Listen to this when
Mad World
When the world starts to feel grey and you're just watching it go by.
Who it's for
The song describes alienation from the outside, as if watching ordinary life through glass, and that exact detachment is something many people feel but struggle to describe.
Numb→Understood
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Mad World" is a synth-pop song by Tears for Fears, written by Roland Orzabal, sung by Curt Smith, and produced by Chris Hughes and Ross Cullum. It was released as a single on 20 September 1982 and appears on the 1983 album The Hurting.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available).
Before you start
Heads up: Themes of depression; dreams of dying.
Age: Ages 12+
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan, Act 3
