Steam
par Peter Gabriel
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Stand Back!
Stand Back!
What are those dogs doing sniffing at my feet
They´re on to something, picking up
Picking up this heat, this heat
{Chorus 1:}
Give me steam
And how you feel to make it real
Real as anything you´ve seen
Get a life with this 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
{Chorus 2:}
Give me steam
And how you feel to make it real
Real as any place you´ve been
Get a life with the dreamer´s dream
Stand back!
Stand back!
Can´t you see I´ve lost control I´m getting indiscreet
You´re moving in so close ´til I´m picking up
Picking up this heat, this heat
[Chorus 1]
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
[Chorus 2]
Everybody nosedive
Hold your breath, count to five
Backslap, boobytrap,
Cover it up in bubblewrap
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 all around me
Ah you´re turning up the heat
When I start to dream aloud
See you move your hands and feet
Won´t you step into this cloud of steam
This steam
[Chorus 1]
Help me yeah
Ready to steam out the log jam
Stir crazy from the freezer to the boil
Water´s bubbling, it´s b..b..b..bubbling
bubbling [x4]
like it´s coming to a boil
Give me steam, lady
Give me steam around me now
Aah coming alive [x2]
Said give me some steam
Stand Back!
What are those dogs doing sniffing at my feet
They´re on to something, picking up
Picking up this heat, this heat
{Chorus 1:}
Give me steam
And how you feel to make it real
Real as anything you´ve seen
Get a life with this 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
{Chorus 2:}
Give me steam
And how you feel to make it real
Real as any place you´ve been
Get a life with the dreamer´s dream
Stand back!
Stand back!
Can´t you see I´ve lost control I´m getting indiscreet
You´re moving in so close ´til I´m picking up
Picking up this heat, this heat
[Chorus 1]
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
[Chorus 2]
Everybody nosedive
Hold your breath, count to five
Backslap, boobytrap,
Cover it up in bubblewrap
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 all around me
Ah you´re turning up the heat
When I start to dream aloud
See you move your hands and feet
Won´t you step into this cloud of steam
This steam
[Chorus 1]
Help me yeah
Ready to steam out the log jam
Stir crazy from the freezer to the boil
Water´s bubbling, it´s b..b..b..bubbling
bubbling [x4]
like it´s coming to a boil
Give me steam, lady
Give me steam around me now
Aah coming alive [x2]
Said give me some steam