Steam by Peter Gabriel

Stand Back!
Stand Back!

What are those dogs doing
sniffing at my feet
They're on to something, (1)______________ up
Picking up this heat, this heat

Give me steam
And how you feel to make it real
Real as anything you've seen
Get a (2)________ with this dreamer's dream

You know your culture from your trash
You know (3)________ plastic from (4)________ cash
When I lose (5)__________ of the track
You know the way back
But I know you

You (6)________ (7)________ stripper from your paint
You know (8)________ (9)____________ from your saint
Whenever heaven's doors are shut
You kick them open but
I know you

Give me steam
And how you (10)________ to make it real
Real as any place you've been
Get a (11)________ 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 (12)________ heat, this heat


You know your green from your red
You (13)________ the quick from the dead
So much (14)____________ than the rest
You think you've (15)________ blessed
But I know you

You know your ladder from your snake
You know the throttle (16)________ the brake
You know (17)________ straight
line from a curve
You've got a lot of nerve
But I know you

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 (18)__________ to blow,
it's (19)__________ to break
This is more (20)________ I can take

Oh yeah, I need steam
Feel the (21)__________ all around me
Ah you're turning up the heat
When I (22)__________ to (23)__________ aloud
See you (24)________ your hands and feet
Won't you (25)________ into
this cloud of steam
This steam

Help me yeah
Ready to (26)__________ out the log jam
Stir (27)__________ (28)________ the
freezer to the boil
Water's bubbling, it's
b..b..b..bubbling
bubbling, bubbling, bubbling, bubbling
like it's coming to a boil
Give me steam, lady
Give me steam around me now
Aah coming alive,
Aah (29)____________ alive
Said give me some steam

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