Came in from a rainy Thursday on the avenue Thought I heard you talking softly I turned on the lights, the TV, and the radio Still, I can't escape the ghost of you What has happened to it all? Crazy, some would say Where is the life that I recognize? (Gone away) But I won't cry for yesterday, there's an ordinary world Somehow I have to find And as I try to make my way to the ordinary world I will learn to survive Passion or coincidence once prompted you to say Pride will tear us both apart Well, now, pride's gone out the window, 'cross the rooftops, run away Left me in the vacuum of my heart What is happening to me? Crazy, some would say Where is my friend when I need you most? (Gone away) But I won't cry for yesterday, there's an ordinary world Somehow I have to find And as I try to make my way to the ordinary world I will learn to survive (She's gone away) Papers in the roadside tell of suffering and greed Fear today, forgot tomorrow Ooh, here beside the news of holy war and holy need Ours is just a little sorrowed talk And I don't cry for yesterday, there's an ordinary world Somehow I have to find And as I try to make my way to the ordinary world I will learn to survive Every world is my world (I will learn to survive) Any world is my world (I will learn to survive) Any world is my world
Came in from a rainy Thursday on the avenue Thought I heard you talking softly I turned on the lights, the TV, and the radio Still, I can't escape the ghost of you What has happened to it all? Crazy, some would say Where is the life that I recognize? (Gone away) But I won't cry for yesterday, there's an ordinary world Somehow I have to find And as I try to make my way to the ordinary world I will learn to survive Passion or coincidence once prompted you to say Pride will tear us both apart Well, now, pride's gone out the window, 'cross the rooftops, run away Left me in the vacuum of my heart What is happening to me? Crazy, some would say Where is my friend when I need you most? (Gone away) But I won't cry for yesterday, there's an ordinary world Somehow I have to find And as I try to make my way to the ordinary world I will learn to survive (She's gone away) Papers in the roadside tell of suffering and greed Fear today, forgot tomorrow Ooh, here beside the news of holy war and holy need Ours is just a little sorrowed talk And I don't cry for yesterday, there's an ordinary world Somehow I have to find And as I try to make my way to the ordinary world I will learn to survive Every world is my world (I will learn to survive) Any world is my world (I will learn to survive) Any world is my world
A letra foi escrita por Simon Le Bon em homenagem à morte de um amigo próximo, explorando temas de luto e a busca pela normalidade após a perda de um ente querido.
A faixa marcou o retorno triunfal do Duran Duran no início dos anos 90, alcançando a 3ª posição na Billboard Hot 100 dos EUA e a 6ª no Reino Unido.
Em 1994, a música recebeu o prestigioso Ivor Novello Award na categoria de Hit Internacional do Ano.
O sucesso comercial e crítico de "Ordinary World" foi fundamental para a renascimento da carreira da banda na década de 1990, impulsionando o álbum "The Wedding Album".
O vocalista Simon Le Bon descreveu a experiência de escrever e interpretar a canção como um processo catártico que o ajudou a lidar com seu próprio luto pessoal.
A versão visual da música, dirigida por Nick Egan, destacou-se por suas cenas de contemplação silenciosa e pela atmosfera introspectiva em um ambiente luxuoso e mal iluminado.
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