VIDEO: Adam Lambert sings 'Mad World' on 'American Idol'

On "American Idol," Adam Lambert absolutely killed "Mad World" Tuesday night. Who's with me?

Okay, I admit that I already love that Tears for Fears song (1982), but that's what made me all the more critical of Adam's performance. And you know what? He did the song justice. He kept it moody, just like Gary Jules did for his version that was featured in the 2001 film "Donnie Darko."

How much you wanna bet that song will get airplay on the radio again?

If you missed it, check out Lambert's performance of "Mad World" and you can sing along with the lyrics provided below:

(Imagine there's a bouncing ball)

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

Your thoughts? Are you an Adam Lambert fan? Did you prefer another performance more?

Related:

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NOTE: If for some reason the clip doesn't work, you can try this YouTube search. Normally I'd say go to Hulu.com, but as of Wednesday morning, they haven't uploaded the most recent performances.Later, perhaps?

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