A song people chose
Mad World
by Gary Jules
151 people have chosen this as their last tune
Alternative · 2003 · Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets
Why they chose it
"It's the one song I'd trust to say goodbye for me."
"It just feels right. That's all the reason I need."
"There's no version of my story that doesn't include this song."
"This is, in a way, my closing statement."
"This song is, weirdly, the most 'me' thing I own."
"I want the room to go quiet and then feel something real."
"I want this to be a moment for whoever needs to grieve, properly."
"It's the one song that makes me feel truly alive."
"It's not an easy listen, but it's the truest one I've got."
"It's the song I want people thinking of when they think of me."
"Because life is long and complicated and this song gets it."
"Some songs you just know belong to you."
"I want this to be the quiet thank you I never got round to saying."
"It's the one I'd pick on any day, for any reason."
"I want this playing so people know exactly who I was."
"Because it's honest. No pretending. Just the truth."
"This song says more about who I was than I ever could."
"It says what I never could."
"It's the one song I'd never want to live without."
"It's not an easy listen, but it's the truest one I've got."