Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Vashti Bunyan
Canonical path: /vashti-bunyan/turning-backs
Related lyric paths: 6
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Turning Backs
Read Turning Backs lyrics by Vashti Bunyan on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Turning Backs
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Indifference is the hardest blow
It is the wind and icy snow
That falls on green shoots as they grow
In winter when the spring's too slow
Indifference is the coldest hand
It is the wave that clears the sand
Of castles built by baby hands
Before the gulls come in to land
Indifference is the hardest ground
It is the stony silent sound
Of plainsong echoing unfound
Until their voices have left town
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Vashti Bunyan performs "Turning Backs", and this lyric page sits inside the Vashti Bunyan catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Rainbow River and Seventeen Pink Sugar Elephants with a short reason for opening each page next.
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