Tears for Fears

Released: November 6, 1989

Songwriter: Ian Stanley Roland Orzabal

Producer: Tears for Fears Dave Bascombe

[Intro]
"Do you where I'm going?"

[Verse 1]
Money can't change the way you feel
Smoke stains on your fingertips
Made for life is no big deal
When there's something behind you that just doesn't fit

[Chorus]
And I can't stop thinking
Always in the past
No, no, I just can't stop thinking
Always in the past
It was always in

[Verse 2]
Smoke screens up at the break of day
Boy you must had a lonely night
And did your dreams reveal God's plan?
Did heaven say you're gonna make it alright?

[Chorus]
And I can't stop thinking
Always in the past
No, no, I just can't stop thinking
Always in the past
It was always in

[Bridge]
Walk those streets
Paved with gold
You and I we're one and the same
We've got a whole lot of soul
Dance those steps
Of the ancient plague
You could sharpen knives on the famous lives
That were never saved, that were never saved

[Interlude]

[Chorus]
I just can't stop thinking
Always in the past
No, no, I just can't stop thinking
Always in the past
It was always in

[Chorus]
I can't stop thinking
Always in the past
No, no, I just can't stop thinking
Always in the past
It was always in

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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