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Shannon
© Penelope Swales 1991

La da, da….

I can see the dawning of a new sun
My eyes are blinded by this one
I’ve sat the night-watch all the way through to dawn
Wake me when the day is done
Oooh… Cool and bright
Walk in the moonlight
I think that I’ll become
A creature of the night

I can see the dawning of a new sun
And the dawning of a realisation
And when I rise to face the world again
It’ll be in the knowledge of what I have done

Oooh….. But you know it’s true
There’s nothing else that I could do
At least I was honest with you

La da da….

I can feel the new sunrise
I can feel it burn into my eyes
And my eyes ache with the weight of the tears that I’ve cried
My cheeks feel tight where they have dried
As I fall into sleep
I can feel where your hands have been
Your fingerprints on me
Are like a map of you
That anyone could read

La da da…

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from Archive Vol. 2: Songs from the Borderline 1989​-​1992, released July 1, 2005
Vocals, Guitar - Penelope Swales
Recorded live at One-C-One folk club, Mechanics Institute, Brunswick, Melbourne by 3CR Dynamic Recorders, Engineered by Trish Anderson

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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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