(E A)
Say what you want
Say what you will
'Cos I find you think what makes it easier
Em A
And lies spread on lies
Bm Em7
We don't care
Em A
Belief is our relief
Bm Edim
We don't care
Say what you want
Say what you want
Say what you will
Say what you want
Say what you want
Say what you will
'Cause I find
You think, what makes it easier?
And I find
You think, what makes it easier?
Say what you want
Say what you want
Say what you will
Say what you want
Say what you want
Say what you will
'Cause I find
You think, what makes it easier?
And I find
You think, what makes it easier?
And lies spread on lies
We don't care
Belief is our relief
We don't care
'Cause I find
You think, what makes it easier?
And I find
You think, what makes it easier?
And lies spread on lies
We don't care
Belief is our relief
We don't care
Literary translation to Italian — faithful to the author's feeling, not singable.
Dimmi ciò che vuoi
Dimmi ciò che vuoi
Dimmi ciò che vuoi
Dimmi ciò che vuoi
Dimmi ciò che vuoi
Dimmi ciò che vuoi
Perché trovo
Tu pensi, cosa rende più facile?
E trovo
Tu pensi, cosa rende più facile?
Dimmi ciò che vuoi
Dimmi ciò che vuoi
Dimmi ciò che vuoi
Dimmi ciò che vuoi
Dimmi ciò che vuoi
Dimmi ciò che vuoi
Perché trovo
Tu pensi, cosa rende più facile?
E trovo
Tu pensi, cosa rende più facile?
E menzogne si diffondono su menzogne
Non ci importa
La fede è la nostra sollievo
Non ci importa
Perché trovo
Tu pensi, cosa rende più facile?
E trovo
Tu pensi, cosa rende più facile?
E menzogne si diffondono su menzogne
Non ci importa
La fede è la nostra sollievo
Non ci importa
Literary translation to Portuguese — faithful to the author's feeling, not singable.
Diga o que quiser
Diga o que quiser
Diga o que quiser
Diga o que quiser
Diga o que quiser
Diga o que quiser
Porque eu acho
Você pensa, o que torna mais fácil?
E eu acho
Você pensa, o que torna mais fácil?
Diga o que quiser
Diga o que quiser
Diga o que quiser
Diga o que quiser
Diga o que quiser
Diga o que quiser
Porque eu acho
Você pensa, o que torna mais fácil?
E eu acho
Você pensa, o que torna mais fácil?
E mentiras se espalham em mentiras
Nós não nos importamos
A crença é nosso alívio
Nós não nos importamos
Porque eu acho
Você pensa, o que torna mais fácil?
E eu acho
Você pensa, o que torna mais fácil?
E mentiras se espalham em mentiras
Nós não nos importamos
A crença é nosso alívio
Nós não nos importamos
From the album
The Hurting
Tears for Fears · 1983 · Track 0
The story behind
Tears for Fears wrote Ideas as Opiates as part of The Hurting, his first album. The song was born from the head of Roland Orzabal, inspired by his own childhood and the theories of Arthur Janov, a psychologist who wrote a book called Prisoners of Pain. The song's title comes from a chapter of that book, which also influenced another song from the album, The Prisoner. The song was recorded between 1981 and 1983, when the group still went by History of Headaches. Orzabal and Curt Smith worked with Chris Hughes and Ross Cullum, two producers who helped shape the sound. The song has a rhythm that moves between pop and synth-rock, with a structure that feels designed to be listened to with attention. It is not a fast-paced song, but rather one that makes you think. The lyrics speak to how ideas can be like a relief, like an opiate that makes you forget the pain. It is a song that not only sounds good, but also makes you wonder what all that means.