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

And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda 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

Children waiting for the day, they feel good
Happy birthday, happy birthday
And I 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

And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda 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
Enlarge your world
Mad world


Lyrics submitted by Emilia-san, edited by paryafarrokhi, sjihaat, JojoBearBinx

Mad World Lyrics as written by Roland Orzabal

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    This song... i prefer it this way, but it prefer the original video. This song was voted Britain's Christmas song. Has the world gone that much depressed? has the world lost it will to live? It gives that the truth to the world is much more sad than the lie. As you see these beutiful things, you see that these are being dominated by us, evil, capitalism, the evil bastards who think they rule the world... 'Enlargen your world.' Look up and down, and all around, don't ignore the evil, for you will ignore the beuty at the same time, instead accept the evil, and try to change it

    terrelon April 18, 2004   Link

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