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Elton John – Claw Hammer (2016) | Track profile | Dork

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Elton John
Wonderful Crazy Night
Claw Hammer

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Claw Hammer

Release date: 5th February 2016

From Wonderful Crazy Night

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About This Track

"Claw Hammer" is a track by Elton John, from the album Wonderful Crazy Night, released 5th February 2016. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 8 articles about Elton John.

About the Artist

Elton John

Elton John

Lyrics

Claw Hammer

[Verse 1]

You're holding back

You're hard to read

Your a 21st century kind

You're lighting fast

Built for speed

A tight lipped modern mind

An architect

Of grand romance

You're a mystery of disguise

You're holed up in your house

Just waiting for the fire

You're buttoned down

All sown up

You're an ontological soul

Cold hard truth

Only proof

What we already know

[Chorus]

You're gonna need a claw hammer

Oh my Lord

To bust on through

And break down your walls

Loosen your lips

Slacken that jaw

It's gonna take a claw hammer

Oh my Lord

[Verse 2]

Look at us fools

Being used

We're totally dumb, surprised

Waiting for you to share with us

The myth behind the lies

Come on out

Throw us a bone

We want to know your intentions

Are you fake

For goodness sake

Or the Mother of Invention

You're buttoned down

All sown up

You're an ontological soul

Cold hard truth

Only proof

What we already know

[Chorus]

You're gonna need a claw hammer

Oh my Lord

To bust on through

And break down your walls

Loosen your lips

Slacken that jaw

It's gonna take a claw hammer

Oh my Lord

You're gonna need a claw hammer

Oh my Lord

To bust on through

And break down your walls

Loosen your lips

Slacken that jaw

It's gonna take a claw hammer

Oh my Lord

It's gonna take a claw hammer

Oh my Lord

It's gonna take a claw hammer

Oh my Lord

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Wonderful Crazy Night

2016

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Album

Wonderful Crazy Night

Release year

2016

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—Free and Easy
—I've Got 2 Wings
—England and America
—Guilty Pleasure
—A Good Heart
—Tambourine
—In the Name of You
—Wonderful Crazy Night
—Looking Up
—Blue Wonderful
—Claw Hammer

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Bernie Taupin, Elton John
Producer: Elton John, T Bone Burnett
Art Direction: Mat Maitland
Creative Director: Tony King
Graphic Design: Mat Maitland
Photography: Juergen Teller