This is a beautiful song. When I last saw Peter Gabriel in concert (have seen him 3 times now), he talked about this song. He and his father had never been really close. As he grew older, his father developed some sort of painful disability, and one of the best therapies was for Peter and his father to sit back to back, arm linked to arm. They would rock back and forth, helping his father strengthen and keep flexible.
As he put it, (and I confess I don't remember all of the details), it was one of the most special times in his life, he took off a long period of time just to be with and help his dad, and they grew closer than they ever had been. You could tell from how he spoke, that is was a very personal, emotional and powerful time for both of them.
Like everything PG does, there is a an amazing depth of emotion carried in very few words.
This is a beautiful song. When I last saw Peter Gabriel in concert (have seen him 3 times now), he talked about this song. He and his father had never been really close. As he grew older, his father developed some sort of painful disability, and one of the best therapies was for Peter and his father to sit back to back, arm linked to arm. They would rock back and forth, helping his father strengthen and keep flexible.
As he put it, (and I confess I don't remember all of the details), it was one of the most special times in his life, he took off a long period of time just to be with and help his dad, and they grew closer than they ever had been. You could tell from how he spoke, that is was a very personal, emotional and powerful time for both of them.
Like everything PG does, there is a an amazing depth of emotion carried in very few words.