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

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Ocean
© Penelope Swales

In the ocean of emotion I was a small boat
He was my mooring, but he let me drift away
When the rope fell in the water
He made no move to retrieve it
It didn’t happen quickly
I watched the distance grow between us
So you see I set sail by default
Straining for his reaching fingers,
But they never came

In this ocean of emotion I am directly in the waves
You are the sand beneath my feet, ever present, ever changing
The shoreline dark and dangerous
Embodies all my past experience
That I must navigate by
But not too close, because it’s treacherous
Sometimes I’m well out of my depth
But you know I get a toehold when you smile

Dry land is deceptive in its safety
The clash between the shore and sea
Is where my lust for living takes me
Ohh------

My feelings come up like the tide
You are the rocks so sure and stable
But sometimes the waves hide
You could be my shelter from the storm
Something to cling to and hold onto
You could be the cruel surface
I could be dashed to bits upon you
Safe harbour I still sometime need
We all know the hard part is gliding in between the reefs

Dry land is deceptive in its safety
The passion ‘tween the shore and sea
Is where my lust for living takes me
Ohh------

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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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