Intro 1
Verse 1
Welcome to your life
there's no turning back
Even while we sleep
Chorus 1
we will find you
Acting on your best behavior
Turn your back on mother nature
Every body wants to rule the world
Verse 2
It's my own design,
it's my own re morse
Help me to decide,
Chorus 2
help me make the
Most of freedom and of pleasure
Nothing ever lasts forever
Every body wants to rule the
Bridge 1
(world) There's a room where the
light won't find you
Holding hands while the
walls come tumbling down
When they do, I'll be right behind you
Chorus 3
So glad we've almost made it
So sad they had to fade it
Every body wants to rule the
Interlude 1
(world)
Solo 1
Chorus 4
I can't stand this indecision
Married with a lack of vision
Every body wants to rule the
Chorus 5
(world) Say that you'll
never, never, never, never, need it
One headline, why believe it?
Every body wants to rule the world
Chorus 6
All for freedom and for pleasure
Nothing ever lasts forever
Every body wants to rule the
Outro 1
(world)
Fade out
Welcome to your life
There's no turning back
Even while we sleep
We will find you
Acting on your best behaviour
Turn your back on Mother Nature
Everybody wants to rule the world
It's my own design
It's my own remorse
Help me to decide
Help me make the
Most of freedom and of pleasure
Nothing ever lasts forever
Everybody wants to rule the world
There's a room where the light won't find you
Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down
When they do, I'll be right behind you
So glad we've almost made it
So sad they had to fade it
Everybody wants to rule the world
I can't stand this indecision
Married with a lack of vision
Everybody wants to rule the-
Say that you'll never, never, never, never need it
One headline, why believe it?
Everybody wants to rule the world
All for freedom and for pleasure
Nothing ever lasts forever
Everybody wants to rule the world
Intro 1
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Verse 1
Welcome to your life
there's no turning back
Even while we sleep
Chorus 1
Acting on your best behavior
Turn your back on mother nature
Every body wants to rule the world
Verse 2
It's my own de sign,
it's my own re morse
Help me to decide,
Chorus 2
Most of freedom and of pleasure
Nothing ever lasts forever
Every body wants to rule the
Bridge 1
(world) There's a room where the
light won't find you
Holding hands while the
walls come tumbling down
When they do, I'll be right be hind you
Chorus 3
So glad we've almost made it
So sad they had to fade it
Every body wants to rule the
Interlude 1
(world)
Solo 1
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Chorus 4
I can't stand this indecision
Married with a lack of vision
Every body wants to rule the
Chorus 5
(world) Say that you'll
never, never, never, never, need it
One headline, why believe it?
Every body wants to rule the world
Chorus 6
All for freedom and for pleasure
Nothing ever lasts forever
Every body wants to rule the
Outro 1
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Literary translation to Spanish — faithful to the author's feeling, not singable.
Bienvenido a tu vida
No hay vuelta atrás
Incluso mientras dormimos
Te encontraremos
Actuando con tu mejor comportamiento
Voltea la espalda a la Naturaleza
Todos quieren gobernar el mundo
Es mi propio diseño
Es mi propio arrepentimiento
Ayúdame a decidir
Ayúdame a hacer el
Máximo de libertad y de placer
Nada dura siempre
Todos quieren gobernar el mundo
Hay una habitación donde la luz no te encontrará
Sosteniendo las manos mientras las paredes se derrumban
Cuando lo hagan, estaré justo detrás de ti
Tan contento de que casi lo logremos
Tan triste que tuvieron que hacerlo desaparecer
Todos quieren gobernar el mundo
No puedo soportar esta indecisión
Casado con una falta de visión
Todos quieren gobernar el-
Dime que nunca, nunca, nunca, nunca necesitarás
Una titular, ¿por qué creerlo?
Todos quieren gobernar el mundo
Todo por la libertad y por el placer
Nada dura siempre
Todos quieren gobernar el mundo
Literary translation to Italian — faithful to the author's feeling, not singable.
Benvenuto nella tua vita
Non c'è più ritorno
Anche mentre dormiamo
Ti troveremo
Agisci con il tuo miglior comportamento
Volgi le spalle alla natura
Tutti vogliono governare il mondo
È il mio stesso disegno
È il mio stesso rimorso
Aiutami a decidere
Aiutami a fare il
Più di libertà e di piacere
Niente dura per sempre
Tutti vogliono governare il mondo
C'è una stanza dove la luce non ti troverà
Tenendo per mano mentre i muri crollano
Quando succederà, sarò proprio dietro di te
Sono contento che abbiamo quasi raggiunto
Sono triste che debbano svanire
Tutti vogliono governare il mondo
Non riesco a sopportare questa indecisione
sposata con una mancanza di visione
Tutti vogliono governare il-
Dillo che non avrai mai, mai, mai, mai bisogno di esso
Un titolo, perché crederci?
Tutti vogliono governare il mondo
Tutto per la libertà e per il piacere
Niente dura per sempre
Tutti vogliono governare il mondo
Literary translation to Portuguese — faithful to the author's feeling, not singable.
Bem-vindo à sua vida
Não há volta atrás
Mesmo enquanto dormimos
Vamos te encontrar
Agindo com o seu melhor comportamento
Vire as costas à Natureza
Todos querem dominar o mundo
É o meu próprio design
É o meu próprio arrependimento
Me ajude a decidir
Me ajude a fazer o
Mais da liberdade e do prazer
Nada dura para sempre
Todos querem dominar o mundo
Há um quarto onde a luz não te encontrará
Segurando as mãos enquanto as paredes desmoronam
Quando isso acontecer, estarei logo atrás de você
Tão feliz que quase chegamos
Tão triste que tiveram que desaparecer
Todos querem dominar o mundo
Não consigo suportar essa indecisão
Casada com falta de visão
Todos querem dominar o-
Diga que você nunca, nunca, nunca, nunca precisará disso
Uma manchete, por que acreditar nela?
Todos querem dominar o mundo
Tudo por liberdade e por prazer
Nada dura para sempre
Todos querem dominar o mundo
From the album
Songs From the Big Chair
Tears for Fears · 1985 · Track 0
The story behind
Tears for Fears wrote Everybody Wants to Rule the World in 1984, before the album Songs from the Big Chair was released in 1985. The song was recorded in a studio in England and became the third single from the album. It reached number one in the United States in 1985, something the group had not done before. It was also successful in the United Kingdom, although it did not reach the top. The video shows Curt Smith driving through a desert, stopping to make a call, while other characters appear in short scenes. The song remains popular, even today, and is used in movies like Gru 4 and Marty Supreme.