Tears for Fears

Released: February 19, 1990

Songwriter: Roland Orzabal

Producer: Dave Bascombe Tears for Fears

[Intro: Roland Orzabal]
I can't guarantee that
I can't guarantee that
I can't guarantee that

[Interlude: Roland Orzabal & Nicky Holland]
Johnny Panic
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams

[Verse 1: Roland Orzabal & Nicky Holland]
I get excited by the news of today
What seems unstable may be able to stay
Johnny Panic
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams

[Verse 2: Roland Orzabal & Nicky Holland]
My flame is heart, my baby do as she please
What good is living, when you live in disease
Johnny Panic
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams

[Verse 3: Roland Orzabal & Nicky Holland]
I dream of heaven, it's a heavenly place
Why fall in love when you can fall from grace
With Johnny Panic?
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams

[Verse 4: Biti Strauchn]
High time we made a stand and shook up the views of the common man
And the lovetrain rides from coast to coast
D.J.'s the man we love the most
Could you be, could you be squeaky clean
And smash any hope of democracy?
As the headline says you're free to choose
There's egg on your face and mud on your shoes
One of these days they're gonna call it the blues

[Interlude: Roland Orzabal]
I can't guarantee that
I can't guarantee that

[Verse 5: Biti Strauchn]
I spy tears in their eyes
They look to the skies for some kind of divine intervention
Food goes to waste
So nice to eat, so nice to taste
Politician granny with your high ideals
Have you no idea how the majority feels?
So without love and a promised land
We're fools to the rules of a government plan
Kick out the style, bring back the jam
And bring back the jam

[Outro: Roland Orzabal]
I can't guarantee that
I can't guarantee that
I can't guarantee that
I can't guarantee that
I can't guarantee that
I can't guarantee that

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 Wants to Rule the World: The Collection

From the albums

The Sun
The Seeds of Love (1989)
Everybody Wants to Rule the World: The Collection (2013)

Tears for Fears popular songs

Johnny Panic and the Bible of DreamsTears for Fears

Tears for Fears

Everybody Wants to Rule the World: The Collection