Blasphemy - Track ( 14 )
I guess this could be a little bit of an interpretive song with the main premise posing the question about the uncertainties of death, but it also goes off on other tangents.
The " Foreign Land " that the Preacher refers to is a weakly-veiled representation of Heaven. So, then, when I ask him about " Mexico " and for him to tell me about a place he's never been before ( just like Heaven ), my inquiring about " swamplands " and " snow " ( things that most people don't normally associate with Mexico ), well, it's like reiterating the fact that he's tryin' to tell me about a place he doesn't have any firsthand knowledge of. " Will I see my friends or my family somewhere ? " ( in Mexico / Heaven ).
The " Workin' Girl " and " Government Man " verses are pretty much just " face value " and simply a continuation of a lack of firsthand knowledge, empathy, and/or self-awareness.
The rest of the song simply " spells it out " completely.

Lyrics

I sat down with a preacher man
He told me all about a foreign land
I said, " Hey, preacher, have you ever been
and did you ever go to Mexico "
He said, " No, no, I didn't go "

" So, preacher, won't cha preach about Mexico
Tell me ' bout the swamplands,
tell me ' bout the snow
Tell me what I'll find if I go there
Will I meet my friends or my family somewhere ? "
He said, " No, no, I didn't go "

I laid down with a workin' girl
She told me all about the cold, cruel world
I said, " Hey, woman, do you need a friend
and did you ever go to find your soul ? "
She said, " No, no, I didn't go "

" So, workin' girl tell me all about your soul
Tell me ' bout the love
and how your body glows
Tell me what you'll find if you go there
Will you see your friends or your family somewhere ? "
She said, " No, no, I didn't go "

I stood up with a government man
He told me all about this promised land
I said, " Political Man, do you understand
and did you ever go to the poverty show
He said, " No, no, I didn't go "

" So, Government Man, tell me all about the show
Tell me ' bout the dream
and how the money flows
Tell me what I'll find if you go there
Will you see the children or the enemy somewhere ? "
He said, " No, no, I didn't go "

Break :

Can you see the oceans
from a drop in your hand ?
Can you see the deserts
from a grain of sand ?
Can you know somebody
with a look from your eyes ?
And do you know what life will mean
after you die ?
I said, " Oh, no, nobody knows "
Can you see the heavens
from a gaze at the skies ?
Can you know the hunger
from a baby's cries ?
Can you know the truth
where the truth doesn't " lie " ?
And do you know what life will mean
before or after you die ?
I said, " Oh, no, does anyone know ? "