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Pale Shelter. " Pale Shelter " is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was originally the band's second single release in early 1982. The original version of the song, entitled " Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love) ", did not see chart success at the time of its original UK ...
- "The Prisoner" (1982), "We Are Broken" (1983)
- 9 April 1982, 22 April 1983 (re-recorded version), 23 August 1985
- 4:04 (1982 single version), 4:04 (1983 version), 4:34 (album version)
- New wave
(How can I be sure?) [Chorus: Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal] When you don't give me love You give me pale shelter You don't give me love You give me cold hands And I can't operate on this failure ...
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Songfacts®: Written by lead singer Roland Orzabal, this song is about being disappointed in a relationship. It was originally released as a single in March 1982 under the title "Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love)," and failed to chart. It was re-released in April 1983 as the third single (After "Mad World" and "Change") taken from the debut ...
[Chorus: Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal] When you don't give me love You give me pale shelter You don't give me love You give me cold hands And I can't operate on this failure When all I wanna be ...