Released: September 14, 2004
Songwriter: Charlton Pettus Curt Smith Roland Orzabal
Producer: Charlton Pettus Tears for Fears
[Verse 1]
28 days of rain
Flashfloods in February
Back in our boats again
Bathwater and the baby
What am I gonna do?
There's been a lot of drinking
Looking at ghosts of you
While all the world is sinking
Ten thousand miles into the atmosphere
My body shakes, is there a welcome here?
[Chorus]
Closest thing to heaven
How do you do it?
Closest thing to heaven, heaven
[Verse 2]
Throw your arms 'round the world
Make love your destination
Here we go, boys and girls
Act like a generation
Give me that ball and chain
By now it must be hurting
Dragging your feet again
Just like a beast of burden
When one and one and one make two
I know I'm high because I've captured you
Yeah
[Chorus]
Closest thing to heaven
Yes, you
Closest thing to heaven, heaven
[Bridge]
Look the world right in the eye
Eat the countries that are making billions
Sweet as homemade apple pie
Save the crumbs for all the starving millions
[Chorus]
Closest thing to heaven
Closest thing to heaven
How do you do it?
Closest thing to heaven
Hey
Closest thing to heaven
28 days of rain
Flashfloods in February
Back in our boats again
Bathwater and the baby
What am I gonna do?
There's been a lot of drinking
Looking at ghosts of you
While all the world is sinking
Ten thousand miles into the atmosphere
My body shakes, is there a welcome here?
[Chorus]
Closest thing to heaven
How do you do it?
Closest thing to heaven, heaven
[Verse 2]
Throw your arms 'round the world
Make love your destination
Here we go, boys and girls
Act like a generation
Give me that ball and chain
By now it must be hurting
Dragging your feet again
Just like a beast of burden
When one and one and one make two
I know I'm high because I've captured you
Yeah
[Chorus]
Closest thing to heaven
Yes, you
Closest thing to heaven, heaven
[Bridge]
Look the world right in the eye
Eat the countries that are making billions
Sweet as homemade apple pie
Save the crumbs for all the starving millions
[Chorus]
Closest thing to heaven
Closest thing to heaven
How do you do it?
Closest thing to heaven
Hey
Closest thing to heaven
Rule the World
- Everybody Wants to Rule the World
- I Love You But I’m Lost
- Change (Radio Edit)
- Mothers Talk (U.S. Remix)
- Head Over Heels (Dave Bascombe 7" Mix)
- Break It Down Again
- I Believe
- Shout (Short 7" Version)
- Closest Thing To Heaven
- Raoul and the Kings of Spain
- Woman in Chains
- Sowing the Seeds of Love
- Advice for the Young at Heart
- Pale Shelter
- Mad World
- Stay
- Everybody Loves A Happy Ending (2004)
- Rule the World (2017)
- Everybody Wants to Rule the World
- Mad World
- Head Over Heels / Broken (Reprise)
- Shout
- Sowing the Seeds of Love
- Pale Shelter
- Woman in Chains
- Memories Fade
- I Love You But I’m Lost
- Listen
- Watch Me Bleed
- The Working Hour
- Break It Down Again
- Mothers Talk
- Advice for the Young at Heart
- Head Over Heels
- Change
- I Believe
- The Hurting
- Broken
- Ideas As Opiates
- Badman’s Song
- Suffer the Children
- Goodnight Song