Tears for Fears

Released: October 3, 1995

Songwriter: Alan Griffiths Roland Orzabal

Producer: Tim Palmer

[Verse 1]
Have a friend, calls me up
Says hello and then hangs up
He must have read my mind
These are the days of a different paradigm
Maybe once, even twice
He said "God does not play dice"
Yet if he's everywhere
He's in casinos with aces to spare

[Chorus 1]
Oh, love is God's mistake
Oh, love is God's mistake
Mistake

[Verse 2]
Ours is not to reason why
As we fall from way up high
Into the water
Like a lamb to the slaughter
Even now, God's mistake
Sets us up for one more heartbreak
God you look mighty fine
Dressed as the devil in a cosmic pantomime

[Chorus 2]
Oh, love is God's mistake
Oh, love is God's mistake
Never was so much at stake
Oh, love is God's mistake
Oh, love is God's mistake

[Interlude]

[Chorus 2]
Oh, love is God's mistake
Oh, love is God's mistake
Never was so much at stake
Oh, love is God's mistake
Never was so much at stake
Oh, love is God's mistake

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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