Can You Feel It?
Reel 2 Real Lyrics

Can you feel it baby
Asking if the listener is able to perceive the energy of the music

This is mad stuntman pon your case
Introducing the performer on the track and his confident, commanding presence

Wicked everytime
Emphasizing how impressive and enjoyable the music is every time it's played

right
Potentially an interjection meant to hype up the listeners and indicate agreement with what's being said

So all rude boys and rude girls
Addressing a specific group of people who may be more inclined to enjoy and appreciate the music

Feel the rhythm and feel the vibe
Encouraging the listeners to fully connect with the music and understand its nuances

here me now
An expression of confidence and urgency, imploring the audience to listen closely

Watch the D.J.
Directing the audience's attention to the person controlling the music

Him a mix like a blender
Comparing the D.J.'s skills to the action of a blender, blending different sounds together

Mix like a what? Mix like a blender
Repeating and emphasizing the comparison to a blender

Pon the dance floor
A colloquial way of saying 'on the dance floor'

everybody in a merger
Describing how the people on the dance floor are all coming together as one, merging into the same rhythm

With a good feel
Suggesting that the pleasant feeling of the music is palpable

with a good what?
A rhetorical question repeating the previous line for emphasis

Music feel nice
Stating the simple fact that the music sounds and feels good

it's getting hotter
Noting that the music is increasing in intensity

Hotter than ever
Declaring that the music has reached a new level of excitement

hotter than pleasure
Comparing the level of excitement to feelings of physical pleasure

Hotter than lovers
Making yet another comparison to the intensity of physical attraction and intimacy

hotter than what?
A rhetorical question continuing the string of comparisons and building anticipation

Hotter than bread
Comparing the music's excitement level to a staple food item

hotter than butter
Stating that the music is even more exciting than a common condiment and food pairing

Hotter than women shaking rumpshaker
Asserting that the music is more intense and exciting than the sight of women dancing in a specific way

From left to right shaking like thunder
Describing in detail the type of dancing being referred to, emphasizing its power and energy

From right to left taking you under
Continuing the description, suggesting that this type of dancing is so exciting that it could really take you 'under' or overwhelm you

Can you feel it
Returning to the question from the beginning of the song, asking if the listeners are truly experiencing the intensity and excitement of the music

it feel so nice
Stating yet again the pleasure and enjoyability of the music

it feel so right
Asserting that the music is satisfying and satisfyingly 'right'

so feel it don't fight
Encouraging the audience to give in to the positive feelings of the music rather than resisting or fighting against them

Music it hot
Reiterating the fact that the music is extremely exciting and intense

it hot like fire
Comparing the intensity of the music to that of fire, a powerful and destructive force

Hotter than hot
Playing with language to describe how high the energy level really is in the moment

like boiling water
Drawing another comparison to the high temperature and intensity of boiling water

People dem a gallop and a dance in a fever
Describing the people dancing in a way that conveys their extreme excitement and energy

Fell de bass comin outta de speaker
Praising the power of the bass coming out of the singers, which is likely driving much of the energy in the room

Man and woman them a dance all over
Noting the universal nature of the enjoyment that comes from this music, as men and women alike are dancing enthusiastically

All over everybody's in a tempa
Summing up the heightened energy and excitement of the moment

'Cause de speaker
Explaining the reason for the intensity of the music and the energy it provokes

and de mixer
Adding another key element of the music-making machinery

De turntable and de echo chamba
Naming additional pieces of equipment used to create the specific sound being enjoyed

Pump it all up!
An exclamation indicating that the energy level needs to continue rising and that the music needs to be even louder and more intense

Everybody in a pressure
Describing how the crowd is pushing each other toward ever-higher levels of involvement and enthusiasm

It hot! It hot! It hot!
A repetitive exclamation meant to further heighten the energy level

While ya bounce in a tempa
Describing the physicality of the energy in the room, with people bouncing and dancing in a frenzy

Watch your girlfriend
A warning to be mindful of one's romantic partner, who may also be caught up in the excitement of the moment

watch your partner
A more universal warning to watch out for others, as the frenzied energy in the room could lead to accidents or injuries

Dem a dance in a fever
Describing once again how everyone is caught up in the frenzied excitement of the music and the moment

Jump up
Giving more specific instructions for how to participate in the moment by jumping up and down with the music

jump up!
Repeating the instruction for emphasis and to further encourage participation

'Cause de place a turnover
Explaining that the excitement and energy of the moment has taken over completely

'Cause de place on fire
Using vivid, hyperbolic language to describe how hot and intense the energy level is

It you wanna be my lover
A playful, flirtatious line inviting someone to be more closely tied to the performer

If you wanna get higher
Rephrasing a line from earlier in the song to suggest that participating fully in the energy and excitement of the music will lead to greater enjoyment and happiness