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“Pale Shelter” was Tears for Fears' second single release, and was eventually the third song on their 1983 album The Hurting. The song was one of two demo songs that landed Tears for Fears' first record deal with Phonogram in 1981. It reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart.
It’s a kind of a love...
[Verse 1: Curt Smith]
How can I be sure
When your intrusion's my illusion?
How can I be sure
When all the time you change my mind?
I ask for more and more
How can I be sure?
[Chorus: Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal]
When you don't give me love
You give me pale shelter
You don't give me love
You give me cold hands
And I can't operate on this failure when all I wanna be is
Completely in command
[Verse 2: Curt Smith]
How can I be sure?
For all you say you keep me waiting
How can I be sure
When all you do is see me through?
I ask for more and more
How can I be sure?
[Chorus: Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal]
When you don't give me love
You give me pale shelter
You don't give me love
You give me cold hands
And I can't operate on this failure when all I wanna be is
Completely in command
[Verse 3: Curt Smith]
I've been here before
There is no why, no need to try
I thought you had it all
I'm calling you, I'm calling you
I ask for more and more (I ask for more and more)
How can I be sure? (How can I be sure?)
[Chorus: Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal]
When you don't give me love
You give me pale shelter
You don't give me love
You give me cold hands
And I can't operate on this failure when all I wanna be is
Completely in command (Completely in command)
[Outro: Curt Smith]
You don't give me love, you don't give me love
You don't give me love, you don't give me love
You don't give me love, you don't give me love
Pale Shelter was written by Roland Orzabal.
Pale Shelter was produced by Ross Cullum & Chris Hughes.
Tears for Fears released Pale Shelter on Mon Apr 18 1983.