On the turning away
From the pale and downtrodden
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 it's 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 flame
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?
