{"id":56254,"date":"2026-10-23T12:42:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=56254"},"modified":"2026-10-23T12:42:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:42:47","slug":"wild-width","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/10\/23\/wild-width\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Width"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nSide to side<br \/>\n(Up and down)<br \/>\nAll across the world<br \/>\n(Going round and round)<\/p>\n<p>Near and far<br \/>\n(Here we are)<br \/>\nSomething&#8217;s getting bigger<br \/>\n(Than we thought&#8230; by far)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nMeasure out the morning sky<br \/>\nWatch the clouds go rolling by<br \/>\nFeel the heat beneath your feet<br \/>\nSee the changes on your street<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nNot just here and not just there<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s spreading out through everywhere<br \/>\nLook around and take a breath<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s more to it than width and depth<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nWild width<br \/>\n(Depth and breadth)<br \/>\nWild width<br \/>\n(Height and length)<\/p>\n<p>The whole darn thing<br \/>\n(Gone wild)<br \/>\n&#8230; on the upswing<br \/>\n(Noooo, oh no no no)<br \/>\n&#8230; not mild<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nWider swings and longer spells<br \/>\nMore to see than any tells<br \/>\nExtremes linger, stays and stays<br \/>\nShifting patterns, stranger days<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nNot a line that stays in place<br \/>\nNot a gentle, steady pace<br \/>\nWhen the pieces start to blend<br \/>\nWhere does one begin or end?<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nWild width<br \/>\n(Depth and breadth)<br \/>\nWild width<br \/>\n(Height and length)<\/p>\n<p>The whole darn thing<br \/>\n(Gone wild)<br \/>\n&#8230; on the upswing<br \/>\n(Noooo, oh no no no)<br \/>\n&#8230; not mild<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nWidth is where it spreads around<br \/>\nDepth is what is underground<br \/>\nHeight is reaching for the sky<br \/>\nLength is how it carries by<\/p>\n<p>Put them all together now<br \/>\nSee the pattern, ask the how<br \/>\nWhen the changes interconnect<br \/>\nWhat comes next is hard to guess<\/p>\n<p>[Build-Up]<br \/>\nWider!<br \/>\n(Depth and breadth!)<br \/>\nHigher!<br \/>\n(Height and length!)<\/p>\n<p>Faster!<br \/>\n(Feel the swing!)<br \/>\nStronger!<br \/>\n(What will it bring?)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nWild width<br \/>\n(Depth and breadth)<br \/>\nWild width<br \/>\n(Height and length)<\/p>\n<p>The whole darn thing<br \/>\n(Gone wild)<br \/>\n&#8230; on the upswing<br \/>\n(Noooo, oh no no no)<br \/>\n&#8230; not mild<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nWild width<br \/>\n(It&#8217;s spreading wide)<br \/>\nWild width<br \/>\n(No place to hide)<\/p>\n<p>The whole darn thing<br \/>\n(Gone wild)<br \/>\n&#8230; on the upswing<br \/>\n(Noooo, oh no no no)<br \/>\n&#8230; not mild<\/p>\n<p>Wild width<br \/>\n(Depth and breadth)<br \/>\nWild width<br \/>\n(Height and length)<\/p>\n<p>Look around<br \/>\n(See the signs)<br \/>\nEverywhere<br \/>\n(Changing times)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nWide&#8230;<br \/>\n(So wide!)<br \/>\nDeep&#8230;<br \/>\n(So deep!)<\/p>\n<p>High&#8230;<br \/>\n(Oh so high!)<br \/>\nLong&#8230;<br \/>\n(So long!)<br \/>\n&#8230; solong<\/p>\n<p>[Final Hit]<\/p>\n<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[End]<\/p>\n<p>[Stop]<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Feedback-Coupling\/\">Feedback Coupling<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums] [Intro] Side to side (Up and down) All across the world (Going round and round) Near and far (Here we are) Something&#8217;s getting bigger (Than we thought&#8230; 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