Music & lyrics by Tears For Fears

If there ever was a song to perfectly capture how I've been feeling from day one living in this huge mental asylum Earth has turned into, that's the one. Hell no, it's okay, everything's fine according to the Encyclopedia of Orthodox Thinking which explains the lyrics were influenced by theories of Arthur Janov, author of The Primal Scream and that the line "The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had" suggests that dreams of intense experiences such as death will be the best at releasing tension (sic). Funny how some fourty years later, this title by Tears For Fears feels so timeless and still up-to-date. In my effort to boycott quislings and support resistants, here's a catchy live cover version by my pal Gordon McNeil aka Gordo {Bot} with his lovely 5 year old daughter Melodie.

Ey@el

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their 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 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

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 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, mad world

Enlarging your world
Mad world...

© Roland Orzabal, 1982