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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Japanese Breakfast
Japanese Breakfast
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Roland Orzabal
Roland Orzabal
Songwriter
Curt Smith
Curt Smith
Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
You keep your distance with a system of touch
And gentle persuasion
I'm lost in admiration, could I need you this much?
You're wastin' my time
You're just wastin' time
[Verse 3]
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, don't break my heart
Don't, don't throw it away
[Verse 4]
I made a fire and watchin' it burn
I thought of your future
With one foot in the past, now, just how long can this last?
Have you no ambition?
[Verse 5]
My mother and my brothers used to breathe in clean air
And dreamin' I'm a doctor
It's hard to be a man when there's a gun in your hand
Oh, I feel so
[Verse 6]
Something happens and I'm head over heels
Never find out till I'm head over heels
Something happens and I'm head over heels
Don't take my, don't break my heart
Don't, don't throw it away
Written by: Roland Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana, Curt Smith
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