Mad World

Gary Jules

*Edit: originally performed by Tears for Fears, but this version is the one that's been running through my head on a loop today. I felt it was more appropriate for my mood considering the more somber effect it gives off. This version is also featured in the movie 'Donnie Darko'.

Lyrics:

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 want to 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
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 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
Enlarging your world
Mad World.


I'm tired.
I'm tired of not having time for myself.
I'm tired of not having time for others.
I'm tired of homework.
I'm tired of not getting my homework done.
I'm tired of being unprepared.
I'm tired of this darn room (pictured above).
I'm tired of classes that I normally enjoy.
I'm tired of reading about all the bad things in the world and knowing there's nothing I can do to fix them.
I'm tired of keeping secrets.
I'm tired of feeling like my future plans are all for naught.
I'm tired of feeling like the 'weak link' in my grad program.
I'm tired of feeling like an idiot.
I'm tired of putting things off.
I'm tired of others letting me down and
I'm tired of letting others down.

Don't worry. I'm okay. This is just one of those days. Took me half an hour to get out of bed and spent the first 3 hours of my day feeling like I wasn't mentally present; like I was watching someone else go through the motions of my typical Monday. Unfortunately, time stops for no one, and I have papers due tomorrow. *sigh* Someday.








Passing through a tunnel, the girl looked up and noticed a group of people coming towards her. She tucked her head further back into her hood, hunched her shoulders, and emphasized her walk. Her left hand checked her jeans pocket. It was there. The tunnel echoed the voices of the group, all male and all intoxicated at some level. The girl made no obvious moves to indicate her hesitation to the group. Her history had made her overly cautious.