Tears for Fears

Released: October 10, 1995

Songwriter: Alan Griffiths Roland Orzabal

Producer: Alan Griffiths Roland Orzabal

[Verse 1]
Mistress of the mind
Take me where the air is clean
Ignorance is kind
Emerald and evergreen

[Pre-Chorus 1]
30 days September
Year of miracle and grief
Through the haze, remember
You're an animal, not a mineral

[Chorus]
And we won the war, lost the war
Lost the battle, won the battle
Won the war, lost the war
Lost the battle
All for the love of the humdrum and humble
Colour for the colourblind
All for the love of the humdrum and humble

[Verse 2]
Through the human eye
Nature a soul extreme
Nothing seems to die
Pictures in a magazine

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Through the maze, precisely
Through the myriad of schemes
With your gaze, entice me
Like an animal, not a mineral

[Chorus]
And we won the war, lost the war
Lost the battle, won the battle
Won the war, lost the war
Lost the battle
All for the love of the humdrum and humble
Colour for the colourblind
All for the love of the humdrum and humble

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Through the maze, precisely
Through the myriad of schemes
With your gaze, entice me
Like an animal, not a mineral

[Interlude]

[Chorus]
And we won the war, lost the war
Lost the battle, won the battle
Won the war, lost the war
Lost the battle
All for the love of the humdrum and humble
Colour for the colourblind
All for the love of the humdrum and humble
Rubbishing the philistines
All for the love of the humdrum and humble

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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Raoul and the Kings of Spain

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Raoul and the Kings of Spain (1995)

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Raoul and the Kings of Spain