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Rhythm  9.4
Melody  9.7
Instruments  9.6
Lyrics  9.7
Vocal  9.5
This song has been reviewed 47 times. Overall score for this song, 9.6.
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Gary Jules - Mad World Lyrics

Song details
TitleMad World
ArtistGary Jules
AlbumDonnie Darko - Original Soundtrack & Score [2004]
album from the movie Donnie Darko [2001], Track 13
Donnie Darko - Original Soundtrack & Score [2004]
album from the movie Donnie Darko [2001], Track 17 Disc 2
Trading Snakeoil For Wolftickets [2003], Track 12
GenreAlternative
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Song lyrics
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 want to drown my sorrows
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 they 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
Enlargen your world
Mad World
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corrected by aaawa on 11-23-2011


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  1 day, 21 hours ago Jules12 
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this is *_*
  16 days ago paulloebmusic 
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This song is amazing. So amazing that I made a 2012 cover featuring a female vocalist. Check it out, I'm giving it away as a free download: http://paulloeb.net/madworld
  22-09-2011 16:05 bkeskin 
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Donnie Darko
  01-07-2011 14:48 chemicalrxn 
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Such an awesome song, especially for the Donnie Darko soundtrack!!!
  22-06-2009 13:29 waterloo35 
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I think I am going to cry !! this song remembered me my childishood : but it's really good song !!1
  29-04-2009 01:24 RAWRKATELYN 
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This my favorite song. Not because it has a good rhythm or a good melody. I like it because it's the truth. We really DO live in a MAD WORLD! I mean some people are straving in Africa right now while we americans are dying of obesity! Come on! Now that is truly mad! This song also scares me, because it's the truth. Sometimes we lie to ourselves to make everything seem beautiful and perfect when in fact it is not. We will always need songs like this one to snap us back into reality. And the sad, but true, reality is that our world is utterly MAD.
  25-02-2008 21:18 Hetwu 
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This song creeps me out! I love it.
It's kinda cynic, but it also opens ones eyes.
A great cover, the Tears for Fears goes to fast, but still they are the ones that made up the lyrics. It fits so good in Donnie Darko.
I can imagine how many people can relate to the lyrics.
Totally out of this world...
  28-10-2007 01:20 zappa65 
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this remake is much better than the older great song
  20-08-2007 16:05 lxX5xeXxl 
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The song is good. I was humming this song a few weeks ago and I'm wondering if I've ever even heard it before I say Donnie Darko...I hope I have because that is some freaky weird shit. If anybody can understand the movie for me, send me a message because I'm confused as hell.
  21-07-2007 17:59 LibraSue 
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sad...but amazing...
  04-02-2007 23:31 Alcoholic 
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Sad song. Tough lyrics. Great work.

It is a Mad World that we live in.
  28-01-2007 11:47 verLoren 
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Whoh. I just had one of the best dreams I've ever had. It was about dying. Just some minutes ago I remembered the lyrics of this song.

So yeah, I can say I relate to them.
  18-01-2007 21:37 LittleMissMick 
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The song just rocks! But I can't tell what the last line says. "Enlargen your world." Is that suppose to be "enlarge" or "enlarged?"
  29-12-2006 11:27 piwate 
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this song really sticks to your mind, I've been trying to get the notes for piano on it, just found them
The lyrics mean so much for people, really special song, not often you find one that so many love
  11-12-2006 04:50 SoulfulZen 
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This song is awesome. The movie is awesome. This is the thinking person's melody. I, and everyone I know, really like it.
  06-12-2006 17:03 rockerchick07 
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isn't this the song thats in the gears of war game commercial? my brother was talkin about the song and i haven't see the commercial yet, but it sounds like a good song.
  03-12-2006 15:56 letting_go_030 
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woah........
this song just really goes to my subconcious and my soul
I don't mean to sound corny, but i can relate to everything
I had beein thinking these things for so long and hearing them expressed perfectly in this chilling melodic masterpiece is just incredible
It's nice to know that other people in the world can understand it like i can >
  03-12-2006 01:03 XxAndresxX 
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WoW i never tought a sad song could've be this good!
Incredible song
  30-11-2006 15:32 TrineSuperstar 
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The movie is from Donnie Darko. Great film btw.
  27-11-2006 06:35 J_Dog45 
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thx kytano it was the gears of war commercial
  27-11-2006 06:30 J_Dog45 
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i recently heard this song on tv from the short comercial for a game forgive me i cant remeber the name of the game but he said worn out faces along with the piano...omg i was hooked i had to hear this song i jumped up her punched in the lyrics i heard and got the song from limewire i am in love with this song i have not seen the movie can some1 post the name of the movie i would love to see it thx.
  26-11-2006 21:05 TrineSuperstar 
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Im just wondering why this song suddenly is so high on the LSI rank? Its a pretty old song?
  26-11-2006 20:59 govnent 
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  25-11-2006 13:49 smallchiliwoman 
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OMFG!! his voice, the lyrics, the melody..everything is just perfect! I loooove it
  25-11-2006 05:23 Lore 
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As my frst post i'm proud that it is for this song. this song may be sad, and some may find it unhealthy to believe in and love this song. but all things considered i think that it comes down to the fact that the truth hurts, the world is pure madness.

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