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Back to Me  1992 Penelope Swales


Word got back to me
Gives me some indication of what you thought of my request
Well, It got me thinkin’
Find it’s much what I expected though always hoping for the best
This suite of songs
This spate of songs dedicated to one I love
Well, they’ve got me thinkin’
Hasn’t done me too much good
Maybe I should dedicate one to myself

This song is dedicated to my capacity to survive
This song is dedicated to my love of being alive
It’s dedicated to other hearts like mine
I know there’s other hearts like mine
And other hearts like thine

Passion is a curse
You may fly higher but you fall lower
And noone ever knows what you’re talking about
Satisfaction
Satisfaction will flee before you just like leaves before the wind
Gratification – whoo! Forget it!
You may scream and cry and shout
And they’ll never know what you’re talking about
Compensation
Learn the read the signs and take in stride and take some pride and learn to shout

This song is dedicated to my capacity to survive
This song is dedicated to my love of being alive
It’s dedicated to other hearts like mine
I know there’s other hearts like mine
Lovin’ other hearts like thine

Word got back to me
Somethin’ someone said about somethin’ that you had somethin’ to say about
People question me
Wanting simple answers watin to betold just what to think about it
Some of themtesting me, teasing me
What’s this I hear ‘bout da-de-da-de-da-de-da-de-da-da-da”
Whoa – the complexity
Is beyond a loving heart so why should I pander to that spite

This process is frustrating, but I have the capacity to survive
This pain is compensated by my love of being alive
It’s compensated by other hearts like mine
By having the love of other heart like mine
So, if word gets back to you
If you feel you’re implicated in any of the songs I write
Well – no, it isn’t true
On this occasion, something else was on my mind

This song is dedicated to my capacity to survive
This song is dedicated to my love of being alive
It’s dedicated to other hearts like mine
And if you’ve got a heart like mine

This song is dedicated to your capacity to survive
This song is dedicated to your love of being alive
It’s dedicated to other hearts like mine
I’m dedicated to other hearts like mine

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from Between Light and Dark, released September 11, 1993
Penelope Swales - vocals, rhythm and lead guitars
Geoff Hassall - drums
Bob Clark - fretless bass

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Penelope Swales Boolarra, Australia

Penelope Swales has been articulating the human condition with passion and humour for 30+ years. She sings about politics, love, friendship, the unbreakable bond between us and dogs and the impact of the Internet on society. She won the 2019 Alistair Hulett Songs for Social Justice Award with “Cambridge Analytica”. “The Ides of March in Christchurch" was short-listed for the same award in 2020. ... more

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