Solsbury Hill

Moved By The Words…

“Grab your things, I’ve come to take you home” and then in the end, once he’s thought the offer over, it’s>

“You can keep my things, they’ve come to take me home”

There’s the epiphany symbolized by the eagle flying out of the night sky…

Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
I could see the city light
Wind was blowing, time stood still
Eagle flew out of the night

He was something to observe
Came in close, I heard a voice
Standing, stretching every nerve
I had to listen, had no choice

I did not believe the information
Just had to trust imagination
My heart going “Boom-boom-boom”
“Son, ” he said
“Grab your things, I’ve come to take you home”
Hey, back home

To keep in silence I resigned
My friends would think I was a nut
Turning water into wine
Open doors would soon be shut

So I went from day to day
Though my life was in a rut
‘Til I thought of what I’d say
Which connection I should cut

I was feeling part of the scenery
I walked right out of the machinery
My heart going “Boom-boom-boom”
“Hey, ” he said
“Grab your things, I’ve come to take you home”
Hey, back home

When illusion spin her net
I’m never where I wanna be
And liberty, she pirouette
When I think that I am free

Watched by empty silhouettes
Who close their eyes but still can see
No one taught them etiquette
I will show another me

Today I don’t need a replacement
I’ll tell them what the smile on my face meant
My heart going “Boom-boom-boom”
“Hey, ” I said
“You can keep my things, they’ve come to take me home”

Solsbury Hill

Explained in this article>

9. It’s about Genesis, but it doesn’t have to be. The story of “Solsbury Hill” — of personal epiphany, of hard decision-making, and of breaking free — was unsurprisingly interpreted to be inspired by Gabriel’s split from his old group, and the singer-songwriter has explained, “It’s about being prepared to lose what you have for what you might get, or what you are for what you might be. It’s about letting go.” It makes sense, and it certainly enriches the song to know just why Gabriel was worried about his friends thinking he “was a nut,” for making the risky choice to leave his best-selling group to go his own way.

But it doesn’t really matter. The beauty of Peter Gabriel’s first solo single isn’t in its backstory, it’s in its foreground — every word and every note carrying the tingling feeling of inspiration, of the entire world being right there at your fingertips. Really, the details of Genesis’ career arc feel like small potatoes within the realm of the song’s grandeur, as would any other such literal explanation. Some songs just feel like they’re about something greater, and “Solsbury Hill” is one of them.

Billboard Magazine

Which echoes Christ’s call to all of us>

Take Up the Cross and Follow Him

²³ Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross ^[b]daily, and follow Me. ²⁴ For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. ²⁵ For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost? ²⁶ For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels. ²⁷ But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.”

Luke 9:23-27 NKJV

Moving forward… a ship that’s anchored cannot be steered… because it is not in motion>

²¹ Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”

Isaiah 30:21 NIV

Our part, our will is engaged as we walk forward… the only way out is through.

Right there, hidden in plain sight… he’s somewhere that he knows he doesn’t belong… it reminds me of that scene in Brave Heart… where Uncle Argyle comes to take him away… after his family is murdered…

But wait, no… young lad there doesn’t want to leave home… his home is shattered…

Here in this song is some one who has settled for something that he doesn’t feel at home in…