This is a cover song, originally written and sung by a British synthpop duo Tears for Fears.
“Mad World” basically the song describes the mad world we live in today. Every day, people go to work in jobs they hate and society is essentially going nowhere.
[Verse 1]
All around me are familiar faces
Worn-out places, worn-out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head, I wanna drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow
[Hook]
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
When people run in circles, it's a very, very
Mad world, mad world
[Verse 2]
Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy birthday, happy birthday
And to feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
Hello, teacher, tell me what's my lesson
Look right through me, look right through me
[Hook]
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
When people run in circles, it's a very very
Mad world, mad world
Enlarging your world, mad world
Mad World was written by Roland Orzabal.
Mad World was produced by Michael Andrews.
Michael Andrews released Mad World on Mon Dec 15 2003.
Michael Andrews and Gary Jules recorded this cover of “Mad World” for the Jake Gyllenhaal film Donnie Darko (2001). Andrews had been hired to soundtrack the film and included this song for an otherwise instrumental album. He said that of all the songs he could have chosen, he believed this was the r...