[Intro]
\n[Fingerpicked Guitar, Light Percussion, Whistling Melody]
\nPassed along from tongue to tongue
\nHalf remembered, half unsung
\nTruth gets twisted, stretched and spun
\nBefore you know it, it\u2019s begun<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nKnock on wood, don\u2019t break the chain
\nStep on cracks, invite the pain
\nBlack cat crossing, turn around
\nLost and never to be found<\/p>\n
Salt thrown over your left shoulder
\nKeeps the creeping darkness colder
\nEvery charm and every sign
\nDraws a shaky, fragile line<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nWhat we fear and what we trust
\nSettles deep in all of us
\nEvery whisper grows a trail
\nBetween the truth and fairy tale<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nIt came through
\n(Without warning)
\nTake two
\n(And call me in the morning)
\nFeed a cold
\n(Starve a fever)
\nGrowing old
\n(Are you a believer)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nOld wives’ tales
\n(About old wives’ tails)
\nA wild rumor pales
\n(More lore never fails)
\nPassed through veils
\n(Where logic derails)
\nTruth rides rails
\n(On improbable trails)<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nDon\u2019t go out with wet hair
\nNight air\u2019s waiting unaware
\nEat your carrots, see at night
\nSimple tricks to set things right<\/p>\n
Full moon rising, strange behavior
\nBlame it on a cosmic flavor
\nEvery cure and every claim
\nDifferent story, same old game<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nSome survive and some persist
\nClinging tight in every twist
\nEvery doubt begins to bend
\nWhen the stories never end<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nIt came through
\n(Without warning)
\nTake two
\n(And call me in the morning)
\nFeed a cold
\n(Starve a fever)
\nGrowing old
\n(Are you a believer)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nOld wives’ tales
\n(About old wives’ tails)
\nA wild rumor pales
\n(More lore never fails)
\nBuilt on details
\n(That truth impales)
\nYet it prevails
\n(When reason derails)<\/p>\n
[Bridge \u2013 Playful Breakdown, Hand Claps, Call-and-Response Vocals]
\nIf it works, don\u2019t question why
\nPass it on, let logic die
\nEvery myth a thread we weave
\nOnly real if we believe<\/p>\n
[Breakdown \u2013 Minimal, Whispered Voices]
\nTell it again\u2026
\nSay it out loud\u2026
\nTruth or pretend\u2026
\nLost in the crowd\u2026<\/p>\n
[Final Chorus \u2013 Full Band, Upbeat Energy]
\nOld wives’ tales
\n(About old wives’ tails)
\nA wild rumor pales
\n(More lore never fails)
\nThrough the details
\n(Confusion sails)
\nStory prevails
\n(As reason exhales)<\/p>\n
[Outro \u2013 Whistling Returns, Fading Guitar]
\nOld and new\u2026
\nTired and blue\u2026
\nRarely a few\u2026
\nReally come true\u2026<\/p>\n