[intro

soft ritualistic whispered “la” and “le,” airy, drawn out, gentle reverb]

(La-la-laa... le-le-leee...

La-la-leee... laa-la-leee...

Le-la-laa... le-la-leee...)

[verse 1

whispered, intimate, gentle ascending melody, slight breathiness; soft pad swell on “spell,” slight vocal delay]

You wrote me verses dark and strange,

You whis-pered words that made me change.

You must have cast a se-cret spell,

There's some-thing in my mind — I can tell.

[verse 2

softer, dreamy, lilting rise and fall melody; subtle reversed textures under “mush-rooms”]

When I’m a-lone, I fall to sleep,

And in my dreams, I wan-der deep.

I of-ten dream, though it’s not play,

I pick your mush-rooms all the day.

[verse 3

more direct, rhythmic, soft snap percussion, airy texture]

I stopped in brief-ly just to see

What fate the fortune told for me.

She said, “That one’s the de-vil’s friend —

They’ll stick to-geth-er till the end.”

[verse 4

gentle vulnerability, smooth legato, soft echo]

I tossed a small tuft of your hair

In-to the fire with-out a care.

But I won’t try that spell a-gain —

My cheek still burns, I feel the pain.

[verse 5

soft grow in intensity, melodic, emotional warmth]

I know you’ve got a witch or two,

Hid in the woods, a-way from view.

You cast your spells on me with glee —

That wick-ed grin says I won’t be free.

[verse 6

delicate, tense, slight staccato rhythm, soft shaker percussion]

With ho-ly water I once tried

To splash you — but I nearly died.

It scorched my hand, I cried in pain,

And swore not to try that again.

[chorus

melodic, full harmonic layers, airy backing vocals, emotional uplift]

Why did you ever bring me near?

What secret truths do you hold dear?

Now I’m ensnared, it’s plain to see —

You’ve sure-ly cast a curse on me.

[outro

return to ritualistic whispered “la” and “le,” fading softly with pad swell and airy reverb]

(La-la-laa... le-le-leee...

La-la-leee... laa-la-leee...

Le-la-laa... le-la-leee...)