Digital Program

Original music inspired by Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are

The Bushwick Book Club Seattle
presents
Original Music Inspired by
Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are
March 14, 2026
at Hugo House

Hosted by Emily Persha & Wes Weddell

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Featuring Musical Performances from
(Click name for primary link, * = first Bushwick appearance, ^ = lyrics included below)
Rights to all song lyrics ©/℗ the individual artists, reprinted here with permission

  The Go Janes^
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  Steve Mason^
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  Nance Castro^
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Eric Lane Barnes
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Arthur James
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Nottingham & Wicks
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Kate Olson
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Kristin Chambers
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    Call Me Casey*^
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Samcori
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Nick Droz
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Original music inspired by

Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are

PERFORMER-PROVIDED LYRICS
Rights to all song lyrics ©/℗ the individual artists, reprinted here—exactly as submitted—with permission

The Go Janes
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Intro   …  uh oh  ..   uh oh

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verse 1&2

Maybe this time I’ve gone too far,   smashing plates and the cookie jar

Throwing toys down the stairs,    cutting off all the Barbie hair

I’m so mad, I’m so mad at you,   wish I could stop these things I do

you’re not the boss, not the boss of me,    don’t recognize your authority

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chorus 1

Here  comes my monster, the monster that’s inside of me

This is my monster, the monster that’s inside of me

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verse 3&4

Tell me to stop I say no no no    Tell me to stay I say go go go

I  wanna be wild, I wanna be free, wanna be loved, can you he-elp me

gotta be wild, I gotta be free,   something growling inside of me

I can’t help it, can’t you see,   something growling and it’s gotta be free yeah

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chorus 2

Here  comes my monster, the monster that’s inside of me

This is my monster, the monster that’s inside of me

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bridge

It’s not a bad thing, it’s not a wild thing, it’s just a thing

I do when I’m hungry, I do when I’m angry

When I want someone to love me, or when I’m lonely

afraid someone’s leaving, when nobody likes me, when nobody sees me

when I can’t be  me, but maybe you be  me

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first I be the monster,    (uh oh) then you be the monster,     (uh oh)

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chorus 3&4

Here  comes my monster, the monster that’s inside of me

This is my monster, the monster that’s inside of me

Here  comes my monster, the monster that’s inside of me

This is my monster, the monster that’s inside of me………

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outro   …  uh oh  ..   uh oh

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Steve Mason
The Wild inside of Me

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Rambunctious… they called me as a kid in single digits

Rambunctious… when I’d clown around, when I’d fuss or even fidget

Rambunctious… as I began to understand the meaning

Rambunctious… like a reprimand I guess it wasn’t a good thing

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I was confused… ‘til the meaning, began to bubble up

Confused… punctuated with the welts on my butt

Confused… why’d I have to hide, I really couldn’t see

Confused… all about the wild inside of me

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(CHORUS) There’s a Wild inside of me… Oh, I can growl

Wild inside of me… see my scarey scowl

Wild inside of me… hear me howling at the moon

Wild inside of me. Maybe scream a (rocking/rumpus) tune

So many monsters in my heart…

Just might be the scariest part… of Steve

The Wild inside of me… The Wild inside of me

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Conform… In business, it was so hard to climb

Conform… I couldn’t keep the wild locked up inside

Conform… disturbing elements not allowed…,

Conform… there was no playing to that uptight crowd…

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CHORUS

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But something happened to lil’ Max…

He sailed the seas, but made it back…

He met his monsters, here’s the thing

He tamed ‘em all, became the King…

I think I’m starting to see… There’s Wild inside you and me…

There’s Wild inside you and me… inside of everybody

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There’s a Wild inside of me… “oooh-we” can growl

Wild inside of me… let’s see a scarey scowl

Wild inside of me… let’s go howlin’ at the moon

Wild inside of me. we can scream a ROCKIN’ tune

We’ve all got monsters in our hearts…

Let’s befriend those scarey parts… C’mon EVERYBODY

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There’s a Wild inside of me… There’s a Wild inside of me

There’s a Wild inside of me… There’s a Wild inside of me

Nance Castro
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i’m stuck in my own mind

i can’t get out

i can’t get right i’ve

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been so destructive lately

i feel angry

you might hate that

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all i wanna do now is break all the rules

break all the rules

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i sailed across an ocean

ran for miles

months passed by i

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am searching for my demons

for the monsters

i’ve arrived

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they’re wild and they’re free and they roar just like me

they roar just like me

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but have i gone too far?

have i gone too far away from you

you

you

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have i gone too far?

have i gone too far away from you

you

you

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my inner beast surrounds me

so much worry

so much doubting

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i’ve fought so many battles

i am stronger

but i’m rattled

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oh what will cost me to finally be free

finally be free

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here i set sail again

i met my darkness

now i’m friends with

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the voice that grows inside me

there’s no hiding

i’m inviting

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the fear and the doubt have to let it all out

let it all out

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but have i gone too far?

have i gone too far away from you?

from you

you

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have i gone too far?

have i gone too far away from you?

from you

you

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you

you

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Call Me Casey
King of All the Wild Things

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Was never lost, No need to find

I’ve never felt such peace of mind

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I was the king of wild things

And now I’ve left all that behind

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I’ll make it home but there’s no rush

I think I’ll take a couple stops

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There are some things I can’t pronounce

Before I set my anchor down

For good

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Ive made a friend of giant squid

I saw the palace in Madrid

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I saw a yeti, wasn’t ready

To dawn the crown again

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I saw a dragon, didn’t slay

In fact that seems a little rude

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Skipped the pyramids for now

But I think that I’ll visit soon

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I am

The king of being wild

The Queen error and trial

Just searching for my smile

I am

The captain of this ship

That’s void of things I miss

My brain was on the Fritz

I guess

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I think I’m ready, see it now

My cozy bed inside my house

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Maybe it’s crazy, I’m a king

But even Louie was allowed

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To miss his mom, apologize

And be tucked in for the night

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I’m sure I’m ready, yes I’m ready

To take a break from being wild

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