Lyric discussion by Aquarius121 

Cover art for Shout lyrics by Tears for Fears

Getting fed up and disillusioned with life. Wanting to express your anger and frustration in the most liberating, universal way: throwing a temper tantrum.

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I actually love this song and stand by my interpretation. Not the temper tantrum bit, that was just me being silly, but the general idea yeah.

My Interpretation

I haven't had time to read all the other interpretations and think about them, and I may not get to that soon. I like yours, though, from a personal view. For me, it's a way to purge out all the anger and violence we all have the seeds of in us. That way, you won't act on them. Get it all out - These are the things I can do without. Repressing emotion isn't good at all. In some kinds of meditation it's called "purifying". I only know a couple of their songs,...

I don't use this site enough. I guess you can't edit replies. Sorry about the bad prose in my reply. I often go out and walk and run - anything to burn off this intensity I have inside me. And going to a place where you can sing along with songs like this (where you won't disturb others) is sometimes incredibly helpful. To me, selling my soul is to be a person who Plots and manipulates, and will use the anger someone else expresses against them - this happens frequently in a context such as litigation,...