The Fate of Ophelia Lyrics – Taylor Swift
The Fate of Ophelia Lyrics
I heard you calling on the megaphone, You wanna see me all alone. As legend has it you are quite the pyro, You light the match to watch it blow.
[Pre-Chorus] And if you’d never come for me, I might’ve drowned in the melancholy. I swore my loyalty to me, myself, and i, Right before you lit my sky up.
[Chorus] All that time, i sat alone in my tower, You were just honing your powers. Now i can see it all, (see it all). Late one night, you dug me out of my grave and, Saved my heart from the fate of ophelia. (ophelia).
Keep it one hundrеd on the land, the sea, thе sky, Pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes. Don’t care where the hell you been, ’cause now you’re mine. It’s ’bout to be the sleepless night you’ve been dreaming of, The fate of ophelia.
[Verse 2] The eldest daughter of a nobleman, Ophelia lived in fantasy. But love was a cold bed full of scorpions, The venom stole her sanity.
[Pre-Chorus] And if you’d never come for me, (come for me). I might’ve lingered in purgatory. You wrap around me like a chain, (chain), A crown, (a crown), a vine, (a vine). Pulling me into the fire.
[Chorus] All that time, i sat alone in my tower, You were just honing your powers. Now i can see it all, (see it all). Late one night, you dug me out of my grave and, Saved my heart from the fate of ophelia. (ophelia).
Keep it one hundred on the land, the sea, the sky, Pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes. Don’t care where the hell you been, ’cause now you’re mine. It’s ’bout to be the sleepless night you’ve been dreaming of, The fate of ophelia.
[Bridge] ‘Tis locked inside my memory, And only you possess the key. No longer drowning and deceived, All because you came for me. Locked inside my memory, And only you possess the key. No longer drowning and deceived, All because you came for me.
[Chorus] All that time, i sat alone in my tower, You were just honing your powers. Now i can see it all, (i can see it all). Late one night, you dug me out of my grave and, Saved my heart from the fate of ophelia. (ophelia).
Keep it one hundred on the land, the sea, the sky, Pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes. Don’t care where the hell you been, ’cause now you’re mine. It’s ’bout to be the sleepless night you’ve been dreaming of, The fate of ophelia.
[Outro] You saved my heart from the fate of ophelia.
About the song
“The Fate of Ophelia,” the opening track of Taylor Swift’s album “The Life of a Showgirl,” draws literary inspiration from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, with Ophelia symbolizing loss, manipulation, and emotional turmoil. The song is anticipated to explore how women, both historically and in modern fame, are often controlled by external forces and public scrutiny, echoing themes of agency and inner strength as Swift parallels herself with Ophelia’s tragic journey. Art and imagery for the album, such as a bathtub cover referencing the classic painting of Ophelia, reinforce these motifs of struggle and transformation amidst public and private trials.
“The Life of a Showgirl” as an album confronts the tension between the dazzling façade of performance and the often unseen toll on the artist’s inner life. Swift has described the project as a candid exploration of what happens behind the curtain—highlighting moments of exhaustion, resilience, and genuine emotion that occur away from the stage lights. The record promises a glance into the realities of fame, evoking both the exuberance and darkness of the showgirl ideal, while offering deeply personal lyrical storytelling rooted in Swift’s own journey.
Song Credits
Song: The Fate of Ophelia
Album: The Life of a Showgirl
Artist: Taylor Swift
Lyricist: Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift
Musician: Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift
Label: Taylor Swift