacher standing in the cold wind, grieving, knowing that his past deeds are catching up with him. He reveals to the singer that he is not what he seems, pulling out his pistol and shooting the singer, claiming he had run with Jesse James and William Bonnie. The preacher reveals that he was born of fire, and not a man of God.
The song then transitions to the singer lying on the ground, dying, as he hears a train whistle in the distance, knowing that it is headed to hell, and that he is over his head again. He confesses to having taken the lives of many men, waiting for the angel of death to come down to take him. The preacher is not real, he is a man who clenches fists of rage and steel, spitting the fires of Satan at your soul. He walks the earth forever alone, having been rejected by the angels who refused to take him, alone with the lonely words on his gravestone, “I’m going home.”
Line by Line Meaning
The cold wind blew, the preacher grieved
The wind was chilly and the preacher was sad
He said 'they're comin' after me
He uttered that people were coming to get him
I ain't exactly what I seem to be'
He admitted that he is not what he appeared to be
He pulled his pistol from his side
The preacher removed his gun from his holster
Pointed it at me and cried
He aimed it at me and shed a tear
And then he laid a bullet deep in my chest
He shot me and the bullet went inside my chest
He stood still revealing the story
He stood motionless and told the truth
That I knew was true before
I already knew the story was factual
And now because of it I lay dying
As a result, I am now dying
He claimed to run with Jesse James
He proclaimed he ran with Jesse James
William Bonnie, and they all the same
Including Billy the Kid, they all were alike
'I ain't no preacher man, I was born of fire'
He declared that he wasn't a preacher but was born from fire
Hey, can't you hear that train coming now?
Can't you hear the train that's approaching?
Rollin' fast down the tracks, to hell they're bound
It's moving quickly towards hell
Well I'm in over my head again
I'm in trouble again
I hear those pistols layin' down
I hear the guns firing
And I have taken the lives of many men
I've killed many people
Now the angel's comin' down
The angel of death is approaching
I said the angel of death is coming down
I repeated that the angel of death is near
Well, up in the horizon
On the horizon
Laid the red sun, beatin' cold and dying
The setting red sun was cold and dying
And taking with it all the lives the preacher stole
The preacher had taken many lives which were now gone with the sun
Well, you see, the preacher is not real
Actually, the preacher was fake
He clenched his fists of rage and steel
He balled his hands tightly in anger and strength
And spit the fires of Satan at your soul
He spewed out Satan's flames towards your soul
He beat the path to Heaven's door
He forged the path to Heaven's entrance
The angels said they'd take no more
However, the angels refused to take him anymore
Now he walks the Earth forever lone
He wanders the Earth alone for eternity
And on the stone that marked his death
The rock that identified where he died
When he did finally lay to rest
When he finally passed away
Were the lonely words 'I'm going home'
The sad words 'I'm going home'
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JERRALD K. GOLDSMITH
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