San Jacinto Lyrics

Lyric discussion by miker00lz 

Cover art for San Jacinto lyrics by Peter Gabriel

The song is about how the native american culture has been watered down, and all but completely eradicated by the white man when they came to the country. It's about their lands being tuned into simply tourist traps for white folks.. how it's all commercialized and exploited now. "Geronimo's Disco", "Sit 'n Bull Steakhouse", etc.

Peter Gabriel himself has talked about the song and it's meaning a number of times.

Song Meaning

"hey now... waka tanka" sometimes, heard when wind blows tree leaves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqZhQgihUgk

http://thequietus.com/articles/07003-peter-gabriel-interview