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Advice for the Young at HeartTears for Fears

Released: February 19, 1990

Songwriter: Nicky Holland Roland Orzabal

Producer: Dave Bascombe Tears for Fears

[Hook]
Advice for the young at heart
Soon we will be older
When we gonna make it work?

[Verse 1]
Too many people living in a secret world
While they play mothers and fathers
We play little boys and girls
When we gonna make it work?
I could be happy, I could be quite naive
It's only me and my shadows
Happy in our make believe
Soon...

[Pre-Chorus 1]
And with the hounds at bay
I'll call your bluff
Hey, 'cause it would be okay
To walk on tiptoes everyday

[Chorus]
And when I think of you and all the love that's due
I'll make a promise, I'll make a stand
'Cause to these big brown eyes, this comes as no surprise
We've got the whole wide world in our hands

[Hook]
Advice for the young at heart
Soon we will be older
When we gonna make it work?

[Verse 2]
Love is promise, love is a souvenir
Once given
Never forgotten, never let it disappear
This could be our last chance
When we gonna make it work?
Working hour is over

[Pre-Chorus 2]
And how it makes me weep
Cause someone sent my soul to sleep

[Chorus]
And when I think of you and all the love that's due
I'll make a promise, I'll make a stand
Cause to these big brown eyes, this comes as no surprise
We've got the whole wide world in our hands

[Interlude]

[Bridge]
We've got the whole wide world in our hands
We've got the whole wide world in our hands

[Hook]
Advice for the young at heart
Soon we will be older
When we gonna make it work?

[Hook]
Advice for the young at heart
Soon we will be older
When we gonna make it work?

[Outro]
Working hour is over
We can do anything that we want
Anything that we feel like doing
"Advice..."

Tears for Fears

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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