Thrice - All The World Is Mad [Audio]

From the 2009 album, Beggars.

[marmalade]

This is like a villain song where they show you their tragic backstory

[joesharbach]

This song seems even more fitting in 2023 than it did when it was first released.

[georgehugo]

I think of that second verse often:
"We can’t medicate man to perfection again
We can’t legislate peace in our hearts
We can’t educate sin from our souls
It’s been there from the start"

[timmeh]

It's a variation of The Purdie Shuffle from the '70's. Also used by Porcaro for Rosanna and Bonham for Fool in the Rain. But this guy made it his own a little bit.

[JFHeroux]

I just discovered this song a couple of months ago... and it's so good! I listened to the rest of what Thrice recorded but this is still my favorite by far! What a great chorus and such powerful playing! :D

[mikykorn]

27 de Julio 2023 saludos desde Texcoco México 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

[Katmew]

Go ahead, sing it. You know you want to. Enjoy the lyrics too, of course 💜

“We are saints made of plaster, our laughter is canned,
We are demons that hide in the mirror.
But the blood on our hands paints a picture exceedingly clear.
We are brimming with cumbersome, murderous greed,
And malevolence deep and profound.
We do unspeakable deeds, does our wickedness know any bounds?
Something's gone terribly wrong with everyone,
All the world is mad.
Darkness brings terrible things, the sun is gone
What vanity! Our sad, wretched fires.
We can't medicate man to perfection again,
We can't legislate peace in our hearts.
We can't educate sin from our souls, it's been there from the start.
But the blind lead the blind into bottomless pits,
Still we smile and deny that we're cursed.
But of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst.
Oh, what little light we have!
It only serves to show
The snares and seeds of wrath
We have already sewn on every path.”

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[newdivide]

Every word of this song just gets more and more relevant as time goes on. In the year 2020, all the world truly is mad

Edit: It’s 2021; things are getting worse. But they have to before they get better

Edit: It’s September of 2022. It’s even worse than it was last year. I’m seeing and hearing things out of people that are just appalling, to say the least. But I have to remember it HAS to get worse before it gets better. Revelation 20… One day, the world will be sane again.

Edit: It’s February 16th, 2024. I don’t mean to sound melodramatic, but maybe it fits. Something awful is coming. Hold on to Jesus. He’s your only hope

[dsxa]

Please excuse my Canadian but in the first second of this song you've got me instantaneously expecting "Nardwaur / Nardwaur"

[thatonekid]

This is thee most underated song I know. when I first heard it I thought it would have at least 10mil views.

[SLMANDR]

Best song ever imo. Especially in these times.

[matthewterrian]

Been a fan since HS. I camt believe I'm only just hearing this! epic!

[PointsEastSurf]

I woke up today and this is all I could think about. Dark days ahead.

[dricedlk]

Why did they never get played on the radio besides 2 singles from The Artist and the ambulance? At least not hear in SoCal. The radio sucks.

[thedrogo]

Dustin must have been in a really dark place when he wrote this . . .

[punkrockhotdog]

Amazing how scripture is being fulfilled more and more

[christophermarquart]

FUCKKKK. The emotions. The talent. My god.