Lyrics
Verse 1
Sometimes discouraged, but not defeated
Cast down, but not destroyed
There are times I don't understand
But, I believe it's turning around for me
Verse 2
I've had struggles and disappointments
There are times I felt so alone
Some of my friends they let me down
But, I still believe it's turning around for me
Chorus (x2)
Around for me
Around for me
Around for me
It's turning around for me
Bridge
I can see the breaking of day
God is making a way
A change is coming for me
If I stand strong and believe
There's no reason to doubt
I know He's working it out
And it's turning around for me
Vamp
And it won't always be like this
He will perfect that concerning me
And sooner or later it will turn in my favor
It's turning around for me
It won't always be like this
The Lord will perfect that concerning me
Sooner or later turn in my favor
Sooner or later turn in my favor
It's turning around for me
Chorus (Repeat)
Around for me
Around for me
Around for me
It's turning around for me
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Turning Around for Me” by Vashawn Mitchell is a song of hope for people who feel worn down. It opens with “discouraged, but not defeated” and “cast down, but not destroyed,” wording close to 2 Corinthians 4:8-9. The verses admit struggles, disappointments, and friends who let the singer down, yet each one ends with the same belief: “it’s turning around for me.”
The bridge moves from endurance to expectation, saying the singer can see the breaking of day, that God is making a way, and that a change is coming for those who stand strong and believe. The closing vamp says “it won’t always be like this” and that “the Lord will perfect that concerning me,” which echoes Psalm 138:8.
The repeated hook works as a declaration of faith that hard times will pass and that God is working out good, recalling Romans 8:28. The message is patience and trust until the favor turns.
Related Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 Cast down, but not destroyed
- Psalm 138:8 The Lord will perfect that which concerns me
- Romans 8:28 God works all things for good