[Verse 1] Bridge building courtesy initial lyrics Will I introduce the matter No pot shots and no vendettas fuel this song Nothing in my past matters So let's get on with it [Verse 2] Family is held together with novice glue They just married a few months ago Working insane hours to feed the babes The wife stays home to mop and hoe [Pre-Chorus] Offer fresh meat tender untouched a sure catch Let me show you where you lack we'll fill the spaces Your household is okay but it can be stellar Just turn over your trust and we'll talk specifics later [Chorus] Hey preacher man what are you so afraid of Work your way into people's life plans Push them to cut ties with family friends And their mates and while they're starving oh you haven't noticed You guilt them into begging for you to pass the plate [Verse 3] Youth group games but the lesson's loaded Every smile's a script every laugh corroded She's eighteen and pure so eager to serve While the elder with the eyes thinks she's getting what she deserves [Pre-Chorus] Pray in their past spin it into sin call it deliverance Call it a win but grace got lost in the neon light Of your golden watch and your six figure might [Chorus] They came for hope not a hostile takeover You trusted in hymns and a cheap makeover A cross on the wall but none in your chest You preach sacrifice while living in excess [Bridge] Hey preacher man what are you so afraid of You core your gravest tears with rehearsed demands Shame's your currency and you print it late They sell their rings while you renovate Still asking poor souls to pass the plate [Outro] Here comes the storm the doctrine twist Isolate and script the risk Who needs parents who needs doubt Just pay your tithe and shut your mouth What spirit leads when truth is gagged Where is love when hearts are dragged Is this the flock or the bait and snare You promised grace but sold despair Now she cries behind the nursery door And he's working doubles to give you more You said they'd find their purpose here But you just harvest hope and engineer fear Hey preacher man where do your footsteps go When the lights go down and the numbers grow There's a cost to lies that you orchestrate You dine like kings off those you break Still smiling wide as they pass the plate
