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On The Turning Away - Pink Floyd
Album: A Momentary Lapse of Reason
genre: Progressive Rock
On the turning away
From the pale and downtrodden
And the words they say
Which we won’t understand
“Don’t accepting that what’s happening
It’s 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
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?
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Lyrics added by Isabelle P.
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- Composition: Anthony Moore, David Gilmour
- Release Date: 14 December 1987