Tears for Fears - Mad World - Lyrics Meaning
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Mad World by Tears for Fears was released in 1983 and reached number 3 in the UK charts.
The lyrics to this song basically describe a depressed young person who feels like he does not fit in to life in general.
He sees life as not being worth living, and looks for ways to escape the pain. The lyrics, "The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had" confirm that he is having serious thoughts of suicide, as he has just had enough and wants the pain to end.
He also believes that everyone else feels the same way as him as he can see in their faces, they are going about their everyday business but they have tears in their eyes.
It seems that he has experienced these feelings from early childhood as he thinks that children are unhappy and waiting to get older before they can start to feel good.
A later version was released by Gary Jules over two decades later and was the sound track for the hit movie Donnie Darko.
This was a more haunted type version of the song and many people think it is more fitting to the downbeat lyrics.