Say Its Name and Watch It Shrink

[KID] Say its name and watch it shrink. (shrink!) Say its name and watch it shrink. (snap-snap)

[KID] Tummy got tight, my whole face turned red, big stompy giant doing stomps in my head. Balled up my fists, I'm hot like a stove — then I open my mouth and I let the name GO.

[KID] I feel MAD! (hey!) [GROWN-UP] Say its name and watch it shrink. [KID] I feel MAD! (hey!) [GROWN-UP] Littler than you think.

[KID] Stomach went cold and I wanted to run, shaky little shiver put a cloud on my sun. Pulled up my knees, hid my face in my sleeve — then I say the name out loud and I breathe, breathe, breathe.

[KID] I feel SCARED! (hey!) [GROWN-UP] Say its name and watch it shrink. [KID] I feel SCARED! (hey!) [GROWN-UP] Littler than you think.

[KID] Chest like glue and my eyebrows down low, tangled-up knot with the grumpiest frown, oh — uncross my arms, give the floor a little tap, then I say the name out loud, snap-snap-snap.

[KID] I feel FRUSTRATED! (hey!) [GROWN-UP] Say its name and watch it shrink. [KID] I feel FRUSTRATED! (hey!) [GROWN-UP] Littler than you think.

[KID] It's not gone, no — just small in my hand. (snap) Say its name and watch it shrink. (shrink!) Say its name and watch it shrink. (snap-snap) Now it fits in my pocket, a teeny-tiny thing, a once-giant feeling I can carry and sing.