Wood

Album

The Life of a Showgirl

Label

Republic Records

Genre

Pop Soul

Composer(s)

Shellback;Max Martin;Taylor Alison Swift

Entered Chart

Oct 18, 2025

Peak Date

Oct 18, 2025

Released

October 3, 2025

Recorded

Studio MXMShelback (Stockholm)

Wood" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl (2025). She wrote and produced it with Max Martin and Shellback. A 1960s Motown-inspired song, "Wood" incorporates disco, funk, pop soul, dance, and synth-pop. Its instrumentation features a guitar riff and a prominent horn arrangement. The lyrics contain sexual innuendos to describe a male lover's genitals, as well as references to superstition. Critics generally criticized the song for its lyrics.

Daisy's bare naked, I was distraught
He loves me not, he loves me not
Penny's unlucky, I took him back
And then stepped on a crack
And the black cat laughed
And baby, I'll admit I've been a little superstitious (superstitious)
Fingers crossed until you put your hand on mine (ah)
Seems to be that you and me, we make our own luck
A bad sign is all good
I ain't gotta knock on wood
all of that bitchin', wishing on a falling star
Never did me any good
I ain't got to knock on wood
(Ah) it's you and me forever dancing in the dark
All over me, it's understood
I ain't got to knock on wood
Forgive me, it sounds cocky
He ah-matized me and opened my eyes
Redwood tree, it ain't hard to see
His love was the key that opened my thighs
Girls, I don't need to catch the bouquet, mm
To know a hard rock is on the way
And baby, I'll admit I've been a little superstitious (superstitious)
The curse on me was broken by your magic wand (ah)
Seems to me that you and me, we make our own luck
New Heights (New Heights) of manhood (manhood)
I ain't gotta knock on wood
all of that bitchin', wishing on a falling star
Never did me any good
I ain't got to knock on wood
(Ah) it's you and me forever dancing in the dark
All over me, it's understood
I ain't got to knock on wood
Forgive me, it sounds cocky
He ah-matized me and opened my eyes
Redwood tree, it ain't hard to see
His love was the key that opened my thighs
Forgive me, it sounds cocky
He ah-matized me and opened my eyes
Redwood tree, it ain't hard to see
His love was the key that opened my thighs