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Nightmares
© Penelope Swales 1989

Windin’ my way through this maze
Some people call today
I’m not altogether sure that I’m not lost
I don’t believe the people that surround me know the way
Any more than I do though they’re telling me who’s boss

I put forward my opinions, people tell me that I’m weird
I find I’m caring less about the values of my peers
I don’t bother telling them what they don’t wanna hear
They won’t believe it

For the first time in four years,
I’m back with people my own age
I’m reminded of how much I don’t belong
Re-hashing the old fashions
That they’re told lead the way
I’d forgotten that the pressure was so strong

I put forward my opinions, people tell me that I’m strange
They seem to think that I should fit the role that’s been arranged
Then they shake their heads at me and tell me that I’ve changed
I don’t believe it

Ahhh..

Everybody’s the new version of the one that’s gone before
What I call nightmares they pursue as dreams
It’s just a mess of bored and scornful faces on the floor
So busy blending in that I can’t see the seams

If I put forward my opinion and he tells me that I’m right
I find I’m getting choosy on who gets to spend the night
It used to be that any speck of interest got me tight
Coz I believed it

Ahhh…

If I put forward my opinion and he tells me that I’m right
I find I’m getting choosy on who gets to spend the night
It used to be that any speck of interest got me tight
Coz I believed it


Ahhh….

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from Archive Vol. 2: Songs from the Borderline 1989​-​1992, released July 1, 2005
Penelope Swales - lead and backing vocals, guitar
Rowan Brown - drums, backing vocals
Holger Schnabel - 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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