“Solsbury Hill” is the debut solo single
of English musician Peter Gabriel.
He wrote the song about a spiritual experience
atop Little Solsbury Hill in Somerset, England.
When the human race learns to read
the language of symbolism,
a great veil will fall from
the eyes of men.
A set of axes which enable an observer to measure the position and motion of all bodies in some system relative to the reference frame.
And the sun went down
as I crossed the hill
And the town lit up
the world got still
Standing, stretching every nerve
I had to listen had no choice
I did not believe the information
The ancient school of Pyrrho of Elis that stressed the uncertainty of our beliefs in order to oppose dogmatism.
Just had to trust imagination
My heart going boom, boom, boom
Son, he said, grab your things
I’ve come to take you home
The ability to confront and deal with reality by using the creative power of the mind; resourcefulness.
To keep in silence I resigned
My friends would think I was a nut
The use of mockery, shame, or the threat of social exclusion to discourage individuals from questioning prevailing group beliefs, causing them to self-censor or doubt their own reasoning.
I do think it a tragedy, however, that government school children are left in the dark about the existence of influential groups with complex social agendas
aimed at their lives.
John Taylor Gatto
The Underground History of American Education
Frame of reference (philosophy)
A set of assumptions, ideas and standards that form a viewpoint from which philosophical, religious and other ideas may be evaluated.
When illusion spin her net
I’m never where I want to be
And liberty she pirouette
When I think that I am free
The word ‘occult‘ comes from the Latin occultus, meaning ‘hidden’. In modern times the word is used for those sciences and arts involved with looking into the secret world which is supposed to lie behind the world of our familiar experience.
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.
All my instincts, they return
and the grand facade,
so soon will burn
Sometimes this philosophy has been hidden from the public and at other times it has been placed in plain view – though always in such a way as to remain unrecognized by outsiders.
All those signs,
I knew what they meant
Some things you can invent
Some get made,
and some get sent
Oh, there’s a river that winds on forever
I’m gonna see where it leads
Notes & References
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The Language of SymbolismWhen the human race learns to read the language of symbolism, a great veil will fall from the eyes of men.Source: Melchizedek and the Mystery of Fire by Manly P. Hall
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Complex Social AgendasI do think it a tragedy, however, that government school children are left in the dark about the existence of influential groups with complex social agendas aimed at their lives.Source: The Underground History of American Education by John Taylor Gatto
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Looking into the Secret WorldThe word 'occult' comes from the Latin occultus, meaning 'hidden'. In modern times the word is used for those sciences and arts involved with looking into the secret world which is supposed to lie behind the world of our familiar experience.Source: Secret Symbolism in Occult Art by Fred Gettings
🎼 Song Excerpts
All Those Signs I Knew What They MeantAll those signs, I knew what they meant - Some things you can invent - Some get made, and some get sentSource: Speed of Sound by Coldplay
He Was Something to ObserveI 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 voiceSource: Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel
- I Did Not Believe the InformationI did not believe the information I just had to trust imagination
Source: Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel
- I Think That I Am FreeWhen illusion spin her net, I'm never where I want to be - And liberty she pirouette, when I think that I am free
Source: Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel
- I’ve Come to Take You HomeMy heart going boom, boom, boom - Son, he said, grab your things I’ve come to take you home
Source: Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel
The Grand Facade So Soon Will BurnAll my instincts, they return and the grand facade, so soon will burnSource: In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel
The World Got StillAnd the sun went down, as I crossed the hill - And the town lit up, the world got stillSource: Learning to Fly (Tom Petty) by Tom Petty
There’s a River That Winds On ForeverOh, there's a river that winds on forever - I'm gonna see where it leadsSource: Ends of the Earth by Lord Huron
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🔎 Lexicon
AssumptionAn assuming that something is true.- Complex Social AgendasA broad term referring to the coordinated or unspoken goals of institutions, think tanks, political movements, or social actors seeking to influence society at scale — often without public awareness or consent.
- Epistemic MockeryThe use of mockery, shame, or the threat of social exclusion to discourage individuals from questioning prevailing group beliefs, causing them to self-censor or doubt their own reasoning.
- FacadeA false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect.
- Frame of Reference (Philosophy)A set of assumptions, ideas and standards that form a viewpoint from which philosophical, religious and other ideas may be evaluated.
- Frame of Reference (Physics)A set of axes which enable an observer to measure the position and motion of all bodies in some system relative to the reference frame.
- IllusionThe condition of being deceived by a false perception or belief.
- ImaginationThe ability to confront and deal with reality by using the creative power of the mind; resourcefulness.
- MotionAn act, process, or instance of changing place.
- OccultismThe term occultism derives from occult, itself adopted from the Latin word occultus, meaning “hidden” or “secret.” In medieval and early modern Europe this term had been used in reference to “occult properties,” or forces that, even if invisible to the human eye, were believed to exist within material objects. In the 16th century the term occult gained additional meanings, coming to also describe specific traditions of thought, usually called “occult sciences” or “occult philosophies.” Among the traditions repeatedly labeled under these terms were alchemy, astrology, and magia naturalis (“natural magic”), all of which are now typically regarded as forms of esotericism.
- PhilosophyThe study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.
- SkepticismThe ancient school of Pyrrho of Elis that stressed the uncertainty of our beliefs in order to oppose dogmatism.
- SymbolismThe practice of representing things by means of symbols or of attributing symbolic meanings or significance to objects, events, or relationships.
