[Verse 1: Karly Hartzman]
Sweet song is a long con
I drove you to the airport with the E-brake on
Ain't heard that voice in a long time
Had to check back there to make sure you were alive
Angel hum of an electric car
Reverses towards me
Sometimes in my head, I give up and flip the board completely
[Chorus: Karly Hartzman]
But everybody gets along just fine
'Cause the champagne tastes like elderberry wine
And the pink boiled eggs stay afloat in the brine
'Cause even the best champagne still tastes like elderberry wine
[Verse 2: Karly Hartzman]
You'll cry at commercials
At an unbolted leg scraping against the ground
As the tilt-a-whirl goes around
Roll one up, say it's mostly CBD
Said, "I wanna have your baby"
'Cause I freckle and you tan
I find comfort that angels don't give a damn
[Chorus: Karly Hartzman, Karly Hartzman & MJ Lenderman]
But everybody gets along just fine
'Cause the champagne tastes like elderberry wine
And the pink boiled eggs stay afloat in the brine
'Cause even the best champagne still tastes like elderberry wine
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus: Karly Hartzman, Karly Hartzman & MJ Lenderman]
But everybody gets along just fine
'Cause the champagne tastes like elderberry wine
And your eyes are the green of tornado sky
'Cause even the best champagne still tastes like elderberry wine
Elderberry Wine was written by Xandy Chelmis & Ethan Baechtold & Karly Hartzman & MJ Lenderman & Alan Miller.
Elderberry Wine was produced by Alex Farrar.
Wednesday released Elderberry Wine on Wed May 21 2025.
Karly Hartzman:
‘Elderberry Wine’ is about the potential for sweet things in life (love, family, success) to become poison if not prepared for and attended to correctly. Elderberry is known as a healing fruit, and is an ingredient in many tonics and syrups to aid the immune system. One time however...