Tears for Fears, "Break It Down Again"

As a reference for Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 11.2:

I always loved these fellows, from when I first heard "Change" on WFNX in 1983 to that point where they could fill huge arenas.

This song came after Curt left the band, and Roland went out on his own. Tears for Fears "breaking up" seemed to mirror all the shattering in my own life, just around 1992.

Rebuilding a life that seemed broken, contrary to all instinct, actually meant first breaking it down even more. Look at the pieces, and only then will the whole not seem so intimidating. Seeing the basic elements, and all the good mixed within the bad, gives new purpose. Only then can there be any rebuilding.

Tears for Fears, "Break It Down Again", from Elemental (1993)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MhKktZSs_A

Break it down again

So those are my dreams
And these are my eyes
Stand tall like a man
Head strong like a horse
When it's all mixed up
Better break it down
In the world of secrets
In the world of sound

It's in the way you're always hiding from the light
See for yourself you have been sitting on a time bomb
No revolution maybe someone somewhere else
Could show you something new about you and your inner song
And all the love and all the love in the world
Won't stop the rain from falling
Waste seeping underground
I want to break it down

Break it down again
So those are my schemes
And these are my plans
Hot tips for the boys
Fresh news from the force
When it's all mixed up
Better break it down
In the world of silence
In the world of sound

"No sleep for dreaming" say the architects of life
Big bouncing babies, bread and butter can I have a slice
They make no mention of the beauty of decay
Blue, yellow, pink umbrella save it for a rainy day
And all the love and all the love in the world
Won't stop the rain from falling
Waste seeping underground
I want to break it down

Horsin' around
Pray to the power
Play to the crowd with your big hit sound
And they won't simmer won't simmer, won't simmer down
Play to the crowd
Pay to the crowd
Play yeah yeah

It's in the way you're always hiding from the light
Fast off to heaven just like Moses on a motorbike
No revolution maybe someone somewhere else
Could show you something new to help you
With the ups and downs
I want to break it down
Break it down again

Break it down again
No more sleepy dreaming
No more building up
It is time to dissolve
Break it down again
No more sleepy dreaming