On the turning away
From the pale and down trodden
And the words they say
Which we won't understand
"Don't accept that what's happening
Is just a case of others ' suffering
Or you'll find that you're joining in
The turning away"
*
It's a sin that somehow
Light is changing to shadow
And casting its shroud
Over all we have known
Unaware how the ranks have grown
Driven on by a heart of stone
We could find that we're all alone
In the dream of the proud
*
On the wings of the night
As the daytime is stirring
Where the speechless unite
In a silent accord
Using words you will find are strange
And mesmerised as they light the
lame
Feel the new wind of change
On the wings of the night
*
No more turning away
From the weak and the weary
No more turning away
From the coldness inside
Just a world that we all must share
It's not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that there'll be
No more turning away?
