Turn Away Lyrics - New Model Army

The candle flickers and the shadows move distorted on the wall 

There's a wire slowly stretching 

And now you ask him all the questions, the same ones as before 

But you know that he is lying 

And with your arms around him now, you're begging please 

But he moves towards the open door 

And you find you're screaming 'no' 

But something breaks this time, you find you cannot move 

Is it wrong to let him walk into the water? 

Close your eyes for just one moment 

You get so tired the endless days of watching over 

And is it wrong as the waves boil up to greet him 

To turn away - he disappears into the tide 

All your love it cannot save him 

All your love it cannot save him 

And everybody holds a secret that draws them with its breath 

The one that will destroy them 

Oh, the warming glow of poison - it's so easy going down 

Just to spite the days of reason 

Oh, my abandoned child, we'll both end up as fools 

I can see it in your craving eyes that I cannot hold you 

All the warning shots will be lost and drowned 

In the roar of the crashing waves 

And is it wrong to let you walk into the water? 

Close my eyes for just one moment 

I get so tired the endless days of watching over 

And is it wrong as the waves boil up to greet you 

To turn away - you disappears into the tide 

All my love it cannot save you 

All my love it cannot save you