Meaning of Peter Gabriel's "Mercy Street"

[lishka@cernvax.cern.ch (christopher lishka)]

[ Note: I posted this before, but it seems to have disappeared during
newsgroup/mailing-list gateway troubles.  -- Chris ]

Since all you Kate fans seem to know a lot about Peter Gabriel, I
would to ask a question which has been nagging at the back of my mind
for years.

What is Peter Gabriel's song "Mercy Street" (off the _So_ album)
about?  It seems to be about a very painful incestuous relationship
between a daughter and her father.  I get this through the following
lyrics:

		Confessing all her secrets
		In a warm melted box
		To the priest - he's the doctor -
		He can handle the shocks.

		[...]

		Looking for mercy, in her Daddy's eyes.

This song is one of the most haunting I have heard.  It was also
dedicated to a woman, who's name I forget.

So, does anyone have any information?  Thanks!

						.oO Chris Oo.

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Christopher Lishka       It is not safe out here.  It is wonderous, with
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lishka@cernvax.cern.ch   But it is not for the timid. -- Q