The song is, as BlimpyJones said, about Peter Gabriel leaving Genesis. There's a bit more to it than that.
After he left, he wasn't sure if he would continue making music - he felt he had lost his inspiration. But he went to see a Bruce Springsteen concert and was invigorated by Bruce's love and energy; that, at least partly, inspired him to start his solo career.
The eagle in the song is Bruce: as petere gabriel sings, 'he was something to observe". (Bruce is also the subject, though less flatteringly, of Prefab Sprout's Cars and Girls.)
The song is, as BlimpyJones said, about Peter Gabriel leaving Genesis. There's a bit more to it than that.
After he left, he wasn't sure if he would continue making music - he felt he had lost his inspiration. But he went to see a Bruce Springsteen concert and was invigorated by Bruce's love and energy; that, at least partly, inspired him to start his solo career.
The eagle in the song is Bruce: as petere gabriel sings, 'he was something to observe". (Bruce is also the subject, though less flatteringly, of Prefab Sprout's Cars and Girls.)