"MadWorld"

isa1982songbytheBritishband

TearsforFears.WrittenbyRolandOrzabalandsungbybassistCurtSmith,itwastheband'sthirdsinglereleaseandfirstcharthit,reachingnumber3ontheUKSinglesChartinNovember1982.Both"MadWorld"anditsB-side,"IdeasasOpiates",appearedontheband'sdebutLP

TheHurting

(1983).TearsforFears

areanEnglishpoprockbandformedinBathin1981byRolandOrzabalandCurtSmith.Foundedafterthedissolutionoftheirfirstband,themod-influencedGraduate,theywereinitiallyassociatedwiththenewwavesynthesiserbandsoftheearly1980sbutlaterbranchedoutintomainstreamrockandpop,whichledtointernationalchartsuccess.

"MadWorld"hassincebeencoveredbyvariousartists,mostnotablyby

MichaelAndrews

and

GaryJules

forthesoundtrackofthefilm

DonnieDarko

in2001.ThisversionwasaUKnumberonehitandwonOrzabalhissecondIvorNovelloAwardin2003."MadWorld"achievedasecondroundofsuccess20yearsafteritsrelease,whenitwascoveredbyMichaelAndrewsandGaryJulesforthefilm

DonnieDarko

(2001).WhiletheTearsforFearsversionfeaturedsynthesisersandheavypercussion,theAndrews/Julesversionwasstrippeddown;insteadofafullmusicalbacking,itusedonlyasetofpianochords,amellotronimitatingacello,verylighttouchesofelectricpiano,andmodestuseofavocoderonthechorus.\o"/x/page/t0365355ui5.html"\o"/x/page/d0365ifv255.html"AdamLambertauditionedfortheeighthseasonofAmericanIdolinSanFrancisco.Advancingtothetop8,hesangthe2001MichaelAndrewsandGaryJulesarrangementof"MadWorld".

MadWorldAllaroundmearefamiliarfacesWornoutplaces,wornoutfacesBrightandearlyfortheirdailyracesGoingnowhere,goingnowhere

TheirtearsarefillinguptheirglassesNoexpression,noexpressionHidemyhead,IwannadrownmysorrowNotomorrow,notomorrow

AndIfinditkindafunnyIfinditkindasadThedreamsinwhichI'mdyingArethebestI'veeverhadIfindithardtotellyouIfindithardtotakeWhenpeoplerunincirclesIt'savery,verymadworld,madworld

ChildrenwaitingforthedaytheyfeelgoodHappyBirthday,HappyBirthdayAndIfeelthewaythateverychildshouldSitandlisten,sitandlisten

WenttoschoolandIwasverynervousNooneknewme,nooneknewmeHelloteachertellmewhat'smylessonLookrightthroughme,lookrightthroughme

AndIfinditkindafunnyIfinditkindasadThedreamsinwhichI'mdyingArethebestI'veeverhadIfindithardtotellyouIfindithardtotakeWhenpeoplerunincirclesIt'savery,verymadworld,madworld

(Enlargingyourworld)Madworld……瘋狂的世界圍繞著我的全是相似的面孔頹舊的地方，疲乏的臉天亮早起為了他們每天的賽跑卻無所抵達無所抵達

淚水盈滿了他們鏡框仍面無表情面無表情把頭深埋我想沉溺于我的悲愴不要明天沒有明天

我又感到這有些滑稽有些悲傷那些我將要死去的夢卻是我最好的回憶我發覺這很難告訴你因為它們很難去接受人們就這樣重復地奔忙這真是一個瘋狂的世界瘋狂的世界

孩子們期盼著讓他們感到