Tears for Fears

Released: January 24, 1983

Songwriter: Roland Orzabal

Producer: Ross Cullum Chris Hughes

[Verse 1]
You walked in to the room
I just had to laugh
The face you wore was cool
You were a photograph

[Pre-Chorus]
When it's all too late
It's all too late

[Verse 2]
I did not have the time
I did not have the nerve
To ask you how you feel
Is this what you deserve?

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When it's all too late
It's all too late

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[Verse 3]
And something on your mind
Became an attitude
You wore to secrecy
And said goodbye to youth

[Pre-Chorus]
When it's all too late
It's all too late

[Verse 4]
We walk and talk in time
We walk and talk in two
And we say "C'est la vie"
How thoughtless, how untrue

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It's all too late

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[Bridge]
What has happened to
The friend that I once knew?
Has he gone away?

[Interlude]

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It's all too late

[Interlude]

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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.

more tracks from the album

The Hurting

From the album

The Hurting (1983)

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Tears for Fears

The Hurting