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PowerTears for Fears

Released: June 7, 1993

Songwriter: Alan Griffiths Roland Orzabal

Producer: Tim Palmer Alan Griffiths Roland Orzabal

[Verse 1]
Last year's rivals share their blood
Sailor sworn to secrecy
Ride the waves and stem the flood
The tides of endless enmity
Power now is all the rage
Sons and daughters of the gun
Hungry babies come of age
Phasers switched and set to stun

[Chorus]
Power now
Power how?
Power wow
Here's power

[Post-Chorus]
If you're seeking power

[Verse 2]
Doctor held you tight and torn
Boy, he was a lucky man
Out of you the future born
Slight of foot and sight of hand
Douse the candle, dim the light
Focus not on fire or flame
Don't believe that might is right
Your soul can turn you just the same

[Chorus]
Power now
Power how?
If you're seeking power
Power wow
Here's power

[Chorus]
Power now
Power how?
If you're seeking power
Power wow
Here's power

[Interlude]

[Bridge]
If you take my breath away
The whole damn thing will turn and return
Redefined, rearranged, rearranged
If you're seeking power
And 'til my dying the day
I guess I'll have to burn just to learn
This the time, this the place
To show a human face

[Verse 3]
Dressed to kill, we guessed you might
Friend or foe or family
We'll sacrifice the Virgin white
Her death will be the life of me
Power now is all the rage
Don't excuse it, use it well
Keep the lion in his cage
Free from hunger, free from hell

[Chorus]
Power now
Power how?
If you're seeking power
Power wow
Here's power

[Chorus]
Power now
Power how?
If you're seeking power
Power wow
Here's power

Tears for Fears

Tears for Fears are an English pop band formed in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.

The group rose to fame in 1982 with single “Mad World”, which made it to number 3 in the UK charts and paved the way for the huge success of debut album The Hurting, released in 1983. However, it wasn’t until Songs from the Big Chair in 1985, a change in musical direction towards pop, that the band made it internationally. The record proved to be hit, reaching #2 in the UK and #1 in the US charts, and contains their most well-known singles, “Shout” and “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”. Third album The Seeds of Love, released in 1989, performed similarly, entering the UK Albums charts at #1.

In 1991, the band broke up. Curt Smith went on as a solo artist while Roland Orzabal continued as Tears for Fears, releasing Elemental in 1993 to much success in the UK (though significantly less in the US) and Raoul and the Kings of Spain in 1995, which did poorly in the charts, only reaching #41 in the UK but with some acclaim in continental Europe. In 2000, Curt and Roland reunited and recorded what became Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, released in 2004 to positive reviews and moderate success. The band currently continues to tour.

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