Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia (Official Music Video)

“The Fate of Ophelia” opens The Life of a Showgirl with a reference to Shakespeare’s tragic heroine from Hamlet. Ophelia’s descent into madness and drowning has been interpreted as a metaphor for heartbreak, fragility, and loss of agency, all themes that Swift has explored throughout her career. In the play, the dissolving relationship between Hamlet and Ophelia drives her into a spiral of instability, a comparison Swift seems to be making to her own life. Lyrics: [Verse 1] 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&never come for me I might&drowned in the melancholy I swore my loyalty to me (Me), myself (Myself), and I (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 (Ophеlia) Keep it one hundred on the land (Land), thе sea (Sea), the sky Pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes Don&care where the hell you&been (Been) &now (Now), you&mine It&&to be the sleepless night you&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&never come for me (Come for me) I...