The "End of the World" Song

Back then I didn't know what it meant "It's the End of the World as We Know It." So I thought it literally was a song about the end of the world. I love the song, but couldn't help but wonder that "Gee, the tune is surely gleeful considering it's about the end of the world."

Then I heard the song they played during the Gear of War (video game) commercial and later found out it was Tears for Fears's "Mad World." That makes a much better end-of-the-world song, especially when it's played with clips from the video. It truly felt like a lone soldier was the last human being left, fighting with aliens. And that'd also explain why "the dreams in which I'm dying are the best I ever had."