Alice Phoebe Lou - 'The Tiger' - Busking in Berlin

Alice Phoebe Lou, vocalista y compositora sudafricana:

Este vídeo se grabó en Berlín, en el Parque del Muro (Mauerpark), el 24 de julio de 2016.

[BelleKasprik]

She and Aurora are like these two sisters in stories that got separated in birth but came across similar paths in future life

[morgantuttle]

To this very day, this song still gives me chills.

[jaycee]

I’m not embarrassed to say I’ve listen to this song maybe 50 times.

[afolabitobi]

I still come back here every month to watch this master piece 😊

[AstridGuth]

You're a tiger walking through worlds of burning fire
But they put you in a zoo
In your dreams you were flying through the trees
But when you woke up you were behind a lock and key

So you looked up into the faces of the people staring at you
You said what the fuck are you looking at
I'm a tiger this is no place for my fire you're a liar
If you think you care about me

So you went to dreamland
More and more often cos in dreamland
You were King of the Jungle but in that fucking cage you were angered and afraid
That you'd never ever see the day that you could run away

You said who the fuck are you to put me in a zoo
I'm a tiger with a fire and I'll bite you in your face
Who the fuck are you to put me in a zoo
I'm a tiger with a fire

and I'll bite you in your face

You're a dolphin, Queen of the Ocean
Mind of mystery a soul that is free
Then one day while you were at play they took you
And put you far far away

Where they train you for people's entertainment
You said I hope you are entertained by my containment
In your dreams you were flying through the sea
But when you woke up you were behind a lock and key

You said why am I here listening to your cheers
I'm a dolphin from the ocean and that's where I'm meant to be
Why am I here listening to your cheers
I'm a dolphin from the ocean

you should be entertaining me


I think the chords are Am and Adim - please correct me if that's wrong! :)

[timblackwood]

Clever Alice as usual protest songs reach out to people and hopefully change the world a little !!

[Kaydin]

"you should be entertaining me."


god damn that's good.

[untetheredsoul]

Thank you Alice for this beautiful song for the animals in captivity! 💕

[klubihupi]

i love this singer’s message and she sings from her heart for the animals.

[SarahScifi]

Holy shit, this song made me cry 😭 so true👏💔🐬🐆

[witchbitchgirl]

I would've fainted if I was there, her voice is already so magical when recorded, I can't imagine how wonderful it is live.

[shesparkle]

wish i could like this a thousand times!! pls dont ever stop spreading the knowledge of peace and respect for animals!!

[quartzrobinson]

Came back to this video after quite some time upon the death of tokitae the orca who died in captivity after 53 years earlier today. Still send shivers down my spine; the world would do better with more like minded folk of this nature. Rest easy Tokitae, may your spirit move on to places uncaptured by the likes of man 🙏 thank you again to Alice Phoebe Lou for such meaningful and beautiful art ❤

[tobiasrose]

Still so awesome.
So much aura, so much spirit.

Thanks Alice phoebe Lou. <3

Hitting lyrics, nice melody and affecting performance.

[seangleeson]

This should have played the end of tiger king

[kamratkryztof]

OH! Lyrics that actually matters... I can´t believe my ears. Hats off. For both this musician and the tigers.

[emilinebelle]

She is so beautiful and this song and her voice were amazing.

[ambermartin]

🌎This is the most beautiful song I’ve heard for awhile ! ❤️🐅🐬

[yagmurkaya]

I couldn't find the lyrics so I wrote them myself, enjoy ^-^

You are a tiger
Walking through worlds of burning fire
But they put you in a zoo
And your dreams, you were flying through the trees
But when you woke up
You were behind the locking keys
So you looked up
Into the faces of the people staring at you
You said "What the fuck are you looking at? I'm a tiger
This is no place for my fire. You're liar!
If you think you care about me..."
So you went to dreamland
More and more often
Cause in dreamland
You were king of the jungle
But in that fucking cage
You were angered and afraid
That you'd never ever see the day that you can run away
You said "Who the fuck are you?
To put me in a zoo
I'm a tiger with a fire and I'll bite you in your face

You're a dolphin, queen of the ocean
Mind of mystery, a soul that is free
Then one day while you were at play
They took you and put(?) you far far away
Where they train you
For people's entertainment
You said I hope you are entertained by my containment
In your dreams you were flying through the sea
But when you woke up you were behind the locking keys
Said "Why am I here? Listening to your cheers
I'm a dolphin from the ocean and it's where I meant to be
Why am I here? Listening to your cheers
I'm a dolphin from the ocean
You should be entertaining me!"

[beatsnotbeets]

This may have been a performance that rivaled "smelly cat" at Central Perk