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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Vocals
Manu Katché
Manu Katché
Drums
Babacar Faye Drummers
Babacar Faye Drummers
Sabar Ensemble
David Bottrill
David Bottrill
Programming
David Rhodes
David Rhodes
Guitar
Leo Nocentelli
Leo Nocentelli
Electric Guitar
Reggie Houston
Reggie Houston
Baritone Saxophone
Renard Poche
Renard Poche
Trombone
Richard Blair
Richard Blair
Programming
Tim Green
Tim Green
Tenor Saxophone
Tony Levin
Tony Levin
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Songwriter
Daniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois
Horn Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Producer
Daniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois
Producer
David Bottrill
David Bottrill
Mixing Engineer
Ian Cooper
Ian Cooper
Mastering Engineer
Richard Blair
Richard Blair
Additional Engineer

Lyrics

"Stand back!" Said "Stand back!" What are those dogs doing sniffing at my feet? They're on to something, picking up, picking up this heat This heat Give me steam And how you feel can make it real Real as anything you've seen Get a life with the dreamer's dream You know your culture from your trash You know your plastic from your cash When I lose sight of the track You know the way back, but I know you You know your stripper from your paint You know your sinner from your saint Whenever heaven's doors are shut You kick them open but, I know you Give me steam And how you feel can make it real Real as any place you've been Get a life with the dreamer's dream "Stand back!" Said "stand back!" Can't you see I've lost control? I'm getting indiscrete You're moving in so close 'til I'm picking up, picking up this heat This heat Give me steam And how you feel can make it real Real as anything you've seen Get a life with the dreamer's dream You know your green from your red You know the quick from the dead So much better than the rest You think you've been blessed, but I know you You know your ladder from your snake You know the throttle from the brake You know your straight line from a curve You've got a lot of nerve, but I know you Give me steam And how you feel can make it real Real as any place you've been Get a life with the dreamer's dream Everybody nosedive Hold your breath, count to five Backslap, booby-trap Cover it up in bubble-wrap Room shake, earthquake Find a way to stay awake It's going to blow, it's going to break This is more than I can take Oh yeah, I need steam Feel the steam around me Ah, you're turning up the heat When I start to dream aloud Do you move your hands and feet Won't you step into this cloud of steam? This steam Give me steam And how you feel can make it real Real as anything you've seen Get a life with the dreamer's dream Help me, yeah Ready to steam out the log jam Stir crazy from the freezer to the foil Water's bubbling, it's b-b-b-bubbling Bubbling, bubbling, bubbling, bubbling Like it's coming to the boil Give me steam, lady Give me the steam around me now Coming alive Coming alive Said give me some steam
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