Acapella supergroup Pentatonix has released its new single, Mad World, a cover of the original hit by Tears for Fears. Unlike the original midtempo 80s new wave classic, Scott, Mitch, Kirstie, Kevin and Matt deliver a haunting rendition, with airtight harmonies and a stellar arrangement that sends chills down one’s spine.
The Pentatonix “Mad World” video echoes the foreboding arrangement. In these COVID times, the song really does capture the ache and gravitas of people living in a world that appears to have truly gone mad, so to speak. It’s an absolutely brilliant single, and a brilliant addition to the group’s varied and spectacular discography.
MAD WORLD Lyrics
Pentatonix
All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for the daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere
The tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrows
No tomorrow, no tomorrow
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
That 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 they 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
That 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
(All around me are familiar faces)
Mad world, mad world
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
That 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
