The Fate Of Ophelia

Album: The Life of a Showgirl (2025)
Charted: 1 1
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  • I heard you callin'
    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

    And if you'd never come for me
    I might've drowned in the melancholy
    I swore my loyalty to me (me), myself (myself), and I (I)
    Right before you lit my sky up

    All that time, I sat alone in my tower
    You were just honing your powers
    Now 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)

    The fate of Ophelia

    The eldest daughter of a nobleman
    Ophelia lived in fantasy
    But love was a cold bed full of scorpions
    The venom stole her sanity

    And if you'd never come for me (come for me)
    I might've lingered in purgatory
    You wrap around me like a chain (a chain), a crown (a crown), a vine (vine)
    Pulling me into the fire

    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)

    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 (land), the sea (sea), the sky
    Pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes
    Don't care where the hell you've been (been)
    'Cause now (now) you're mine
    It's 'bout to be the sleepless night you've been dreaming of
    The fate of Ophelia Writer/s: Johan Schuster, Max Martin, Taylor Swift
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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