Nocturnals Lyrics

Lyric discussion by fredwardjaydavies 

Cover art for Nocturnals lyrics by Peter Gabriel

At first I just dug this song because of the groove and the wicked acoustic guitar break. Then I started really listening to the words, and realized how creepy they were. Started poking around online, and from what I can tell, PG is referring to the "death flights" during the Argentine war.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_flights

Now I dig the song for all sorts of other reasons. Leave it to Peter (npi) to succeed in translating such a gruesome topic into a truly moving piece of art. The guy is a master.