Can anybody tell me what the song, Mad World, is really about ?

I think it's pretty straight forward.. But okay.

The song starts off with the speaker sitting somewhere, surrounded by people he hasn't seen in a while. They're all sad and crying, somewhere they don't really want to be. A funeral, most likely.

Next, the chorus seems to be about his confusion with understanding his emotions. He used to be okay with thinking about death, but now that he's experiencing it happening to a loved one, he's not so sure about what he thinks of it. Is it happy? is it sad? He doesn't know

The next part is comparing himself to a child. Children are told how to behave. While you're sitting in a funeral, it's proper to be sad. It's not exactly okay for you to be happy.

Then the chorus returns. He's repeating to himself how confused he is.



So pretty much, the speaker believes that death is just another part of life. He never understood why people would get so sad about it, but now that he knows someone who's dead, this changes. *

The Moral/purpose:
*It's always confusing when something you've believed your entire life suddenly starts to change.



That's my take on it, at least.

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

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 its a very, very
Mad world, mad world

Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy birthday, happy birthday
And I 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 its a very, very
Mad world, mad world, enlarging your world
Mad world

Does that answer your question?

i think mad world is about...........ummmmm........like a person whose whole life is really kinda diff and he is himself kinda confused and depressed with the way his life takes him and it's just turmoil! thats atleast wat i think and ofcourse i am not sure if i am right!

It's about a world gone crazy!!!