LaLa Lyric August 26 - Solved

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 26 Aug 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

skh	26 Aug 2004
This is either very easy or very hard: "Mad World" All around me are familiar faces Worn out places, worn out faces Bright and early for their daily races Going nowhere, going nowhere And 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 'Cos I find it hard to take When people run in circles It's a very, very Mad World Children waiting for the day they feel good Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday Made to 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 The card I chose for this song is (for me) the obvious and only one to capture the general mood and feeling of it. It is easier when you know the music, and probably very easy if you've seen the movie (Donnie Darko). But there are also real clues in the lyrics themselves. Have fun! ;) Sonja

telcontar	26 Aug 2004
That's probably wrong for we had her only recently, but I get a distinct Queen of Swords -feeling from these lyrics. Had to guess it :)

skh	26 Aug 2004
No, not the Queen of Swords, but I'd be interested in why you guessed her. Care to elaborate? cheers, Sonja

telcontar	26 Aug 2004
Well, this Queen is definitely a card of sorrow for me, and that's in the song, too. There's a feeling of futility and desorientation in both. Maybe with the fight brain vs. emotion in the Queen!? The first lines set the direction, cause I couldn't figure out if those faces were familiar or foreign and happy or sad. Made me think of masks. Moreover, the first time I ever met this woman was the Art Nouveau Tarot- there, she's clutching the sword so tight that her hand is bleeding. That's the part with the beautiful dreams of dying... Now I've got it: The Queen is the brink between wisdom and madness, between truth and lies. That was what I sensed in this song, too :) Please correct me if I'm wrong. Now I'll go for full madness: The Moon :)

skh	26 Aug 2004
Ah, it was too easy - The Moon it is. Looking up and seeing the familiar world around us, but changed, strange, different, with a whole dimension of darkness and unknown stuff behind, this sudden realization and the sense of creepiness and latent fear, that's the Moon for me. Your turn again ;) Sonja

telcontar	26 Aug 2004
Oh great- I've already got the Lit clue to work out tonight... But lyrics are easier to find I'll do it soon :D

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