Sledgehammer Lyrics

Lyric discussion by TheInsideWar.com 

Cover art for Sledgehammer lyrics by Peter Gabriel

If this artist sold their soul for fame and fortune and was put under submission to deliver propaganda through their music, this song would teach people to confuse giving up control with intimacy and love as he allegedly has done..

Everything sounds playful and affectionate, but the message underneath is about opening yourself up and letting something inside without questioning it. From this angle, surrender is sold as connection, making submission feel voluntary and even desirable.

This is homage to the Soul Buyer,

Hint: She’s buying the Stairway to Heaven.

My Interpretation
Negative
Subjective
Disgust
Propaganda
Submission
Intimacy
Control
Surrender