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On heavenly rain
You fell into my life
Unforgettable smile
Unforgettable lies

In the name of the cross
Or a banner of love
With the hand of a friend
Or under a blanket of trust

The angels sighed
A little girl cried
The tears run rings
Around my eyes

We're going to set fire
To the house in my heart
We're going to set fire
To the whole damn world

I don't understand
The wicked things we do
In the name of the good
In the name of the few

The angels sighed
The little girl cried
The tears run rings
Around my eyes

The angels sighed
The little girl cried
The tears run rings
Around my eyes

Don't look at me
With your innocent smile
When the bed is burning
Around my head

When a war breaks out
It'll be no surprise
Your unforgettable smile
Your unforgettable lies

And I've got to stop running
To make my start
We've got to get together
Before we fall apart

They're pulling down the old slums
To build the new
They're bringing back the old rules
To please the few

In the name of the cross
Or a banner of love
With the hand of a friend
Or under a blanket of trust

The angels sighed
A little girl cried
The tears run rings
Around my eyes

The angels sighed
A little girl cried
The tears run rings
Around my eyes

The angels sighed
A little girl cried
The tears run rings
Around my eyes

The angels sighed
A little girl cried
The tears run rings
Around my eyes

Pull down the old slums
To build the new
Pull down the love
I built with you

Promise of tomorrow
You never kept
And you try to burn the house down
When I slept

The nation's in disorder
There's chaos in my heart
We've got to get together
Before we fall apart

Before we fall apart
Before we fall apart




Before we fall apart
Before we fall apart

Overall Meaning

In "Tears Run Rings," Soft Cell's song from their 1983 album "The Art of Falling Apart," Marc Almond sings about a tumultuous relationship that is collapsing. The song's lyrics are a mix of cynicism, hurt, and frustration, as Almond wonders how people can be so cruel and deceitful in the name of love and righteousness. The song's opening lines are about a love that fell into Almond's life like "heavenly rain," but the relationship was marred by lies and deceit that became unforgettable.


Throughout the song, he sings about the tears that run rings around his eyes, which are a metaphor for the endless cycle of hurt and betrayal in the relationship. The song's chorus foreshadows a catastrophic end, where they will set fire to the house in his heart, and ultimately the whole world. The final verse reflects on the larger societal issues that mirror the tumultuous relationship - the tearing down of the old systems and the rise of new rules, the nation's disorder, and the promise of tomorrow that is never kept.


Overall, the song highlights the dark side of love, the pain of deceit, and the destructive tendencies that come alongside complicated relationships.


Line by Line Meaning

On heavenly rain
You came into my life like manna from heaven.


You fell into my life
You entered my life suddenly.


Unforgettable smile
Your smile is unforgettable and will always be remembered.


Unforgettable lies
The lies you told me are unforgettable and will always be remembered.


In the name of the cross
We do things in the name of religion and faith.


Or a banner of love
We do things for love and passion.


With the hand of a friend
We do things with the help of our friends.


Or under a blanket of trust
We do things with the trust and confidence of others.


The angels sighed
The angels grieved for us and our situation.


A little girl cried
The innocent are hurt and cry for our situation.


The tears run rings
My tears run in circles around my eyes, indicating my sorrow.


Around my eyes
My eyes are the focal point of my sadness.


We're going to set fire
We're going to destroy everything with fire.


To the house in my heart
We're going to destroy the love in my heart.


To the whole damn world
We're going to destroy everything in the world.


I don't understand
I don't comprehend why we do horrible things in the name of good.


The wicked things we do
The bad things we do in the name of good or other reasons.


In the name of the good
We do things in the name of a greater good.


In the name of the few
We do things for the benefit of a small group of people.


Don't look at me
Don't deceive me with your innocent smile.


When the bed is burning
When everything is going wrong.


Around my head
My mind is consumed by chaos.


When a war breaks out
When conflict arises between us and others.


It'll be no surprise
It won't be unexpected.


Your unforgettable smile
Your smile is unforgettable and will always be remembered.


Your unforgettable lies
The lies you told me are unforgettable and will always be remembered.


And I've got to stop running
I need to stop avoiding my problems and face them head-on.


To make my start
To start the healing process.


We've got to get together
We have to come together to solve our problems.


Before we fall apart
Before our situation gets worse and we can't fix it.


They're pulling down the old slums
They're destroying the old parts of town.


To build the new
To create something new in its place.


They're bringing back the old rules
They're going back to the traditional ways of doing things.


To please the few
To benefit a small group of people.


Pull down the love
Destroy the love we shared.


I built with you
The love we shared was constructed by our relationship.


Promise of tomorrow
The hope for the future.


You never kept
You didn't fulfill that hope for the future.


And you try to burn the house down
You try to destroy the love we had.


The nation's in disorder
The country is in chaos and disorder.


There's chaos in my heart
My heart is also in chaos and turmoil.


Before we fall apart
Before our situation gets worse and we can't fix it.


Before we fall apart
Before our situation gets worse and we can't fix it.


Before we fall apart
Before our situation gets worse and we can't fix it.


Before we fall apart
Before our situation gets worse and we can't fix it.




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MARC ALMOND

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