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Twenty One Pilots

Mad World

Release date: 12th April 2014

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"Mad World" is a track by Twenty One Pilots, released 12th April 2014. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Twenty One Pilots.

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Lyrics

Mad World

[Verse]

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

[Pre-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 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

[Chorus]

Mad world

Mad world

Mad world

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Mad World

2014

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Roland Orzabal
Producer: Greg Wells, Tyler Joseph
Drums: Josh Dun
Keyboards: Tyler Joseph
Vocals: Tyler Joseph
Mixing Engineer: Greg Wells
Percussion: Josh Dun
Programmer: Greg Wells, Tyler Joseph
Recording Engineer: Ian MacGregor
Video Camera Operator: Reel Bear Media
Video Editor: Reel Bear Media