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In africa, they already know their fate, they accept they are slaves to these twisted machine N.W.O. Infact you should base this song in europe. He is lamenting this realization, and in a way, has given up. What is important about this song is that it is not a grown man who is lamenting life, but a young child, who feels he has seen all there is to see, and has realized very early, that life is meaningless. Life is insane, because people pretend to live. Once again the narrator reminds us that we are Insignificant.Ī dark, mad world, with no purpose, very nihilistic. Although the teacher teaches lessons of life, He/she looks right through the young narrator. The teacher is a figure of authority and knowledge, as well as wisdom. Look right through me, look right through me This is where he is nervous, where he feels isolated, and alone. Remember, school is a social place, not just a place for learning. Even to sit and listen, to try and learn the meaning of life, is in a way, meaningless. "Happy birthday", and "sit and listen" are repeated twice, to sound mechanical, routine, mundane, and ultimately meaningless. But also note, that the narrator wants us to consider why we as humans feel the need to celebrate the birth of our lives, which he views in an ironic tone, consistent with the feeling of the song. The child stage is the most innocent of humans, and their desires are innocent, they just want to feel good, like the type of happiness a child feels during his birthday. Made to feel the way that every child should

He doesn't find this hard to take, but what he DOES find hard to take is that people are still willing to live, which he describes as "running in circles." A Mad World, is not an angry world, but mad as in crazy, insane, meaningless.Ĭhildren waiting for the day they feel good The reason he finds it hard to tell you is because he is about to reveal the song's theme, it's ultimate message: THERE IS NO MEANING IN LIFE. This is the way he feels about his life, because he dreams of dying, the only relief from a meaningless life that contains no hope for feelings of purpose and fulfillment. The funnyness he talks about is a very dark emotion, it is a bitter, mocking type of funny that corresponds with sadness. To drink your own tears without expression is very extreme, because sadness indicates that there is meaning in life, and something to be sad about, but no expression, and no tomorrow, indicate that the narrator is indifferent, so worn down as to not even feel sad or angry, but rather he would like to drown his sorrow. The tears fill up their glasses, and you can imagine the meaninglessness and bitterness they must feel, if they are to drink their own tears, as the song indicates. The narrator conveys the meaning that everybody seems to wake up bright and early, as if for a purpose, but in the end they go nowhere, because there is no purpose in life.Īnd their tears are filling up their glasses The daily races are our lives, busy and hectic. The familiar faces, worn out places, and worn out faces indicate that he has seen all their is to see, and that to him (an adolescent, teen), all faces look the same, worn out and tired of life. It's looking out at a mad world from the eyes of a teenager. It throws together a lot of different images to paint a picture without saying anything specific about the world. I think a lot of people go through that feeling of isolation as they become adults and realize the world can be a a very lonely place to live in.Ĭontextually speaking, here are what the song writers say about their own song: (from wikipedia) As a teenager, I can really relate to those feelings. He can't even connect to the people whose lives are most similar to his. He feels alone even among the people he spends almost every day with. I think he may be acquainted with all of the kids in school, but he doesn't feel like any of them "knows" or understands him. No one knew me, no one knew me" does not necessarily mean he's going to a new school, as some people would interpret it. I think the line "Went to school and I was very nervous When you can't make connections with people, the purpose of living becomes questionable, and everything about life seems dull. It talks about a familiar routine with "familiar faces," yet the singer feels no connection to these people. The idea it portrays is that you can be totally surrounded by people and still be alone.

I think this song is ultimately about feeling isolated and alone in the world.