Lyrics for Mad World as interpreted by Willowbear

Mad World Lyrics
All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere

And their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tommorow, no tommorow

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
Because I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad world
Mad world
Mad world
Mad world

Children waiting for the date 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

I find it hard to tell you
Because I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad world
Mad world
Mad world
Mad world

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
Because I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad world
Mad world
Enlargen your world
Mad world

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siren86
05-01-2002

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I love this song.... It's awsome.... Thats all I have to say... MMMMM! lovely! X33

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siren86
05-01-2002

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It reminds me of my life... hmmm... is that a good thing? haha.... i'm weird

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KG
05-04-2002

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I think this is a fabulous song. Gary Jules did a cover of it for the Donnie Darko Soundtrack and I like his version even better. But tears for fears do a great job on it as well.

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the wretched
05-06-2002

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Yes, this is a lovely song. Donnie Darko was a great movie, by the way. Anyone who has not seen it needs to go out and rent it immediately.

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prod
06-10-2002

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yes this song is fucking brilliant, i love Gary Jules' cover of it too, and Donnie Darko is better than great, it's a masterpeice.

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not_blonde
07-03-2002

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Donnie Darko was awesome, seriously. but i like TFF version of this song better. i dunno. i like originals better than covers. but yeah...everyone should watch donnie darko. after my friend and i watched it we sat and talked about it for two or three hours..then we had to go to sleep 'cause it was late.

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numb
07-07-2002

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"The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had.." = RAD

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Torontokid87
08-06-2002

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TFF did it better I think, Gary Jules' version was ok, but it lacked TFF sublte intensity in the song. Donnie Darko is one of the best movies I've ever seen. You need to get the DVD. That TFF Head Over Heals seen was fuckin' brilliant.

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xLostSoulx
08-29-2002

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Well, everyones pretty much said everything i was gonna say. I like the Gary Jules version better, it has that kinda mysterious peacefulness about it, and it makes the song seem more emotional. And i was gonna tell everyone how unbelievable amazing Donnie Darko is but it seems everyones way ahead of me, oh well.

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enjoyaudrey
04-25-2003

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donnie darko = good times for all, ooh, finch also did an acoustic version of this song.

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tsucol
06-12-2003

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Gay? Finch did a cover of this? My band and I were debating over whether to do this song or Head over Heals at a show... but now that I learned Finch did it already i'm leaning toward Head over Heals. Damn that finch(they suck)

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purrfect
06-25-2003

Rated -1 
OMG FINCH ROCKS! the cover is awesome.

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MrEMan02
04-25-2004

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this song is about how messed up the world is. how people spend their lives going through the same old motions everyday, just doing their best to not think about death....instead of just living their lives.

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LilyBear
04-25-2004

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This speaks directly to me. How did they know what I was thinking?

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andcaitsaid
05-20-2004

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wow watch some new movies donnie darko's like the classic 'different' im a teenager this is my favorite movie.. mwhaha watch l.i.e or gummo.. rad shit.. good song.. bad band.. arg

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pretend_jack
05-26-2004

Rated -2 
good band bad song, even worse cover from a terrible film.

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NecroKaizer
06-07-2004

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Ok your an idiot Jack yu probably have no idea what a good song movie band is anyway so piss off. Great song and good cover by Finch, Gary Juler and then there's the cover by Evergreen Terrace. Anyone else here that one?

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SPinhalfLIT
06-13-2004

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this song makes me smile....
donnie darko is the greastest movie ever created... some people just cant appreciate that.

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man on tv
06-24-2004

Rated -1 
pretend jack quit jacking off to gay porn and only saying it's a good band because you think you'll be "cool" then you dickweed

this song is fucking awesome, Gary Jules did a really good cover, finch sucks cock, and donnie darko is the best movie ever made, any questions queer?

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r0cketbabyd0ll
06-28-2004

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Yes pretend jack, you should really know better! Expressing your opinion just like that, where will this end? :S

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pretend_jack
07-02-2004

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no really, donny darko is crap, and gay porn is as good as it ever will be, by the way some people take offence to the word gay being used as a derogatory term, i just feel that the gary jules cover is bad, and don't say im trying to be cool, i dont try to be anything. finch are a good band and dont insult me by saying yu, the word is you, and i have a very good idea of what a good movie song band is. im a better musician than any of you.

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high fidelity
09-21-2004

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donnie darko, blah, blah, blah...okay it was in donnie darko, great! but really now, let's talk about the song. it's such a beautifully crafted song. the lyrics are so true to life and the music behind it compliments the mood the lyrics are setting. tear for fears are one hell of a talented band.

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xdoyourealizex
10-17-2004

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beautiful song amazing lyrics... could be about anyone really. do you know anybody who doesn't get depressed about life sometimes? i dont.

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frozen_in_fire
12-26-2004

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i love these lyrics...i actually prefer the gary jules version, but i'm posting here because the lyrics are orignally by these guys...love these lyrics. reminds me once...it's stupid, but i was waiting at the bus stop, and it was raining, and i had this song in my head...

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere

- all the people at the bus stop are familiar, they all looked tired, and they were all just waiting for the bus, going nowhere

And their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tommorow, no tommorow

- too literal here, but the rain was filling up people's glasses, and they all looked blank. i felt sort of depressed anyway, so the "no tomorrow" bit worked too.

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
'Cos I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad World

- that's just in general stuff...

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

- by this time i was at school. cough.

i'm 101% sure that that is NOT what the song's about, but i found it funny anyway... :-P

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Lou-Lou
01-22-2005

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This song is beautiful..I love the Gary Jules version. When this song came on in the movie I cried..That movie is so beautiful. I wouldn't have a clue what it's about though.

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