Look Forward To A Future In The Past

The Hurting
Tears For Fears (1983)
One of my favorite albums ever recorded is turning 40 years old today.  The debut album from Tears For Fears was released on March 7th, 1983.  It's a record that I have a deeper appreciation for every time that I listen to it.

The video above is a playlist of the entire album.  If you've never listened to it before, there's no time like the present.  I can't think of a record that captures what it felt like for me growing up as closely as The Hurting.  However, if you only have time to listen to one song, click below to listen to Suffer The Children.

Suffer The Children

Tears For Fears (1983)

It's a sad affair

When there's no one there

He calls out in the night

And it's so unfair

At least it seems that way

When you gave him his life

And all this time it's been getting you down

You ought to pick him up when there's no one around

And convince him

Just talk to him

Cause he knows in his heart you won't be home soon

He's an only child in an only room

And he's dependent on you

And it seems so strange

That at the end of the day

Making love can be so good

But the pain of birth

What is it worth

When it don't turn out the way it should

And all this time it's been getting you down

You ought to pick him up when there's no one around

And convince him

Just talk to him

Cause he knows in his heart you won't be home soon

He's an only child in an only room

And he's dependent on you

Suffer... suffer the children