Sledgehammer
Fifth Harmony 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 are about the strong physical attraction and passion that the singer feels towards someone she is with. The chorus makes use of the metaphor of a sledgehammer to describe the intensity of her feelings, suggesting that if someone could take her pulse or feel her heart beating, the force of her love would be overwhelming. The verses offer further detail, describing how the singer tries to keep her feelings under control, but can't resist the physical and emotional effects of being near the person she desires. The song is both a declaration of love and a plea for reciprocation, as though the singer is saying "I can't hide my feelings anymore, so please feel the same way about me."
Line by Line Meaning
If you could take my pulse right now
If you could feel how hard my heart is beating right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
It would feel incredibly strong and intense
If you could feel my heart beat now
If you could feel how strongly I feel about you right now
It would hit you like a sledgehammer
You would be overwhelmed by my feelings for you
I don't admit it
I don't openly express my feelings for you
I play it cool
I act like I don't care
But every minute
But every moment that we spend together
That I'm with you
That I'm in your presence
I feel the fever and I won't lie
I feel passionate and intense about you and I won't deny it
I break a sweat
I get nervous and excited around you
My body's telling
My physical reaction is showing
All the secrets I ain't told you yet
All the emotions and feelings that I have not expressed to you
I struggle to contain
I have a hard time controlling
The love that's in my veins
The intense feeling of love that I have for you
And how it circulates
And how it flows through my body
You're taken over the beat of my body
You have control over my emotions and physical reactions
You just don't let up, don't let up
You keep the intensity and passion going
But you lift me up, lift me up
But you make me feel higher and more alive
So close together
We are physically close to each other
So far apart
But emotionally distant
You're turning me on
You're making me feel sexually aroused
And my fire's waitin' for your spark
And my passion is ignited when I'm with you
The truth is out
My true feelings have been revealed
No stopping now
There's no turning back
I'm getting closer
I'm becoming more emotionally attached
I've had enough
I can't hold back my feelings any longer
Undress my love
Take off the layers of my emotional barriers
I'm coming over
I'm surrendering myself to you
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Elizabeth Trainor, Jonas Jeberg, 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😂😭