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Recorded and engineered by Michael Wade at his home studio in Carlton in December 1995. This song with "Ocean" and "Nelly van Dale" are a sample of numerous songs recorded in these sessions.

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Confidante
© Penelope Swales

You put in my hands so much trust
You gave me your diary
From a time when your life
Was heaving and changing
The roller-coaster ride
Left my stomach behind on the sharp bends
I was quite ill by the time it ended

So much passion gone to waste
Tell me about it
You have held me, I’ve hid my face
And cried my grief out, it
Does no good, it heals no scars
I’m sorry folks,
But it does take more than a good cry to heal a broken heart.

Lovers may come and lovers may go
But you are my confidante
Our love may cruise or our love may grow
But you can be confident
Of my heart
Of my continuing regard
People might think I’m foolish,
But I’ve long since ceased to care.

The tangled knot of wrongness in a life
We contemplate it
We hesitate to use our knife
For its irrevocable nature
We are trapped, held in
By an army of what-might-have-beens
And still more dangerous,
That phalanx of what-ifs

So much passion gone to waste
You tell me about it
I have held you, you’ve hid your face
And cried your grief out, it
Does no good, it heals no scars
What you like about me
Is that I know it takes more than a good cry to heal a broken heart.

Lovers may come and lovers may go
But I am your confidante
Our love may ebb or our love may flow
But I can be confident
Of my heart
Of my continuing regard
People might think you’re foolish,
But I know you’ve ceased to care.

And lying in someone else’s arms
The thoughts that pierce a late-night bed
I wonder if there’s anybody else I’ve ever met
Who understands the grief and tears and blood I’ve shed

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from 'Archive': Demos, Out​-​takes and One​-​offs 1995​-​2000, released January 7, 2001
Vocals, guitar - Penelope Swales

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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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