Tears for Fears

[Verse 1: Roland Orzabal]
Please be happy
Cause you know I cannot bear to see you in this state of melancholy, curled up in your chair
Please don't worry, cause the world won't break apart as easy as the glass you dropped and smashed when you tried to climb the stair

[Pre-Chorus: Roland Orzabal]
There was a time, not long ago
You stood right by your window
And your arms were bended feather like, so sure that you could fly

[Chorus 1: Roland Orzabal and (possibly) Curt Smith]
But these days it's like a wave is breaking over you
Dragging you in with the undertow
If you lay among the graves you will see other ghosts

[Bridge: Roland Orzabal]
I still bеlieve, this love can grow

[Breakdown]

[Chorus 2: Roland Orzabal]
But thеse days it's like a wave is breaking over you
Dragging you in with the undertow
If you lay among the graves you will see other ghosts

[Outro: Roland Orzabal]
Please be happy
Cause you know I cannot bear to see you in this state of melancholy, curled up in your chair

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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