{"id":3522,"date":"2026-07-03T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=3522"},"modified":"2026-07-03T09:59:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:59:44","slug":"the-meaning-behind-elderberry-wine-by-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/the-meaning-behind-elderberry-wine-by-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"The Meaning Behind \u201cElderberry Wine\u201d by Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With \u201cElderberry Wine\u201d, Wednesday\u2019s Karly Hartzman consciously wanted to write a classic country song. No pressure! She and guitarist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/mj-lenderman\">MJ Lenderman<\/a> had broken up while the band recorded its 2025 album <em>Bleeds<\/em>. And though \u201cElderberry Wine\u201d is a tender love song, like any enduring country tune, there\u2019s plenty of heartbreak even in its sweetest moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Silly Love Songs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wednesday - Elderberry Wine (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uE0waEdE2Pw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Love songs often offer idyllic romance. And in the opening verse, Hartzman calls a tender tune a con as she drives her partner to the airport. With the emergency brake on, she hopes to savor the time, or at least, put off saying goodbye for as long as she can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sweet song is a long con,<br>I drove you to the airport with the E-brake on.<br>Ain\u2019t heard that voice in a long time,<br>Had to check back there to make sure you were<\/em><em>\u205falive.<br>Angel<\/em><em>\u205fhum<\/em><em>\u205fof an electric<\/em><em>\u205fcar,<br>Reverses toward me.<br>Sometimes<\/em><em>\u205fin my head, I give up and flip the board completely<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the chorus, Hartzman sings about how something sweet can also be toxic. \u201cElderberry is known as a healing fruit and is an ingredient in many tonics and syrups to aid the immune system. One time, however, my sister consumed them raw, and it immediately induced vomiting,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250621015535\/https:\/\/www.thelineofbestfit.com\/news\/wednesday-return-with-new-track-elderberry-wine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She described the dusty tune as \u201ca love song about creating just the right environment for fulfillment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>But everybody gets along just fine,<br>\u2019Cause the champagne tastes like elderberry wine.<br>And the pink boiled eggs stay afloat in the brine,<br>\u2019Cause even the best champagne still tastes like elderberry wine<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Timeless Country Song<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Hartzman <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250903114810\/https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/wednesday-bleeds-karly-hartzman-mj-lenderman-1235418897\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> she wanted to write a timeless country song. \u201cI wanted to write something that could maybe be considered more timeless, which I don\u2019t know if I accomplished by mentioning an electric car. But a love song in general is going to be timeless if you do it right, and that\u2019s what I was hoping to achieve,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Relationships, like bands, require the right chemistry. \u201cElderberry Wine\u201d offers a metaphor for that process. And Hartzman experienced both, with Lenderman as the partner and bandmate. If that\u2019s not a recipe for a great country song, then I\u2019m not sure what is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photo by Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images for Coachella<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On \u201cElderberry Wine\u201d, Wednesday&#8217;s Karly Hartzman navigates the delicate balance between the sweet and the toxic in a relationship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":973477,"featured_media":3525,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"byline":{"profiles":[{"type":"byline_id","atts":{"term_id":316,"post_id":2139}}]},"savage_platform_role_ideator":[],"savage_platform_role_editor":[],"savage_platform_role_senior_editor":[],"savage_platform_role_photographer":[],"savage_platform_role_illustrator":[],"savage_platform_role_translator":[],"savage_platform_role_as-told-to":[],"savage_platform_role_reviewed-by":[],"savage_platform_disable_recirculation":false,"savage_platform_article_type":"news","savage_platform_vice_article_type":"article","savage_platform_article_intent":"","savage_platform_show_affiliate_disclaimer":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"wp_curate_deduplication":false,"wp_curate_unique_pinned_posts":false,"savage_platform_featured_image_caption":"Photo by Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images for Coachella","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"savage_platform_subheadline":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[200,412],"byline":[316],"class_list":["post-3522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-indie-rock","tag-wednesday"],"savage_platform_primary_term":{"category":{"term_name":"Features","term_id":12,"term_link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/category\/features\/"},"post_tag":{"term_name":"indie rock","term_id":200,"term_link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/tag\/indie-rock\/"}},"hide_from_homepage":false,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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