Turn Away

Booklet: https://tinyurl.com/5e9svdb3 -- At the gate They wait Hands out Teeth bright Every wound Wants light Every mouth Wants more Every knock Is war Do not call Do not feed Let the street Bleed its need Close the door Kill the flame Leave the room With your name You owe them Nothing. Not your blood Not your sleep Keep the gold Where it burns Roots go down Silence learns Turn away Turn away Find the space They cannot take Step outside Let noise die Breathe beneath The wider sky Give them less Keep your mind Leave the hollow Dark behind Turn away Turn away Find the space And stay Find the space And stay They will praise Your wound Call it love Call it truth They will sell Your pain Back to you As proof Do not kneel Do not explain Do not answer In the rain Angels pass No reply Even heaven Walks on by What you save Will save you What you spend is gone Close the ring Hold the line Sacred things stand alone Turn away Turn away Find the space They cannot take Step outside Let noise die Breathe beneath The wider sky Give them less Keep your mind Leave the hollow Dark behind Turn away Turn away Find the space And stay Find the space And stay A tree Does not beg The axe To understand A flame Does not ask The dark For permission What you give To the hungry Becomes Their law. What you keep In silence Becomes Your soul Built alone Built alone Built alone Turn away Turn away Let them burn What they made Turn away Turn away Keep the light Keep the space Turn away Turn away Let the noise Decay Turn away Turn away Find the space They cannot take Step outside Let noise die Breathe beneath The wider sky Give them less Keep your mind Leave the hollow Dark behind Turn away Turn away Find the space And stay Keep the gold Keep the flame Leave the world To its game Turn away Turn away Find the space And stay Roots run deep Noise gets old Underneath The wider sky Turn away