{"id":55046,"date":"2026-08-12T13:57:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=55046"},"modified":"2026-08-12T13:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:57:56","slug":"wild-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/08\/12\/wild-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Intro: Jagged Electric Guitar, Bouncy Bass, Tight Drums, Bright Synth Stabs]<br \/>\n[Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nSurprise!<\/p>\n<p>Look alive&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Open your eyes.<\/p>\n<p>The wild is watching back.<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nSurprise!<br \/>\n(Wild I&#8217;s)<br \/>\nRise!<br \/>\n(Wild eyes)<\/p>\n<p>Wild I&#8217;s&#8230;<br \/>\n(Me&#8230; and you&#8230; and you, too)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nEyes wide open, looking out<br \/>\nWhat we see is what it&#8217;s about<br \/>\nSomething moving, something strange<br \/>\nSomething wild is on the range<\/p>\n<p>Look to the left, look to the right<br \/>\nSomething&#8217;s changing in plain sight<br \/>\nNo need searching far away<br \/>\nThe wild is here today<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nWild I&#8217;s<br \/>\n(Wild eyes)<br \/>\nSee!<br \/>\n(See!)<\/p>\n<p>Rise!<br \/>\n(Rise!)<br \/>\nLook!<br \/>\n(Look!)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nWild eyes<br \/>\n(Wide eyes)<br \/>\nSurprise<br \/>\n(No disguise)<\/p>\n<p>Me and you<br \/>\n(You and you)<br \/>\nLooking out<br \/>\n(What we see)<\/p>\n<p>Wild I&#8217;s<br \/>\n(You and me)<br \/>\nWild eyes<br \/>\n(Realize)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nMaybe we&#8217;ve been looking down<br \/>\nWhile the world keeps spinning round<br \/>\nScreens are glowing, heads are low<br \/>\nMeanwhile something&#8217;s starting to grow<\/p>\n<p>Raise your eyes above the noise<br \/>\nHear the wind without the voice<br \/>\nSee the clouds and feel the air<br \/>\nNotice what&#8217;s already there<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Saxophone Solo: Playful and Wild, Funky Bass, Tight Drums, Electric Guitar Chops]<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nSurprise!<br \/>\n(Wild I&#8217;s!)<\/p>\n<p>Rise!<br \/>\n(Wild eyes!)<\/p>\n<p>Me!<br \/>\n(And you!)<\/p>\n<p>You!<br \/>\n(And you too!)<\/p>\n<p>Wild!<br \/>\n(Outside!)<\/p>\n<p>Eyes!<br \/>\n(Open wide!)<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\n[Acoustic Guitar, Hand Percussion, Bass, Soft Organ]<br \/>\nWhat do you see?<\/p>\n<p>What do you notice?<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s changing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Right before your eyes?<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain]<br \/>\nSurprise!<br \/>\n(Wild I&#8217;s)<br \/>\nRise!<br \/>\n(Wild eyes)<\/p>\n<p>Wild I&#8217;s&#8230;<br \/>\n(Me&#8230; and you&#8230; and you, too)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nWild eyes<br \/>\n(Wide eyes)<br \/>\nSurprise<br \/>\n(Realize)<\/p>\n<p>Me and you<br \/>\n(You and you)<br \/>\nLooking out<br \/>\n(What we see)<\/p>\n<p>Wild I&#8217;s<br \/>\n(You and me)<br \/>\nWild eyes<br \/>\n(Stay awake)<\/p>\n<p>Look around<br \/>\n(See the change)<br \/>\nOpen eyes<br \/>\n(See the range)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Outro: Electric Guitar Riff, Saxophone Echo, Funky Bass, Drums, Synth Stabs]<br \/>\nWild I&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Wild eyes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Me&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And you&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And you, too.<\/p>\n<p>[Whispered]<\/p>\n<p>Look around.<br \/>\n(Found!)<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Rush\/\">Rush<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth] [Intro] [Instrumental Intro: Jagged Electric Guitar, Bouncy Bass, Tight Drums, Bright Synth Stabs] [Spoken Vocal] Surprise! 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