Where The Wild Things Are

(Verse 1) Max put on his wolf suit crown Raised a little trouble in his sleepy town Mama called out, “That’s enough tonight” And sent him off alone in the fading light But the room began to shake and grow Like a forest rising from the floor below And a sail came waiting on a silver sea Saying, “Come on Max, just follow me” (Verse 2) He sailed through night where the moon ran thin Past the edges of where the world has been Till he came to a shore where the wild winds roar And the creatures waited at the open door They had teeth like mountains, eyes like flame They called his name like they knew his name And Max just stood with a steady stare Like he’d always belonged somewhere out there (Chorus) Oh, let the wild things call my name In a kingdom made of storm and flame I’ll wear the crown and I’ll run the show Where the wild winds go, that’s where I go (Verse 3) They tried to scare him, they shook the ground But Max just laughed at the roaring sound He raised his arms and the world stood still And the wild things bowed to his fearless will So he made them dance in a thunderous band Through the jungle night in a dreamlike land And the trees all swayed and the ocean cried As the wild things laughed with their king inside (Verse 4) But even kings get a quiet ache When the noise gets loud and the heart can break Max looked out where the dark sea rolls And he felt the pull of the quieter soul No crown can hold what the heart still knows When the warmth of home in the distance glows So he left that kingdom made of roar and spin And sailed back home where it all begins (Final Chorus) Oh, let the wild things fade away I’m heading back where the quiet stays Through storm and dream and the ocean’s foam To the warm light waiting back at home (Outro) And when he opened his bedroom door The wild things called from a distant shore But supper waited, soft and true Like a love that always knows what to do