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Mad World

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Mad World

Tears for Fears — Mad World

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Intro 1
Verse 1
Percussion
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 want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow
Chorus 1
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
'cause I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it's a very, very
Mad world
Mad world
Mad world
Mad world
Verse 2
Children waiting
for the day they feel good
Happy birthday, happy birthday
Made 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
Chorus 2
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
'cause I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it's a very, very
Mad world
Mad world
Mad world
Mad world
Interlude 1
Chorus 3
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
'cause I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it's a very, very
Mad world
Mad world
Halargian world
Mad world
Outro 1
Percussion
Tears for Fears recorded Mad World in 1982, as the second single from their first album, The Hurting. The song was released in September of that year, and it opened the doors for them. The song was written by Roland Orzabal, when he was 19 years old, on acoustic guitar, inspired by the new wave style of Duran Duran. At first, he couldn't find a vocalist, until he suggested Curt Smith, and suddenly it sounded good. They recorded it with producers who later worked with other artists, and the song became the main single. The video showed it as a story of someone looking out a window, while the other danced in a strange way. It was the band's first video. Years later, other artists covered it, like Gary Jules or KJ Apa, but the original version remains the most well-known.