[verse] They don't remember my name But they call me Preacher I've been here since the devil was young And I saw Jesus have his fun And I told them they could call me Preacher [verse] What I preach isn't peace, nor is it war The lore in which you find me, Lord, Has long been gone Yet I stand before you, Speak of truths beyond here And... you shall call me Preacher [chorus] I am the calm I command the storm I am the sea Key to your kingdom And I am peace but I don't preach For I bring silence.... I am... forever [verse] They never could see my face But know me as Preacher I was here when Hitler threw the stone And continents cried and moaned I held them all tight.. They said "preacher" [verse] What I teach isn't belief, nor is it nothing The lore takes you only so far, Lord, Mis-calculated, undone. Yet you bow your head Plead and beg to take you out of here.. But... I am only the Preacher. [Bridge] Sometimes when stars forget to shine And time has choked every last line prayers have turned to hollow air I’ll still be standing - here, there, everywhere. The Preacher never sleeps, the Preacher knows Through every ending, I will grant you peace. [verse] You’ll find me where the beggers' kneel A whispered name "preacher, preacher" I was here when the Soviets stopped the run And was here when the final shot had sung And you shall always call me… Preacher. [chorus] I am the calm I command the storm I am the sea Key to your kingdom I am the single most heavy cost The keeper of all that you thought was lost For I bring silence… I am….
