Tears for Fears

Songwriter: Charlton Pettus Curt Smith Roland Orzabal

Producer: Charlton Pettus Tears for Fears

Don't cry for me my baby
Don't say a word
Everyone knows you're a dangerous bird

Fly like a golden eagle
Sleek like the snow
Ticking your time bomb where ever you go

You're sinking a line without a trace
With elegant crimes against the state

Killing with kindness yeah
Making the most of the mess oh yeah
You might want to try this yeah, yeah
Just kill them with kindness yeah, yeah

Bye cruel politician
Now you've been caught
Came from behind
It's a dangerous spot

Green are the seeds of envy
Watch how they grow
Everyone knows there's a fire down below

You're sinking a line without a trace
With elegant crimes against the state

Killing with kindness yeah
Making the most of the mess oh yeah
You might want to try this yeah, yeah
Just kill them with kindness yeah, yeah

Killing with kindness
Raising the ghost from the flesh oh yeah
Don't blind them with science yeah, yeah
Just kill them with kindness yeah, yeah

Turn your back
And you might understand
Become your destiny
And you'll be a lucky man
Don't let anything stand in your way

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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Everybody Loves A Happy Ending

From the album

Everybody Loves A Happy Ending (2004)

Tears for Fears popular songs

Killing With KindnessTears for Fears

Tears for Fears

Everybody Loves A Happy Ending