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Turn Around
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Aug 4, 2026 updated
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Twila Paris's 'Turn Around' is a gentle but urgent call to stop running from the very place where belonging and freedom are found. The song speaks to someone chasing new dreams and distractions, only to realize that true peace comes from turning back to God. It captures the restlessness of searching for identity and purpose in all the wrong directions, while gently reminding the listener that what they are looking for is already behind them. The repeated refrain emphasizes the need to reverse course and return to the source of life and love.
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There's a new fantasy on the horizon
So you're gonna give it a try
Really to me, you know that isn't surprising
For sometime now reality's been passing you by
You're running and running in every direction
Going to someplace where you can be free
But you won't be able to make the connection
The place that you're running from is where you should be
And you're losing your mind
Trying to find what you're leaving behind you
This kind of searching for where you belong
Is only going to blind you
To what you could have found
You've got to turn around
(Turn it around)
You've got to turn around
(Turn it around)
You're running and running in every direction
Going to someplace where you can be free
But you won't be able to make the connection
The place that you're running from is where you should be
And you're losing your mind
Trying to find what you're leaving behind you
This kind of searching for where you belong
Is only going to blind you
To what you could have found
You've got to turn around
(Turn it around)
You've got to turn around
(Turn it around)
You're just losing your mind
Trying to find what you're leaving behind you
This kind of searching for where you belong
Is only going to blind you
To what you could have found
You've got to turn around
(Turn it around)
You've got to turn around
(Turn it around)
You've got to turn around
(Turn it around)