Head Over Heels / Broken
Tears for Fears Lyrics

I wanted to be with you alone
I had a desire to spend time alone with you

And talk about the weather
I wanted to engage in casual conversation with you

But traditions I can trace against the child in your face
I can see that you are burdened by societal expectations that are associated with your youthfulness

Won't escape my attention
I am observant and will notice these burdens and obstacles that you face

You keep your distance with a system of touch
You maintain physical boundaries with a technique of interaction

And gentle persuasion
You try to influence and persuade others with a soft touch

I'm lost in admiration, could I need you this much?
I find myself deeply impressed by you and wonder if I am becoming too attached

Oh, you're wasting my time
You are causing me to spend my time in an unproductive manner

You're just, just, just wasting time
You are only serving to waste my time

Something happens and I'm head over heels
My emotions intensify and I become completely infatuated with you

I never find out 'til I'm head over heels
I am unaware of the depth of my feelings until they completely consume me

Ah, don't take my heart, don't break my heart
I am pleading with you to not harm me emotionally

Don't, don't, don't throw it away
Please do not discard my love and affection for you

I made a fire, I'm watching it burn (yeah)
I have created something that I am now watching perish

I thought of your future
I have been considering what your future may hold

With one foot in the past, now just how long will it last?
You seem to be stunted by your past, and it begs the question of how long that will hinder you

No, no, no, have you no ambition?
I cannot help but wonder if you are lacking in drive and desire to achieve in life

My mother and my brothers used to breathe in clean air
My family used to enjoy a more natural, healthy environment

(Nothing ever changes when you're acting your age)
Observation regarding how little change occurs as people grow older

And dreaming I'm a doctor
I have had aspirations of becoming a physician

(nothing gets done when you feel like a baby)
Comment on the lack of progress when one feels weak or helpless

It's hard to be a man when there's a gun in your hand
One cannot truly feel like a man when they are holding a weapon

(Nothing ever changes when you're acting your age) oh, I feel so
A refrain commenting on stagnation as people progress in age

And this my four-leaf clover
A reference to an object that is considered to be lucky

I'm on the line, one open mind
I have an open mind and I am taking a risk with my decisions

This is my four-leaf clover
Repetition of reference to the lucky object

(La, la, la, la, la)
Vocalizing

(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
Repetition of vocalizing

(La, la, la, la, la)
More vocalizing

(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
Even more vocalizing

(La, la, la, la, la)
Continued vocalizing

(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
Continued repetition of vocalizing

(La, la, la, la, la)
Further vocalizing

(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
More repetition of vocalizing

(La, la, la, la, la)
Additional vocalizing

(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la) in my mind's eye
In my imagination or memory

(La, la, la, la, la) one little boy, one little man
Reference to the growth and maturation of an individual

(La, la, la, la, la)
More vocalizing

Funny how time flies
A comment about the swiftness of time passing