Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Sledgehammer

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Sledgehammer was released on May 19, 1986 by Real World as a part of the album So

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OVERVIEW

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Peter Gabriel

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COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Peter Gabriel

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Peter Gabriel

Producer

Daniel Lanois

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Lyrics

[Intro]

Hey, hey, you

Tell me how have you been?

[Verse 1]

You could have a steam train

If you'd just lay down your tracks

You could have an aeroplane flying

If you bring your blue sky back

[Verse 2]

All you do is call me

I'll be anything you need

[Verse 3]

You could have a big dipper

Going up and down, all around the bends

You could have a bumper car, bumping

This amusement never ends

[Chorus]

I wanna be your sledgehammer

Why don't you call my name?

Ah! Oh, let me be your sledgehammer

This will be my testimony

Yeah! Yeah!

[Verse 4]

Show me 'round your fruitcage

'Cause I will be your honey bee

Open up your fruitcage

Where the fruit that is sweet as can be

[Chorus]

I wanna be your sledgehammer

Why don't you call my name?

Ah! You'd better call the sledgehammer

Put your mind at rest

[Chorus]

I'm gonna be the sledgehammer

This can be my testimony

Ah! I'm your sledgehammer

Let there be no doubt about it

[Bridge]

A sledge, A sledge, A sledgehammer

[Bridge]

I get it right!

I kicked the habit (Kicked the habit, kicked the habit)

Shed my skin (Shed my skin)

This is the new stuff (This is the new stuff)

I come dancing in (We go dancing in)

Oh!

Won't you show for me (Show for me)

I will show for you (Show for you)

Show for me (Show for me)

I will show for you

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I do mean you! (Show for me)

Only you

You've been coming through (Show for you)

I'm gonna build that power

Build, build up that power, hey! (Show for me)

I've been feeding the rhythm

I've been feeding the rhythm (Show for you)

Gonna feel that power, hey! Built in you (Show for me)

Come on, come on, help me do

Come on, come on, help me do (Show for you)

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, you (Show for me)

I've been feeding the rhythm

I've been feeding the rhythm (Show for you)

[Outro]

It's what we're doing, doing

All day and night (Show for me)

Come on, come on, help me do

Come on, come on, help me do (Show for you)

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, you

Written by: Peter Brian Gabriel

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