The Confessor

About The Confessor

"The Confessor" is a song by Joe Walsh that appeared on his 1985 album of the same name. It is the longest song on the album clocking in at 7 minutes and 6 seconds, and it has two segments. The first segment is a slow acoustic intro, and Joe Walsh sings an introductory verse before the second segment, which is hard rock. After the slow introduction, the drums kick in, and Joe Walsh sings a couple more verses before the instrumental bridge section, where he plays his solos and riffs. Although the song failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, it did manage to reach #8 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. When Walsh toured Australia and the US, the song was on the set list. more »

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1985

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If you look at your reflection at the bottom of the well 
What you see is only on the surface 
When you try to see the meaning, hidden underneath
The measure of the depth can be deceiving 
The bottom has a rocky reputation 

You can feel it in the distance the deeper down
You stare
From up above it's hard to see 
But you know when you're there
On the bottom words are shallow
The surface talk is cheap
You can only judge the distance by the company you keep 
In the eyes of the confessor

In the eyes of the confessor
There's no place you can hide
You can't hide from the eyes (of the confessor) 
Don't you even try 
In the eyes of the confessor 
You can't tell a lie
You cannot tell a lie (to the confessor) 
Strip you down to size
Naked as the day that you were born
Naked as the day that you were born

Take all the trauma, drama, comments
The guilt and doubt and shame 
The what if's and if only's 
The shackles and the chains 
The violence and aggression
The pettiness and scorn
The jealousy and hatred
The tempest and discord
And give it up

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Joe Walsh

Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has been a member of three commercially successful bands: the James Gang, Barnstorm, and the Eagles. He has also experienced success both as a solo artist and prolific session musician. He holds the 54 spot in Rolling Stone magazine's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." more »

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