Lyrics and translation Peter Gabriel - Quiet Steam
Released
as
B-side
of
"Digging
In
The
Dirt"
single,
1992.
Sortie
en
face
B
du
single
"Digging
In
The
Dirt",
1992.
Stand
back
Recule
Stand
back
Recule
What
are
those
dogs
doing,
sniffing
at
my
feet
Que
font
ces
chiens,
ils
reniflent
mes
pieds
They're
onto
something,
pickin'
up,
pickin'
up
Ils
sont
sur
quelque
chose,
ils
captent,
ils
captent
This
heat
Cette
chaleur
This
heat
Cette
chaleur
Give
me
steam
Donne-moi
de
la
vapeur
How
you
feel
can
make
it
real
Ce
que
tu
ressens
peut
le
rendre
réel
Get
a
life
with
this
dreamer's
dream
Obtiens
une
vie
dans
le
rêve
de
ce
rêveur
Oh,
give
me
steam
Oh,
donne-moi
de
la
vapeur
Real
as
anything
you
see
Réel
comme
tout
ce
que
tu
vois
Get
a
life
in
this
dreamer's
dream
Obtiens
une
vie
dans
le
rêve
de
ce
rêveur
You
know
your
culture
from
your
trash
Tu
connais
ta
culture
de
tes
déchets
You
know
your
plastic
from
your
cash
Tu
connais
ton
plastique
de
ton
argent
liquide
When
I
lose
sight
of
the
track
Quand
je
perds
de
vue
la
piste
You
know
the
way
back
Tu
connais
le
chemin
du
retour
But
I
know
you
Mais
je
te
connais
You
know
your
stripper
from
your
paint
Tu
connais
ta
stripteaseuse
de
ta
peinture
You
know
your
sinner
from
your
saint
Tu
connais
ton
pécheur
de
ton
saint
Whenever
heaven's
doors
are
shut
Chaque
fois
que
les
portes
du
ciel
sont
fermées
You
get
them
open,
but
Tu
les
fais
ouvrir,
mais
I
know
you
Je
te
connais
Give
me
steam
Donne-moi
de
la
vapeur
And
how
you
feel
can
make
it
real
Et
ce
que
tu
ressens
peut
le
rendre
réel
Get
a
life
in
this
dreamer's
dream
Obtiens
une
vie
dans
le
rêve
de
ce
rêveur
Oh,
give
me
steam
Oh,
donne-moi
de
la
vapeur
Real
as
anything
you
see
Réel
comme
tout
ce
que
tu
vois
Get
a
life
in
this
dreamer's
dream
Obtiens
une
vie
dans
le
rêve
de
ce
rêveur
You
know
your
green
from
your
red
Tu
connais
ton
vert
de
ton
rouge
You
know
the
quick
from
the
dead
Tu
connais
le
rapide
du
mort
So
much
better
than
the
rest
Bien
mieux
que
le
reste
You
think
you've
been
blessed
Tu
penses
avoir
été
béni
But
I
know
you
Mais
je
te
connais
You
know
your
ladder
from
your
snake
Tu
connais
ton
échelle
de
ton
serpent
You
know
the
throttle
from
the
brake
Tu
connais
l'accélérateur
du
frein
You
know
your
straight
line
from
the
curve
Tu
connais
ta
ligne
droite
de
la
courbe
You've
got
a
lot
of
nerve
Tu
as
beaucoup
de
culot
But
I
know
you
Mais
je
te
connais
Give
me
steam
Donne-moi
de
la
vapeur
And
how
you
feel
can
make
it
real
Et
ce
que
tu
ressens
peut
le
rendre
réel
Get
a
life
in
this
dreamer's
dream
Obtiens
une
vie
dans
le
rêve
de
ce
rêveur
Oh,
give
me
steam
Oh,
donne-moi
de
la
vapeur
Real
as
any
place
you've
been
Réel
comme
n'importe
quel
endroit
où
tu
as
été
Get
a
life
with
this
dreamer's
dream
Obtiens
une
vie
dans
le
rêve
de
ce
rêveur
Oh
yeah,
I
need
steam
Oh
oui,
j'ai
besoin
de
vapeur
Feel
your
steam
around
me
Sente
ta
vapeur
autour
de
moi
Turning
up
the
heat
En
augmentant
la
chaleur
I
start
to
dream
aloud
Je
commence
à
rêver
à
haute
voix
You
move
my
hands
and
feet
Tu
bouges
mes
mains
et
mes
pieds
Won't
you
step
into
this
cloud
Ne
veux-tu
pas
entrer
dans
ce
nuage
Of
steam
De
vapeur
This
steam
De
vapeur
Give
me
steam
Donne-moi
de
la
vapeur
How
you
feel
can
make
it
real
Ce
que
tu
ressens
peut
le
rendre
réel
Real
as
anything
you've
seen
Réel
comme
tout
ce
que
tu
as
vu
Get
a
life
with
this
dreamer's
dream
Obtiens
une
vie
dans
le
rêve
de
ce
rêveur
Give
me
steam
Donne-moi
de
la
vapeur
How
you
feel
can
make
it
so
real
Ce
que
tu
ressens
peut
le
rendre
si
réel
Get
a
life
in
this
dreamer's
dream
Obtiens
une
vie
dans
le
rêve
de
ce
rêveur
Help
me
yeah
Aide-moi
oui
Comin'
alive
Prendre
vie
In
your
steam
Dans
ta
vapeur
Comin'
alive
Prendre
vie
In
your
steam
Dans
ta
vapeur
Comin'
alive
Prendre
vie
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Biko (Remixed Version)
2 Mother of Violence (Single Mix)
3 Teddy Bear
4 Bashi-Bazouk
5 In the Sun
6 D.I.Y. (Re-recorded Single Version)
7 Perspective (Single Version)
8 Slowburn (Extended Version)
9 Sledgehammer (Dance Mix)
10 Shock the Monkey (Instrumental)
11 Father, Son (Daniel Lanois & Richard Chappell Mix)
12 Courage (The Hexidecimal Mix)
13 My Head Sounds Like That (Röyksopp Remix)
14 Sky Blue (Martyn Bennett Remix)
15 Growing Up (Stabilizer Remix)
16 Growing Up (Tricky Instrumental Mix)
17 Darkness (Engelspost Remix)
18 Curtains (Broad Mix)
19 Shaking the Tree 97 (with Shaggy) [Jungle Version]
20 I Grieve (City of Angels Version)
21 The Tower That Ate People (Red Planet Remix)
22 More Than This (The Polyphonic Spree Mix)
23 More Than This (Elbow Mix)
24 Signal to Noise (Gangs of New York Version)
25 I Have the Touch (Robbie Robertson Mix)
26 Blood of Eden (Special Mix for Wim Wenders Until the End of the World)
27 Kiss That Frog (Mindblender Mix)
28 Summertime (feat. Larry Adler)
29 Digging in the Dirt (Rich E Mix)
30 Steam (Oh, Oh, Let Off Steam Mix Dub)
31 Mercy Street (William Orbit Mix)
32 Steam (Oh, Oh, Let Off Steam Mix)
33 Games Without Frontiers (Massive/DB Mix)
34 Ga Ga (I Go Swimming Instrumental)
35 Walk Through the Fire (Single Mix)
36 Biko (Live)
37 Sledgehammer (Extended)
38 Don't Break This Rhythm (Full Version)
39 In Your Eyes (Special Remix)
40 Big Time (Extended Version)
41 I Don't Remember (Live Single Version)
42 Kiss of Life (Live)
43 I Have the Touch (85 Remix)
44 Jetzt Kommt Die Flut
45 Solsbury Hill (Live at the Bottom Line)
46 Strawberry Fields Forever (feat. The London Symphony Orchestra & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
47 Digging In The Dirt - Instrumental
48 In Your Eyes - Special Remix
49 Growing Up - Stabilizer Remix
50 Digging In The Dirt - Rich E Remix
51 Suzanne
52 The Veil
53 I'm Amazing
54 I Don't Remember (Live)
55 Shaking The Tree - Bottrill Remix
56 Across The River
57 Curtains
58 Animal Nation
59 Courage
60 Quiet Steam
61 Shosholoza
62 Sky Blue - Martyn Bennett Remix
63 Soft Dog
2 Mother of Violence (Single Mix)
3 Teddy Bear
4 Bashi-Bazouk
5 In the Sun
6 D.I.Y. (Re-recorded Single Version)
7 Perspective (Single Version)
8 Slowburn (Extended Version)
9 Sledgehammer (Dance Mix)
10 Shock the Monkey (Instrumental)
11 Father, Son (Daniel Lanois & Richard Chappell Mix)
12 Courage (The Hexidecimal Mix)
13 My Head Sounds Like That (Röyksopp Remix)
14 Sky Blue (Martyn Bennett Remix)
15 Growing Up (Stabilizer Remix)
16 Growing Up (Tricky Instrumental Mix)
17 Darkness (Engelspost Remix)
18 Curtains (Broad Mix)
19 Shaking the Tree 97 (with Shaggy) [Jungle Version]
20 I Grieve (City of Angels Version)
21 The Tower That Ate People (Red Planet Remix)
22 More Than This (The Polyphonic Spree Mix)
23 More Than This (Elbow Mix)
24 Signal to Noise (Gangs of New York Version)
25 I Have the Touch (Robbie Robertson Mix)
26 Blood of Eden (Special Mix for Wim Wenders Until the End of the World)
27 Kiss That Frog (Mindblender Mix)
28 Summertime (feat. Larry Adler)
29 Digging in the Dirt (Rich E Mix)
30 Steam (Oh, Oh, Let Off Steam Mix Dub)
31 Mercy Street (William Orbit Mix)
32 Steam (Oh, Oh, Let Off Steam Mix)
33 Games Without Frontiers (Massive/DB Mix)
34 Ga Ga (I Go Swimming Instrumental)
35 Walk Through the Fire (Single Mix)
36 Biko (Live)
37 Sledgehammer (Extended)
38 Don't Break This Rhythm (Full Version)
39 In Your Eyes (Special Remix)
40 Big Time (Extended Version)
41 I Don't Remember (Live Single Version)
42 Kiss of Life (Live)
43 I Have the Touch (85 Remix)
44 Jetzt Kommt Die Flut
45 Solsbury Hill (Live at the Bottom Line)
46 Strawberry Fields Forever (feat. The London Symphony Orchestra & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
47 Digging In The Dirt - Instrumental
48 In Your Eyes - Special Remix
49 Growing Up - Stabilizer Remix
50 Digging In The Dirt - Rich E Remix
51 Suzanne
52 The Veil
53 I'm Amazing
54 I Don't Remember (Live)
55 Shaking The Tree - Bottrill Remix
56 Across The River
57 Curtains
58 Animal Nation
59 Courage
60 Quiet Steam
61 Shosholoza
62 Sky Blue - Martyn Bennett Remix
63 Soft Dog
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