TANTRUM (Time-Out)

[Intro] Shhh... You’re talking so loud. Are we having a big, scary... tantrum? Let’s get the math right, sweetie. Let’s count on our fingers... [Verse 1] Write another song, go on, Crayola the wall, Stamping your feet and trying to stand tall. But every little lyric, every Coloring Book line, Is just a little meltdown you left behind. The Etch A Sketch lies when you shake it to blink, You’re just a little fruit fly in the kitchen sink. [Pre-Chorus] You’re in a Time-Out. (One, two...) You’re on the Naughty List. (I see you) The Nanny-Cam’s on. The Finger-Paint's dried. [Chorus] I built a permanent and heavy gate! (Go to sleep) You’re stuck inside your little nursery state. (Hush now) I didn’t read your storybook at all! (No, no) I’m checking every Play-Doh smear against the wall! (Mush now) You can scream "Out of Order" till your face turns red, But the Nanny-Cam heard every word that you said! Stay in your playpen! (Nap time) [Verse 2] You want to talk "boo-boos"? Such a big boy. Stacking your building blocks and shiny new toys. You’re trying to play grown-up, getting it wrong, Your tower is tilting, and so is your song. Just a nursery rhyme, and it’s getting wordy, The check-up is over. Your hands are still dirty. [Bridge] Red-Red-Red Receipts. (Count 'em up) Red-Red-Red Receipts. (I see through) The clock is ticking... past your bedtime. The "Baby Gate" is real... and it’s not a rhyme. [Breakdown] NOT A LOVE STORY! NOT A LOVE STORY! NOT A LOVE STORY! [Outro] The "Out of Order" song, keep 'em in your toy box. I’m the gate. I’m the lockdown. And you? You’re... just... having... a... (Tantrum.) (Tantrum... tantrum... tantrum...) © 2026 Natalie Fades. All Rights Reserved.