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 other's 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 the 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 a strange And mesmerized as they light the flame. Feel the new wind of change On the wings of night.
No more turning away From the weak and the weary, No more turning away From the coldness inside. Just the 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?