FEEL
Tiger and Dragon Lyrics

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What do you do with the mad that you feel
When you feel so mad you could roar?
When the whole wide world seems oh, so wrong
And nothing you do seems very right?

What do you do? Do you hit a drum?
Do you cross your arms and pout?
Do you round up friends for a game of tag?

And see how fast you can go?

You can stop when you want to
Stop when you wish
You can stop, stop, stop any time
And what a feeling to feel like this
And know that the feeling is really mine

Remember there's something special inside
That helps us with being so mad

You can take control when things go wrong
Just by remembering this song

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Tiger and Dragon's song "Feel" explore the human emotions of anger and frustration, and offer suggestions for coping with and expressing these intense feelings. The first verse asks the question "What do you do with the mad that you feel?" and describes feeling uncontrollably angry, as if one could "roar". The following lines express a sense of disconnection and disillusionment with the world around us, and a feeling of being stuck in a rut despite our best efforts.

The second verse offers different methods for releasing and channeling that anger. One can hit a drum, cross their arms in frustration, or engage in physical activity like playing tag. The chorus emphasizes the power of stopping and taking control, of acknowledging and validating our emotions while also managing them in a healthy way. The final line encourages us to remember the innate ability we have to regulate our own emotional states, and the importance of having a positive, uplifting message to remind us of this when we need it most.

Overall, "Feel" is a song that speaks to the universal experience of emotional turmoil and the strategies we use to deal with it. Its message of self-empowerment and mindfulness can resonate with people of all ages and backgrounds, and offers a valuable reminder that we can choose how we respond to what life throws our way.

Line by Line Meaning

What do you do with the mad that you feel
What do you do when you're angry?

When you feel so mad you could roar?
When your anger becomes so overwhelming?

When the whole wide world seems oh, so wrong
When everything seems to be going against us?

And nothing you do seems very right?
And we can't seem to do anything right?

What do you do? Do you hit a drum?
Do we take out our anger by hitting things?

Do you cross your arms and pout?
Do we sulk and show our displeasure?

Do you round up friends for a game of tag?
Do we try to distract ourselves from our anger by playing with our friends?

And see how fast you can go?
And try to forget our anger by competing with our friends?

You can stop when you want to
We can control our anger when we choose to

Stop when you wish
We can stop our anger when we wish to

You can stop, stop, stop any time
We have the power to control our anger anytime we want