Sledgehammer
FifthHarmony Lyrics
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It would feel just like a sledgehammer
If you could feel my heart beat now
It would hit you like a sledgehammer
I don't admit it
I play it cool
But every minute
I feel the fever and I won't lie
I break a sweat
My body's telling
All the secrets I ain't told you yet
(Oh oh) I struggle to contain
(Whoa oh) The love that's in my veins
(Oh oh) And how it circulates (oh oh)
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer (Oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh)
If you could feel my heart beat now
It would hit you like a sledgehammer (Oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh)
You're taken over the beat of my body
You just don't let up, don't let up
You're taken over the beat of my body
But you lift me up, lift me up
If you take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
So close together
So far apart
You're turning me on
And my fire's waitin' for your spark
(Oh oh) I struggle to contain
(Whoa oh) The love that's in my veins
(Oh oh) And how it circulates (oh oh)
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer (Oh oh oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh oh oh oh)
If you could feel my heart beat now
It would hit you like a sledgehammer (Oh oh oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh oh oh oh)
You're taken over the beat of my body
You just don't let up, don't let up
You're taken over the beat of my body
But you lift me up, lift me up
If you take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
The truth is out
No stopping now
I'm getting closer
I've had enough
Undress my love
I'm coming over
If you take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer, oh
And if you take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer, hammer, oh
If you take my pulse
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer (Oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh)
If you could feel my heart beat now
It would hit you like a sledgehammer (Oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh)
You're taken over the beat of my body
You just don't let up, don't let up
You're taken over the beat of my body
But you lift me up, lift me up
If you take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
The lyrics to Fifth Harmony’s song “Sledgehammer” primarily focus on the singer's intense feelings for someone else. The song is an ode to infatuation and how it can make one's heart feel like it's beating at an accelerated pace. In the song, if someone were to take the singer’s pulse or feel her heart beating, it would feel like being hit by a sledgehammer. The lyrics throughout the song convey the singer's inability to control her feelings, from feeling the fever and breaking a sweat to struggling to contain the love that's within her veins. She wants to let her love interest know how she feels but doesn't want to admit it out loud.
The chorus speaks to the physical impact that the person she's interested in has on her. They have taken over her body's rhythm, but rather than making her feel overwhelmed, they lift her up. The bridge shows the singer's openness to her feelings and being vulnerable with the person she is interested in. She is willing to undress her love and come over to show her attraction. Through this song, Fifth Harmony depicts the experience of being utterly unable to control your feelings when you are powerfully drawn to someone.
Line by Line Meaning
If you could take my pulse right now
If you were able to feel the rhythm of my heart
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
It would be pounding and forceful, like a heavy tool used for breaking things apart
If you could feel my heart beat now
If you were able to sense the pace of my heart
It would hit you like a sledgehammer
It would be intense and overwhelming, like a blow from a heavy tool
I don't admit it
I don't confess or acknowledge it
I play it cool
I act calm and collected
But every minute
But as time passes
That I'm with you
Whenever I'm around you
I feel the fever and I won't lie
I experience intense emotion and I won't hide it
I break a sweat
I start to perspire
My body's telling
My physical reactions are revealing
All the secrets I ain't told you yet
All the things I haven't shared with you yet
(Oh oh) I struggle to contain
I find it difficult to control
(Whoa oh) The love that's in my veins
The passion that runs through me
(Oh oh) And how it circulates (oh oh)
And how it flows through me
You're taken over the beat of my body
You've become the one who sets the pace for my physical sensations
You just don't let up, don't let up
You keep going and don't slow down
But you lift me up, lift me up
But you also elevate me and make me feel better
So close together
We're in close proximity
So far apart
But emotionally distant from each other
You're turning me on
You're making me feel aroused and excited
And my fire's waitin' for your spark
And my passion is waiting for you to ignite it
The truth is out
The real situation is now apparent
No stopping now
There's no turning back
I'm getting closer
I'm moving nearer to you
I've had enough
I'm done waiting
Undress my love
Show me your love and vulnerability
I'm coming over
I'm taking action to get closer to you
hammer, oh
A repetition of a word, emphasizing the strength and force of the emotion
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JONAS JEBERG, MEGHAN TRAINOR, SEAN DOUGLAS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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["Sledgehammer" Lyrics with Fifth Harmony]
[Intro: Camila]
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
If you could feel my heart beat now
It would hit you like a sledgehammer
[Verse 1: Camila]
I don't admit it, I play it cool
But every minute that I'm with you
I feel the fever and I won't lie, I break a sweat
My body's telling all the secrets I ain't told you yet
[Pre-Chorus: Ally]
Oh oh, I struggle to contain
Woah oh, the love that's in my veins
Oh oh, and how it circulates
Oh oh
[Chorus: Camila]
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
If you could feel my heart beat now
It would hit you like a sledgehammer
You're taken over the beat of my body, you just don't let up, don't let up
You're taken over the beat of my body but you lift me up, lift me up
If you take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
[Verse 2: Lauren]
So close together, so far apart
You're turning me on and my fire's waiting for your spark
[Pre-Chorus: Ally]
Oh oh, I struggle to contain
Woah oh, the love that's in my veins
Oh oh, and how it circulates
Oh oh
[Chorus: Camila]
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
If you could feel my heart beat now
It would hit you like a sledgehammer
You're taken over the beat of my body, you just don't let up, don't let up
You're taken over the beat of my body but you lift me up, lift me up
If you take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
[Bridge: Normani & Ally & Camila]
The truth is out, no stopping now, I'm getting closer
I've had enough, undress my love, I'm coming over
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer, oh
And if you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer, hammer, oh
If you take my pulse
[Chorus: Camila + Ally]
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer (Oh!)
If you could feel my heart beat now
It would hit you like a sledgehammer
You're taken over the beat of my body, you just don't let up, don't let up
You're taken over the beat of my body but you lift me up, lift me up
If you take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
@kachow6969
Edit 2/28/15: I'm officially in love with Fifth Harmony
How can you actually compare Little Mix and Fifth Harmony? They sing completely different music styles. I am not a Harmonizer, however I just spent the last two days watching every single Fifth Harmony Takeover from AwesomnessTV because my friend told me I should.Although I don't like most of their music(just their singles, really, Me and My Girls, Miss Movin' On, Sledgehammer, BO$$), as people they make me laugh and they're very entertaining to watch live.
5H is way newer than Little Mix, and 5H actually has a decent promotion team and publicist, so in both categories you can't compare them fairly. Mixers spammed the Brits2015 with requests to have Little Mix nominated and were ignored, despite the fact that Little Mix was 90% of the requests.
I don't think one is better than the other because they are completely different. Once 5H starts dressing and singing Little Mix type songs(or visa versa), maybe then there will be a way to compare them. But it's like trying to say which is a better TV show: Doctor Who or Modern Family. Although both are often liked by the same people, they are completely different.
And who's Girls Generation??? I've never heard of them until I saw LM and 5H being compared to them.
@barbaracarvalhoaraujo6768
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
If you could feel my heartbeat now
It would hit you like a sledgehammer
I don't admit it
I play it cool
But every minute
That I'm with you
I feel the fever and I won't lie
I break a sweat
My body's tellin' all the secrets
I ain't told you yet
Whoa, I struggle to contain
Whoa, the love that's in my veins
Whoa, and how it circulates
Whoa
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
If you could feel my heartbeat now
It would hit you like a sledgehammer
You're taking over the beat of my body
You just don't let up, don't let up
You're taking over the beat of my body
But you lift me up, lift me up
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
So close together
So far apart
You're turning me on
And my fire's waiting for your spark
Whoa, I struggle to contain
Whoa, the love that's in my veins
Whoa, and how it circulates
Whoa
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
If you could feel my heartbeat now
It would hit you like a sledgehammer
You're taken over the beat of my body
You just don't let up, don't let up
You're taken over the beat of my body
But you lift me up, lift me up
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
The truth is out
No stopping now
I'm getting closer
I've had enough
Undressed my love
I'm coming over
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
And if you take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer, hammer, hammer
If you could take my pulse
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
If you could feel my heartbeat now
It would hit you like a sledgehammer
You're taken over the beat of my body
You just don't let up, don't let up
You're taken over the beat of my body
But you lift me up, lift me up
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
@anaojeda7795
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
If you could feel my heart beat now
It would hit you like a sledgehammer
[Verse 1: Camila]
I don't admit it, I play it cool
But every minute that I'm with you
I feel the fever and I won't lie, I break a sweat
My body's telling all the secrets I ain't told you yet
[Pre-Chorus: Ally]
Oh oh, I struggle to contain
Woah oh, the love that's in my veins
Oh oh, and how it circulates
Oh oh
[Chorus: All]
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
If you could feel my heart beat now
It would hit you like a sledgehammer
You're taken over the beat of my body, you just don't let up, don't let up
You're taken over the beat of my body but you lift me up, lift me up
If you take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
[Verse 2: Lauren]
So close together, so far apart
You're turning me on and my fire's waiting for your spark
[Pre-Chorus: Ally]
Oh oh, I struggle to contain
Woah oh, the love that's in my veins
Oh oh, and how it circulates
Oh oh
[Chorus: All]
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
If you could feel my heart beat now
It would hit you like a sledgehammer
You're taken over the beat of my body, you just don't let up, don't let up
You're taken over the beat of my body but you lift me up, lift me up
If you take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
[Bridge: Normani & Ally & Camila]
The truth is out, no stopping now, I'm getting closer
I've had enough, undress my love, I'm coming over
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer, oh
And if you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer, hammer, oh
If you take my pulse
@AwesomenessTV
Well..safe to say that you'll be needing to take our pulse because you girls hit us like a sledgehammer. This video kills it! Great job!!
@1multikentish
AwesomenessTV can't wait to see what's next on the 5H awesomeness tv episode! =))
@gabrielagarcia7112
Yass omg it was so god i was in the whole video like yass omg yass why do i have to be so ugly
@sona6275
i love the video!
@AbbygaileXo
!!
@13tkdgirl
Awesome video!!
@mekhiking8235
They did Camilla dirty wit that thumbnail 😂😂😂
@crapstar7774
Yo lol
@ashleeshanen9630
Yaaaa lol
@sech_7300
Mekhi King i dont get it, explain please😂😭