Tears for Fears

Released: September 25, 1995

Songwriter: Alan Griffiths Roland Orzabal

Producer: Roland Orzabal Alan Griffiths

[Verse 1]
It's not suicide or amnesia
Guess I'll kiss and tell, kiss and tell
If you do decide at your leisure
They can weave their spell, weave their spell

[Chorus]
All of the angels
Calling us home
We leave tomorrow
We leave everything we own

[Verse 2]
And I will be sad as I'm leaving
As they take my hand, take my hand
We won't criticise others leaving
We will understand, understand, yeah

[Chorus]
All of the angels
Calling us home
We leave tomorrow
We leave everything we own, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
All of the angels
Calling us home
We leave tomorrow
We leave everything we own
Everything we own, everything we own

[Bridge]
Say goodbye to the world and it's false conclusions
Know that time is a wall and one more illusion
Come alive with the songs and their live concretions
Leave the keys in the car, we won't go very far

[Verse 3]
If you realise they are with you
And they're here today, here today
With the secret prize they will give you
It will be okay, be okay, yeah

[Chorus]
All of the angels
Calling us home
We leave tomorrow
We leave everything we own, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
All of the angels
Calling us home
We leave tomorrow
We leave everything we own
Everything we own, everything we own
Everything we own, everything we own
Everything we own, everything we own

[Outro]
All of the angels
All of the angels

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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