a slow-building metaphor for radical terrorism on “Four Kinds of Horses,” the latest single he’s released fromOn the song, which made its debut Friday as a remix , he sings, “Your mind is made up so certain what is right/But when they ordered everything/Will they see you were born so bright.” The music, which features some keys courtesy of Brian Eno, feels atmospheric, swirling and sparkling around Gabriel’s voice.
Gabriel said in a statement that he followed that prompt to write about “the interesting overlap of religion and peace on the one hand and violence and terrorism on the other. There was also a wonderful film by Hany Abu-Assad, called, which shows two young men who end up being trained to become terrorists and it’s a real insight into where the head goes.”