Then You Turn Away

About Then You Turn Away

"Then You Turn Away" is a song by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and the third single released from their album Sugar Tax. It peaked at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart in 1991. Its follow-up single, "Call My Name", peaked at the same position. It was not released as a 12".

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I didn't want to see you
Not when you're at your best
Or talk about the weather
I couldn't pass the test

So many things I do
So many things I say
Give you the wrong idea
So many things I do
So many things I say
Just make a fool of me

(And) then you turn away
Then you turn away.
I couldn't help but call you
I waited almost all the week
I didn't want to hear you
Laughing aloud at me
 
There's people saying that it's obvious
That I'm wasting my time on you
There's people saying that it's obvious
That I've fallen in love -
It's not true, (it's) not true, (it's) not true...

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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are a British New Wave group formed in 1978, whose founding members, Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals), are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England. The band rose to fame with their fourth single "Enola Gay", which became a major hit throughout Europe in 1980, and achieved worldwide popularity the following year with their third album Architecture & Morality. Regarded as the band's seminal work, it spawned three international hit singles and propelled them to superstar status in their home country. OMD, whose music frequently eschewed traditional pop music arrangements in favour of experimentation, were retrospectively described by AllMusic's Ned Raggett as having been… more »

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