Speaking on the song, Roe explains, “Preacher is an homage to the cult horror genre. It also pulls from my personal experience growing up as a community member of the Catholic church in Missouri. I want the listener to step into the shoes of a young, impressionable kid that is being manipulated and...
[Intro]
I could see them smile
Doused in gasoline
Offer up their child
As they burn and scream
[Verse 1]
My parents sold me to a preacher
Now I miss my mom and dad
I heard they joined a cult
They say, mass suicidal death
I'm locked inside the church
They say the prophecy's foretold
Strapped to the altar
I'm the sacrifice the owe
Oooh
[Pre-Chorus]
They'll chase me through the graveyard
I hear their guns
I'll hide behind the chapel
They're out for blood
[Chorus]
They'll call you brother
Then they'll turn around and chop off your hand
Can't trust your mother
Cause your father was a traveling man
[Verse 2]
Stone written tablets in the basements
Where authored etched their lies
They'll sell you your forgiveness
If you pay them with your life
An actor in his mansion
Hold a party where they'll meet
Strapped to the table
Let the holy have their feast
[Pre-Chorus]
They'll chase me through the graveyard
I hear their guns
I'll hide behind the chapel
They're out for blood
[Chorus]
They'll call you brother
Then they'll turn around and chop off your hand
Can't trust your mother
Cause your father was a traveling man
[Outro]
They'll preach salvation as they tie my limbs
And rip out my teeth
They'll soak their daggers In the pigs blood
As I beg and I plead
Preacher was written by Roe Kapara & Austin Sellinger & Dolo Tonight.
Preacher was produced by Sensu & Neanderthal & Patrick Zappia & John Armando Gayleard.
Roe Kapara released Preacher on Fri Mar 10 2023.