Tears for Fears

Songwriter: Alan Griffiths Roland Orzabal

Producer: Tim Palmer

[Verse 1]
It seems we caused a forest fire
With just a flicker of a flame
And now I set alight to everything
Now all I do is cause you pain

[Chorus]
I won't keep secrets alive
I'll send them all out to space
Without the will to survive
They won't be going no place
Oh, my angel
Woman, child

[Verse 2]
I used to think the time would come
When man would rise above the beast
I gave up thinking that way long ago
In conversation with a priest

[Chorus]
I won't keep secrets alive
I'll send them all out to space
Without the will to survive
They won't be going no place
Oh, my angel
Woman, child

[Bridge]
We could heal this blindness
With some human kindness
I know secrets kill you
But my love can fill you
Time and time again
Time and time again
It would be so fine
If you could be mine

[Interlude]

[Chorus]
I won't keep secrets alive
I'll send them all out to space
Without the will to survive
They won't be going no place
Oh, my angel
Woman, child

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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