What the song is about
The song is a quiet journey inward. It asks “How do you feel today?” and goes through four groups of words: basic emotions, how the body feels, states of mind, and pairs of opposites. Each feeling gets a short example sentence, and each group ends with a list of the new words. The last line carries the message: “Every feeling is okay.”Useful words
Emotions: happy, sad, angry, excitedBody states: hungry, thirsty, tired, sick
States of mind: calm, nervous, bored, surprised
Opposites: scared ↔ brave, shy ↔ proud
Useful expressions
- How do you feel? – the standard question about someone's feelings.
- How does your body feel? – the same question about the body.
- I have a big smile. – I am smiling a lot.
- I want to cry. / I want to eat. – want to + verb says what you would like to do.
- I need to sleep. – need to + verb says what is necessary.
- There is nothing to do. – a typical sentence for being bored.
- Is it true? – a short question that shows surprise.
- scared of the dark – the word scared is followed by of.
- in the crowd – among many people.
Grammar
- I am + adjective: in English, feelings and body states are described with be and an adjective: I am hungry, I am tired. Do not say I have hunger. You can also say I feel + adjective: I feel happy.
- Questions with be: put the verb first: You are scared. → Are you scared?
- Questions with do / does: How do you feel? but How does your body feel? (does with he, she, it, and with your body).
- Comparisons with like: calm like the quiet sea, brave like a lion.
- or links two choices: Happy or sad. Hungry or tired.
Watch out: lines shaped by the rhyme
- “The blankets are deep” is chosen to rhyme with sleep. Blankets are not usually called deep; say I'm under thick blankets or I'm wrapped in a blanket.
- “A drink is a treat” rhymes with eat. It is correct but unusual; in everyday speech you would say I want a drink or I need some water.
- “I waited so long” rhymes with strong. To explain why you are excited right now, English usually uses I've waited so long or I've been waiting so long.
- “Calm. Like the quiet sea.” and “Inside your mind.” are short poetic fragments, not full sentences. In normal writing say I am as calm as the quiet sea.