Original ist der Song von "Tears for Fears" aus den Achzigern, aber lange nicht so berührend wie die Version von Gary Jules - eher achzigermässig-belanglos, seltsam, denn der Text ist einfach nur gut - brauchte wohl die gewisse Zeit zum reifen

- (mal rausgeschrieben) :
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 kinda funny, I find it kinda (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.
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
I find it kinda funny , I find it kinda 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
Enlarging your world
Mad World
Immer wieder erstaunlich wie gut Inhaltlichkeit transportiert wird wenn der Ton einfach stimmt

(siehe auch das Georg Schramm Video

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