"ocean of emotions" is my therapy album. while i am not a therapist myself, i've been told i have a knack for giving voice to our childhood wounds and holding them with care + compassion. what a compliment!

my hope for this album is that it will be a helpful resource for both your inner child healing journey and for kiddos of all ages who are navigating the complexities of childhood. i hope it will spark juicy conversations and feel like a big warm heart hug.

ocean of emotions by mama nous

track list

ocean of emotions

friendship can be hard

worrying has never changed a thing

i'm proud of myself

it's ok to walk away (acoustic)

good friends

i am just fine

bully brain

(i'm)perfectly me

my body is my home

i wish you were still here

listen to your intuition (reprise)

you are a good person

i love my little life

when we know better, we do better

worrying has never changed a thing (mantra version)

ocean of emotions lyrics

ocean of emotions

i'm an ocean of emotions

and that's ok

i can ride out all my feelings

cuz i know they come in waves

feelings ain't forever, no they're never meant to stay

no matter how i feel

i know i'll be ok

i might be happy one minute

and sad the next

sometimes i know why and sometimes i've got no context

sometimes i can change 'em

sometimes they've gotta stay awhile

but either way i know that i will be ok cuz

[chorus]

feelings ain't facts

they're just information

telling me to take a break

or maybe have a conversation

i am not my feelings and my feelings aren't me

and i still love myself even when i am unhappy

[chorus]

friendship can be hard

i don't have many friends

and sometimes it hurts my heart

i know that i am loveable

it's just friendships can be hard

and i don't wanna make a friend

if i feel must pretend

to be someone else because it's never worth it in the end

i don't have to be popular

i don't need to be loved by all

i'd rather be the real me

and just keep my circle small

and when i'm feeling lonely

i remember who i am

i am kind and smart and generous

and i'd love to be my friend!

worrying has never changed a thing

worrying has never changed a thing

and so all that i can do is try to bring

a sense of steady calm

til i know what’s going on

cuz worrying has never changed a thing

all that i can do is trust and wait

and try my best to gather information

i can try to be prepared

and i can do it scared

but worrying has never changed a thing

all that i control is myself

no i cannot control anybody else

so i’ll do what i can do

then wait and see what’s true

cuz worrying has never changed a thing

i'm proud of myself

i'm proud of myself

and i'm really really cool

cuz i did that thing

that i didn't wanna do

and i did a good job

and it wasn't that bad

and now that it's over with

i'm really really glad!

i'm proud of myself

and i'm really really great

cuz i had lotsa patience

when i didn't wanna wait

and i did a good job

and it wasn't that bad

and now that it's my turn

i'm really really glad!

i'm proud of myself

and i'm really really strong

cuz i said i was sorry

when i did something wrong

and i did a good job

and it wasn't that bad

and now that i made amends

i'm really really glad!

i'm proud of myself

and i'm really gassed up

cuz i made a big mess

then i went and cleaned it up

and i did a good job

and it wasn't that bad

and now that my space is clean

i'm really really glad!

i'm proud of myself

and i'm really really cool

cuz i did that thing

that i didn't wanna do

and i did a good job

and it wasn't that bad

and now that it's over with

i'm really really glad!

it's ok to walk away (acoustic)

if a friend makes you feel really bad about yourself

well they might not be the right friend for you

if whenever they’re around

you feel really down about yourself

they might not be good for you

and it’s ok to walk away

from anybody who brings out all of your worst days

you deserve to feel heard and to be loved

because you’re worth it

a friend is someone who cares for you

someone who’s there for you

someone who will stand by your side

someone you can fight with

then you make it right with

you’re both along for the ride

good friends

i could be a good friend to you

if you promise you will try to be one too

there will be no problem we cannot solve

cuz we will work together til we get it resolved

i will cheer you up and cheer you on

i will be a friend you can rely on

i could be a good friend to you

if you'll try to be a good friend too

i could be a good friend to you

if you promise you will try to be one too

i will stand beside you when things go wrong

because we know together we're so much stronger

i will have a shoulder you can cry on

i will be a friend you can rely on

i could be a good friend to you

if you'll try to be a good friend too

making new friends can be hard to do

but life is so much better with a good friend or two

if you'll be there for me i'll be there for you

and we could be good good friends

maybe for a little while

maybe til the end

we could have some fun and be good good friends

i will be myself

if you will be yourself

c'mon let's live our own lives

never someone else's!

i will have a shoulder you can cry on

i will be a friend you can rely on

i could be a good friend to you

if you'll try to be a good friend too

i am just fine

i am just fine

just as i am

i don't have to try

to be better than

anybody else

cuz i love myself

just the way that i am!

bully brain

sometimes my brain's a bully

sometimes it says really mean things

sometimes about myself

sometimes somebody else

but my brain don't know everything

cuz i am not my thoughts

and i choose to listen to my heart

sometimes my brain's a bully

sometimes that voice is not my own

might be something that i've heard

maybe someone else's words

but i can always tell the voice no

i am not my thoughts

and i choose to listen to my heart

(i'm)perfectly me

i am perfect cuz i'm perfectly me

and there is nobody else who i'll ever be

so may as well just be myself

cuz i'm the best at being me!

my body is my home

my body is a good body

and it's the only one i'll ever know

so i treat it like a friend because

my body is my home

my body's like a butterfly

it wasn't made to stay the same

it's gonna change change change 

in a thousand ways

with every passing day

my body is a good body

my body is my home

it's gonna change change change in a thousand ways

but it'll always be my home

i wish you were still here

when my heart breaks

it'll heal again

but the cracks will never

really disappear again

because no matter how long you've been gone

every time i think about you it's so hard to stay strong

because i miss you

and i love you

and i wish you were still here

they say time will heal all wounds

but every day feels like it's taking me further away from you

because the world just moved right on

and acts like everything is normal

when it all feels wrong

because i miss you

and i love you

and i wish you were still here

when i think of you

i feel so many things

i might be happy, angry, sad, or not feeling anything

because i'm grieving

about you leaving

but you're always here in my heart

because i miss you

and i love you

and i wish you were still here

listen to your intuition (reprise)

listen to your intuition

when it tells you something isn't right

pay attention to your body your heart + mind

because the little whispers keep you safe

 

listen to the whispers

even if you don't know why they're saying no

pay attention to your body's signals

because the little whispers keep you safe

 

i promise to hear you

when you tell me what's going on

even if you don't understand

why it feels wrong

 

i promise to believe you

each and every day

please just promise you'll tell me

what the little whispers say

you are a good person

good days and bad days and every day between

you are always a good person whether you're kind or kinda mean

cuz i know you do your best to do the best that you can do

and when we make a mistake we can make amends and then we're cool

i love my little life

i just love this little life of mine!

walking through the sunshine with you by my side

oh i just love this little life of mine!

and i feel it in my grateful heart

on sunny days and cloudy too

there's always beauty all around you if you let it find you

birds are singing overhead

and i'm gonna get to sleep in a nice warm bed

[chorus]

you bring a dandelion gift for me

oh honey you're sweet as honey can be

when i'm down or feeling blue

well even the moon feels blue sometimes too

[chorus]

my heart's so full it might explode

cuz there's so much beauty in the world to behold

i'm thankful for everything that i've got

and even when my day is bad my life is not!

[chorus]

when we know better, we do better

it's ok to make mistakes

because mistakes are how we learn

but when we keep on making the same mistake

that's not an error, that is a pattern

when we know better

we do better

when we make mistakes we've got to take

the lessons that we can

when we know better

we do better

and we try our best not to make

the same mistake again

[we're only human!]

it's ok to ask for help

to understand why we do the things we do

cuz when we keep on making the same mistake

sometimes we need somebody else's point of view

to help us know better

so we can do better

when we make mistakes we've got to take

the lessons that we can

when we know better

we do better

and we try our best not to make

the same mistake again

[we're only human!]

worrying has never changed a thing (mantra version)

worrying has never changed a thing

and so all that i can do is try to bring

a sense of steady calm

til i know what’s going on

cuz worrying has never changed a thing

all that i can do is trust and wait

and try my best to gather information

i can try to be prepared

and i can do it scared

but worrying has never changed a thing

all that i control is myself

no i cannot control anybody else

so i’ll do what i can do

then wait and see what’s true

cuz worrying has never changed a thing