Lyric discussion by keyops 

Cover art for I Believe lyrics by Tears for Fears

This song is about denial. If you read the lyrics slowly line by line, you will find that its author cannot conclude one way or the other his own mind.

And I believe that if I'm crying while I write these words Is it absurb ? Or am I being real

Is a prime clue here. Crying is real but the reasoning behind the tears, he quite cannot grasp. His mind is disturbed at the time and his reasoning is shot, so an endless cycle begins.

So to conclude, it is a question of whether or not you "believe" as the author doesn't quite know if you do understand his point, or if he has one at all. The eternal question mark, and damn clever.

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