basically the song describes the "mad world" we live in today.
everyday people go to work in jobs they hate, society is essentially going nowhere.
its caused almost an epidemic of depression, however nobody wants to be honest about the fact that they would be perfectly fine with the idea of "no tomorrow"
its almost ironic that the dream of death can be so thrilling and yet still unacceptable.
its sad that children have to grow up in this world. everything is almost two dimensional to them as they don't see the bigger picture. birthday's are celebrations that don't represent anything other than the continuation of a flawed system. the paradox remains, meanwhile the lesson that one needs to learn in this life to live successfully is to just be happy, honest, and compassionate. all of which has a shared foundation of personal satisfaction and contempt
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Well Gary jules didn't write the song. Roland Orzabal from tears for fears wrote it and the song was released in 1982. Gary Jules's version was released in 2001.
The original song is by Tears for Fears and it's about coming of age and feeling alienated and alone in a Mad World.
Mad world by Gary jules
No. Gary Jules did a cover of it for the Donnie Darko movie. It's a Tears for Fears song, and the original is very different in style.
The song is called "Mad World" by Gary Jules
Tears for Fears / Gary Jules - Mad World
Mad world - originally by Tears for Fears - but HBO version by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules