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Tears for Fears – Mad World (Afterlife Remix) (2005) | Track profile | Dork

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Tears for Fears
Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)
Mad World (Afterlife Remix)

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Tears for Fears

Mad World (Afterlife Remix)

Release date: 8th February 2005

From Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)

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About This Track

"Mad World (Afterlife Remix)" is a track by Tears for Fears, from the album Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92), released 8th February 2005. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Tears for Fears

Tears for Fears

Lyrics

Mad World (Afterlife Remix)

[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

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, `cause I find it hard to take

When people run in circles, it's a very very

Mad world

Mad world

Mad world

Mad world

[Interlude]

[Verse 2]

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

[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

It's a very very

Mad world

It's a very very

Mad world

[Interlude]

It's a very very

It's a very very

It's a very very

[Outro]

Mad world

It's a very very

Mad world

It's a very very

Mad world

It's a very very

Mad world

It's a very very

Mad world

It's a very very

Mad world

It's a very very

Mad world

It's a very very

Mad world

It's a very very

Mad world

It's a very very

Halargian world

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From Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)

2005

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Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92)

Tears for Fears

Release year

2005

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