Tears for Fears

Songwriter: Charlton Pettus Curt Smith Roland Orzabal

Producer: Charlton Pettus Tears for Fears

Tired of this elegant life
With the best will in the world
It's a thorn in your side

Dazed, not a little confused
Let the patient do the work
They got nothing to lose

I told you
I'd hold you
'til the last days on earth

Ties that are tested and tried
Like the crushing of the waves
We'll be lost in the tide

Talk away the pain for the very last time
Like an echo in a cave
Let it die in your mind

I told you
I'd hold you
'Til the last days on earth

If you should fall into these open arms
You would be blessed not just with youth
Wake up your mind life is a loaded gun
Where nothing on earth lies like the truth

Ties that are tested and tried
Like the crashing of the waves
We'll be lost in the tide

Talk away the pain for the very last time
Like an echo in a cave
Let it die in our mind

I told you
I'd hold you
'Til the last days on earth

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.

more tracks from the album

Everybody Loves A Happy Ending

From the album

Everybody Loves A Happy Ending (2004)

Tears for Fears popular songs

Last Days On EarthTears for Fears

Tears for Fears

Everybody Loves A Happy Ending