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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Roland Orzabal
Roland Orzabal
Songwriter
Curt Smith
Curt Smith
Songwriter
Charlton Pettus
Charlton Pettus
Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
What you gonna choose the poison or the knife?
Lived with crazy paving all your life
Something in her eyes just tells you no
Hoping conversation starts to flow
[Chorus]
Stuck inside a wheel, inside a wheel
Wondering everyday is it all for real?
Aching every time a cold wind blows
My love don't fear the mighty rose
[Verse 2]
Tangerine, Tangerine
What you gonna do when the old man bleeds you dry
Step down from the plane and pluck the eye
Slide in deeper, closer to the bone
Don't you just wish your heart was made of stone
[Chorus]
Waxing like an old cracked forty-five
Counting out the ways you stay alive
Placed in body bags and filled with stones
My love won't leave her ways of foam
[Bridge]
And when you think it's all over
It's not over, it's not over
When you think it's all over
It's not over, it's not over
When you think it's all over
It's not over, it's not over
It's not over, it's not over
It's not over
[Verse 3]
Tangerine, Tangerine
Who killed Tangerine? Prettiest girl I've ever seen
Who killed Tangerine?
Who killed Tangerine? Prettiest girl I've ever seen
Who killed Tangerine?
[Bridge]
And when you think it's all over
It's not over, it's not over
When you think it's all over
It's not over, it's not over
When you think it's all over
It's not over, it's not over
When you think it's all over
It's not over, it's not over
When you think it's all over
It's not over, it's not over
It's not over, it's not over
It's not over, it's not over
When you think it's all over
It's not over, it's not over
When you think it's all over
It's not over, it's not over
When you think it's all over
It's not over, it's not over
When you think it's all over
It's not over, it's not over
When you think it's all over
It's not over, it's not over
When you think it's all over
It's not over, it's not over
Written by: Charlton Pettus, Curt Smith, Roland Orzabal

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