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Mistress of the mind
Take me where the air is clean
Ignorance is kind
Emerald and evergreen

30 days September, year of miracle and grief
Through the haze, Remember
You're an animal, not a mineral

And we won the war, lost the battle
Lost the war, won the battle
Won the war, lost the battle
Lost the war
All for the love of the humdrum and humble
Colour for the colourblind
All for the love of the humdrum and humble

Through the human eye
Nature a soul extreme
Nothing seems to die
Pictures in a magazine

Through the maze, precisely
Through the myriad of schemes
With your gaze, entice me
Like an animal, not a mineral

And we won the war, lost the battle
Lost the war, won the battle
Won the war, lost the battle
Lost the war
All for the love of the humdrum and humble
Colour for the colourblind
All for the love of the humdrum and humble

Through the maze, precisely
Through the myriad of schemes
With your gaze, entice me
Like an animal, not a mineral

And we won the war, lost the battle
Lost the war, won the battle
Won the war, lost the battle
Lost the war
All for the love of the humdrum and humble
Colour for the colourblind
All for the love of the humdrum and humble
Rubishing the phillistines
All for the love of the humdrum and humble

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ruben On Jun 11, 2002

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Mistress of the mind 
Take me where the air is clean 
Ignorance is kind 
Emerald and evergreen

30 days September, year of miracle and grief 
Through the haze, Remember 
You're an animal, not a mineral

And we won the war, lost the battle 
Lost the war, won the battle 
Won the war, lost the battle 
Lost the war 
All for the love of the humdrum and humble 
Colour for the colourblind 
All for the love of the humdrum and humble

Through the human eye 
Nature a soul extreme 
Nothing seems to die 
Pictures in a magazine

Through the maze, precisely 
Through the myriad of schemes 
With your gaze, entice me 
Like an animal, not a mineral

And we won the war, lost the battle 
Lost the war, won the battle 
Won the war, lost the battle 
Lost the war 
All for the love of the humdrum and humble 
Colour for the colourblind 
All for the love of the humdrum and humble

Through the maze, precisely 
Through the myriad of schemes 
With your gaze, entice me 
Like an animal, not a mineral

And we won the war, lost the battle 
Lost the war, won the battle 
Won the war, lost the battle 
Lost the war 
All for the love of the humdrum and humble 
Colour for the colourblind 
All for the love of the humdrum and humble 
Rubishing the phillistines 
All for the love of the humdrum and humble

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2002-06-11 21:08:58

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Cover art for Humdrum And Humble lyrics by Tears for Fears

by iMean

16y ago

won the war but lost the battle, lost the war but won the battle

I love the ironies played in this song, in most of TFF songs actually--

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Cover art for Humdrum And Humble lyrics by Tears for Fears

by cazrnbsn

5y ago

My Guess, it's either about Apartheid, or Vietnam but I'm leaning toward Apartheid with the "animal not a mineral" comment. One of my favorite shower songs.......also for driving. Too bad they don't offer this one on karaoke. I'd run everyone off! ! ! Cheers!

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by spookie2010 11m ago

@cazrnbsn This should be what you're looking for:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xakkccrFCxg

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