Mad World - Michael Andrews & Gary Jules: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Michael Andrews & Gary Jules

Mad World

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Mad World was released on November 15, 2001 by Down Up Down Music as a part of the album Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Michael Andrews

Michael Andrews

Piano

Gary Jules

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Roland Orzabal

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Gary Jules

Mixing Engineer

Michael Andrews

Michael Andrews

Producer

Michael Patterson

Michael Patterson

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

All around me are familiar faces

Worn out places, worn out faces

Bright and early for the daily races

Going nowhere, going nowhere

[Verse 2]

Their tears are filling up their glasses

No expression, no expression

Hide my head, I wanna drown my sorrow

No tomorrow, no tomorrow

[Chorus]

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 3]

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

[Verse 4]

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]

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

[Outro]

Enlargen your world

Mad world

Written by: Roland Orzabal

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