Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
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Taylor Swift & Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift
“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...
[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'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
[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)
[Post-Chorus]
Keep it one hundred on the land (Land), thе 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
[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 (A 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)
[Post-Chorus]
Keep it one hundred on the land (Land), the sea (The 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
[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)
[Post-Chorus]
Keep it one hundred on the land (Land), the sea (The sea), the sky
Pledge allegiance to your hands (Your hands), your team, your vibes
Don't care where the hell you've been (You've been) 'cause now ('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
The Fate of Ophelia was written by Taylor Swift & Max Martin & Shellback.
The Fate of Ophelia was produced by Taylor Swift & Max Martin & Shellback.
Taylor Swift released The Fate of Ophelia on Fri Oct 03 2025.
Didn’t really need to reread it [Hamlet]. I wanted to sprinkle some references in the bridge, so like the the bridge references kind of some paraphrasing of some lines from Hamlet, so I did like do a little brush up. But I just love the idea that like, ‘You you saved me from love driving me mad,’ ri...
Writing, rehearsing, directing and shooting the music video for “The Fate of Ophelia” was the thrill of a lifetime because I got to be reunited with my Eras Tour family!! I wanted each one-take scene to feel like a live performance and remind us all of how it felt to be at those shows together. Maki...
“The Fate of Ophelia” debuted at #1 on the Hot 100 chart, marking Taylor’s 13th #1 on the chart. In the UK, the song debuted at #1 on the UK’s Official Singles Chart, marking Taylor’s fifth #1 song on the chart.