FISHER OF MEN [Intro, old gospel choir, distant] Follow me Follow me And I will make you... [Spoken, woman] They told me I would be a fisher of men. Nobody explained the licensing requirements. [Verse 1] Daddy gave me scripture Mama gave me Sunday clothes They taught me how to cast the net And where a good girl goes Bring the wandering sheep back home Save every sinking man But somewhere on the water I dropped the fucking plan [Pre-Chorus] I don't bait the hook I don't pull the line I don't chase what's swimming On the other side I sit beside the water Let the moonlight in Funny what comes floating up When you stop fishing for men [Chorus, huge gospel lift] I'm a fisher of men But I don't cast anymore I let 'em swim up talking Lay their stories on the shore I don't drag 'em to salvation I don't tell 'em where they've been I just leave a little silence And they fish themselves right in [Choir] Fish themselves right in Fish themselves right in [Verse 2, darker, playful] One says, “I don't chase women” Then he's ringing after dark One says, “I remember you” Still protecting every spark One writes seventeen commandments On how peaceful he has been Baby, I ain't even fishing Why you jumping in my net again? [Pre-Chorus] No sermon in my pocket No doctrine on my tongue I learned the holy language Before the church was young You can keep your little factory For manufacturing sin God was already breathing Before you fenced the Spirit in [Chorus] I'm a fisher of men But I don't cast anymore I let 'em swim up talking Lay their stories on the shore I don't drag 'em to salvation I don't tell 'em where they've been I just leave a little silence And they fish themselves right in [Bridge, organ distorts, choir fragments into a round] You said follow I kept walking You said witness I kept watching You said heaven I looked within You said fisher Here come the men [Second vocal layer] No hook No bait No chase No cage [Third vocal layer, whispered] Tell me who you are I won't interrupt [Breakdown, spoken over bass and handclaps] I didn't lose God. I lost the middlemen. [Choir erupts] AMEN. [Final Chorus, full gospel apocalypse] I'm a fisher of men Throw the old nets on the fire I don't need your institution To authorize desire I don't promise resurrection I don't threaten anyone with sin I just sit beside the water And let the truth come swimming in [Outro, stripped to organ + female voice] Follow me? No, baby. Follow yourself. I'll be right here by the water when you figure out where you've been. [Distant choir] Fisher of men... Fisher of men... [Spoken, smiling] And apparently office hours end at dark. 💀🎣🌙
