To me, it sounds like a frantic parent after their child gets run over by a car. Or perhaps getting hurt in some other way? This is one of those songs I can't even listen to any more, because it just brings me to tears just thinking about it.
I read somewhere that one of PG's daughters almost died for some reason back while he was with Genesis. When she recovered, he realized that what he was missing, and that is what sowed the seeds in his mind for him wanting to leave the band. Maybe this song is a tribute to that event from long ago?
To me, it sounds like a frantic parent after their child gets run over by a car. Or perhaps getting hurt in some other way? This is one of those songs I can't even listen to any more, because it just brings me to tears just thinking about it.
I read somewhere that one of PG's daughters almost died for some reason back while he was with Genesis. When she recovered, he realized that what he was missing, and that is what sowed the seeds in his mind for him wanting to leave the band. Maybe this song is a tribute to that event from long ago?