Gary Jules - Mad World
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
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
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 Songwriter: Kevin Paul Mckern
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
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
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 Songwriter: Kevin Paul Mckern
Tears for Fears Song
"Mad World"
The Original Version
All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for the 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
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
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
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
Songwriter
ROLAND ORZABAL
"Mad World"
The Original Version
All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for the 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
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
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
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
Songwriter
ROLAND ORZABAL
The Original Version
from Tears For Fears,
a british Band from Bath, South West England.
Mad world is from their debut LP "The Hurting" (1983).
It reached Number 5 in UK Single Charts in 1982.
TFF did only six studio albums but sold nearly 40 million albums worldwide.
This song is a reflection of Roland Orzabal's (the incredible dancer) difficult childhood.
Unlike that boring version of G.J. (2001)
it has not only a depressive mood but also a lot of power,
like teenager should have especially if they are angry.
Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=579EG6dRgw0
from Tears For Fears,
a british Band from Bath, South West England.
Mad world is from their debut LP "The Hurting" (1983).
It reached Number 5 in UK Single Charts in 1982.
TFF did only six studio albums but sold nearly 40 million albums worldwide.
This song is a reflection of Roland Orzabal's (the incredible dancer) difficult childhood.
Unlike that boring version of G.J. (2001)
it has not only a depressive mood but also a lot of power,
like teenager should have especially if they are angry.
Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=579EG6dRgw0
"All around me are familiar faces"
Gary Jules - Mad World Lyrics | MetroLyrics
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-behind-the-Tears-for-Fears-song-Mad-World-such-as-the-lyric-All-around-me-are-familiar-faces
The way I interpret the meaning of the line, in context to the song, is that the protagonist is feeling hopeless, invisible and disillusioned with conventional beliefs, work habits, school problems, and shallow actions in general, as he observes that the folks around him behave like "Stepford People," or go through the motions of life without engaging one another in interconnectedness.
The line "All around me are familiar faces" demonstrates a stark contrast between the sense of familiar (or faces he knows) and the feeling of disconnection (which he feels is an experience of rejection, and the sense that those he "knows" are devoid of emotional intimacy and the capacity to act or think or feel, as opposed to follow the robotic habits of the masses).
It is obvious that he seeks true connection, validation and belonging; the fact that there are "familiar faces" around him makes him feel worse, not better. (Anyone who has ever been in a family or relationship in which one feels totally alone knows that it can be far lonelier to live with someone who avoids intimacy than to live alone).
Ultimately, he feels that life is not worth living if people follow the rest of society's "rules" and patterns, as opposed to breaking out of conventionality to become independent thinkers, and to seize lives of creativity and emotional interconnectedness.
He is seeking to find his own way, and one wonders if he is depressed or simply reaching a point at which he is seeking a means of breaking out into becoming fully true to himself.
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Gary Jules - Mad World Lyrics | MetroLyrics
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-behind-the-Tears-for-Fears-song-Mad-World-such-as-the-lyric-All-around-me-are-familiar-faces
The way I interpret the meaning of the line, in context to the song, is that the protagonist is feeling hopeless, invisible and disillusioned with conventional beliefs, work habits, school problems, and shallow actions in general, as he observes that the folks around him behave like "Stepford People," or go through the motions of life without engaging one another in interconnectedness.
The line "All around me are familiar faces" demonstrates a stark contrast between the sense of familiar (or faces he knows) and the feeling of disconnection (which he feels is an experience of rejection, and the sense that those he "knows" are devoid of emotional intimacy and the capacity to act or think or feel, as opposed to follow the robotic habits of the masses).
It is obvious that he seeks true connection, validation and belonging; the fact that there are "familiar faces" around him makes him feel worse, not better. (Anyone who has ever been in a family or relationship in which one feels totally alone knows that it can be far lonelier to live with someone who avoids intimacy than to live alone).
Ultimately, he feels that life is not worth living if people follow the rest of society's "rules" and patterns, as opposed to breaking out of conventionality to become independent thinkers, and to seize lives of creativity and emotional interconnectedness.
He is seeking to find his own way, and one wonders if he is depressed or simply reaching a point at which he is seeking a means of breaking out into becoming fully true to himself.
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