Big Feelings

(Emotion/Energy: playful, tender, warm

Emphasize words: “big feelings,” “okay,” “live today”

Tempo: mid

Feel: barefoot, campfire-gospel-blues, nurturing

Dynamics: mostly soft, gentle crescendos in chorus; playful phrasing)

Verse 1

Tears on the porch, laughter on the floor

Every little heartache I’ve been keeping in store

I’ve cried, I’ve yelled, I’ve whispered too

Big feelings live here, they’re honest and true

Verse 2

Anger, joy, the highs and lows

Every day a river flows

I don’t hide, I don’t pretend

I feel it all, start to end

Chorus

Big feelings, it’s okay

Let them in, don’t push away

Cry, laugh, love, and play

Big feelings live today

Verse 3

Little hands and little hearts

Teach me lessons, tear me apart

I hold them close, I show them light

Even when the world feels tight

Pre-Chorus

Feel it, name it, let it breathe

Every storm has a reprieve

Chorus

Big feelings, it’s okay

Let them in, don’t push away

Cry, laugh, love, and play

Big feelings live today

Bridge

You don’t have to hide

You don’t have to slide

Through the world with quiet pain

Your heart is yours to gain

Final Chorus

Big feelings, it’s okay

Let them in, don’t push away

Cry, laugh, love, and play

Big feelings live today

(gentle guitar and hum fade, like sitting around a campfire at dusk)