Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
I could see the city light
Wind was blowing, time stood still
Solsbury Hill est une chanson folk rock écrite par le musicien britannique Peter Gabriel, parue en 1977 sur son premier album solo, Peter Gabriel. Elle raconte une expérience spirituelle au sommet de la colline de Solsbury Hill dans le Somerset, en Angleterre. Peter Gabriel écrivit cette chanson peu après avoir quitté le groupe rock progressif Genesis (avec lequel il a été chanteur et membre fondateur), pour expliquer les raisons de son départ.
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
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"
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'll 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 want to 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 (pop) 1977 @.jpg)
