“Four Kinds of Horses” is the fifth track from Peter Gabriel’s i/o. This is the first official mix of the song, the Bright-Side Mix by Mark “Spike” Stent, released on the “Flower Moon”, the full moon of May 5, 2023.

As reported in Gabriel’s Full Moon Club, there were a number of things that triggered ideas for the song as it developed, including the Buddhist parable of the Four Kinds of Horses, which describes different ways a student can approach their spiritual practice. There is also a focus on “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 “Paradise Now” which shows two young men who end up being trained to become terrorists and it’s a real insight into where the head goes.”