Mad World – English Lyrics

• By: Demi Lovato
• Album: Dancing With The Devil... The Art Of Starting Over

Lyrics & Translation

Explore Demi Lovato's poignant cover of "Mad World" and delve into its exploration of societal disillusionment and personal struggles. Discover how the song's lyrics reflect on modern life, offering a powerful opportunity to understand themes of despair and resilience through music.

[English]

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

Mad world, mad world

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
mad /mæd/ A1	adjective - mentally ill or insane adjective - very foolish or angry
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
bright /braɪt/ A2	adjective - giving off a lot of light adjective - intelligent
early /ɜːrli/ A1	adjective - before the usual or expected time
daily /ˈdeɪli/ A1	adjective - happening every day
tear /tɪər/ A1	noun - a drop of liquid from the eye
hide /haɪd/ A1	verb - to put something in a place where it cannot be seen
sorrow /ˈsɒroʊ/ B1	noun - a feeling of sadness
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
circle /ˈsɜːrkl/ A1	noun - a round shape verb - to move in a curved path around a center
child /tʃaɪld/ A1	noun - a young human being
nervous /ˈnɜːrvəs/ A2	adjective - anxious or worried
lesson /ˈlesən/ A1	noun - a period of learning or teaching
funny /ˈfʌni/ A1	adjective - amusing or comical adjective - strange or suspicious

Key Grammar Structures

• All around me are familiar faces

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The verb 'are' is in the present simple tense, indicating a habitual or general truth.

• Going nowhere, going nowhere

  ➔ Gerund

  ➔ 'Going' is a gerund, functioning as a noun to describe an action.

• Their tears are filling up their glasses

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ 'Are filling' is in the present continuous tense, indicating an action happening now.

• No expression, no expression

  ➔ Parallel structure

  ➔ The repetition of 'no expression' creates a parallel structure for emphasis.

• I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad

  ➔ Cleft sentence

  ➔ 'I find it kind of funny' is a cleft sentence, emphasizing 'funny'.

• The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had

  ➔ Relative clause

  ➔ 'In which I'm dying' is a relative clause modifying 'dreams'.

• When people run in circles, it's a very, very Mad world

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction

  ➔ 'When' is a subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause.

• Children waiting for the day they feel good

  ➔ Present participle

  ➔ 'Waiting' is a present participle, used as an adjective to describe 'children'.