The Fate of Ophelia a song by Taylor Swift on
Foxsoundi — Free Music, Smart Streaming for Everyone
About The Fate of Ophelia
'The Fate of Ophelia' is the historic, record-breaking 13th #1 hit, opening track, and lead single of Taylor Swift's twelfth studio album, 'The Life of a Showgirl'. Written as a modern approach to Shakespeare’s tragic story of the heroine from Hamlet, Ophelia, whose 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 Fate of Ophelia Lyrics
[00:00.05] "The Fate of Ophelia" is the first track off of my album "The Life of a Showgirl"
[00:04.81] And I really love this song because it kind of combines, sort of
[00:08.47] Shakespearean storytelling of, you know, this legend of- of
[00:12.21] This tragic hero, Ophelia, and what happened to her
[00:15.96] Blended with this kind of newer concept of escaping that fate
[00:19.58] And having more modern terminology used in the song, too
[00:24.09] Like, you know, "Keep it one hundred on the land, the sea, the sky
[00:27.17] Pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes"
[00:30.50] I just love kind of, blending, the blending of old and new
[00:33.43] With lyrics and that's one of my favorite parts about this song
[00:36.61] But it's also just kind of one of my favorite catchy melodies
[00:40.02] I've ever gotten to write
[00:40.69]
