Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears & Oleta Adams
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears & Oleta Adams
Another 80s hit from Tears for Fears, younger listeners may recognize the song from its choreographed inclusion in the 2001 cult classic Donnie Darko. Ryan Reed’s Guide to Progressive Pop celebrated the song’s lasting legacy as time has flown:
…some mainstream pop acts, including Tears for Fears,...
[Verse 1: Roland Orzabal]
I wanted to be with you alone
And talk about the weather
But traditions I can trace against the child in your face
Won't escape my attention
You keep your distance with a system of touch
And gentle persuasion
I'm lost in admiration, could I need you this much?
Oh, you're wasting my time
You're just, just, just wasting time
[Chorus: Roland Orzabal]
Something happens and I'm head over heels
I never find out till I'm head over heels
Something happens and I'm head over heels
Ah, don't take my heart, don't break my heart
Don't, don't, don't throw it away
[Post-Chorus: Roland Orzabal]
Throw it away
Throw it away
[Verse 2: Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith]
I made a fire, I'm watching it burn (yeah)
I thought of your future
With one foot in the past now, just how long will it last?
No, no, no, have you no ambition?
(Mm, what's the matter with my...)
My mother and my brother's used to breathing clean air
(Nothing ever changes when you’re acting your age)
And dreaming I'm a doctor
(Nothing gets done when you feel like a baby)
It’s hard to be a man when there's a gun in your hand
(Nothing ever changes when you're acting your age)
Oh, I feel so
[Chorus: Roland Orzabal]
Something happens and I'm head over heels
I never find out till I'm head over heels
Something happens and I'm head over heels
Ah, don't take my heart, don't break my heart
Don't, don't, don't throw it away
[Bridge: Roland Orzabal]
And this is my four leaf clover
I’m on the line, one open mind
This is my four leaf clover
[Outro: Roland Orzabal]
La la-la la la, la la-la la la
La la la-la la-la
La la-la la la, la la-la la la
La la la-la la-la
La la-la la la, la la-la la la
La la la-la la-la
La la-la la la, la la-la la la
La la la-la la-la
La la-la la la, la la-la la la
In my mind’s eye
La la la-la la-la
One little boy, one little man
La la-la la la, la la-la la la
Funny how time flies
Head Over Heels was written by Curt Smith & Roland Orzabal.
Head Over Heels was produced by Chris Hughes.
Tears for Fears released Head Over Heels on Sun Feb 17 1985.