The Fate of Ophelia Lyrics by Taylor Swift (with Guitar Chords)
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'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
Lyrics with Guitar Chords
Capo: 3rd Fret
Intro
Em Bm D A
Verse 1
Em Bm
I heard you calling on the megaphone
D A
You wanna see me all alone
Em Bm
As legend has it, you are quite the pyro
D A
You light the match to watch it blow
Pre-Chorus
Em Bm
And if you'd never come for me
D A
I might've drowned in the melancholy
Em Bm
I swore my loyalty to me, myself, and I
D A
Right before you lit my sky up
Chorus
G D
All that time, I sat alone in my tower
Bm
You were just honing your powers
A
Now I can see it all (See it all)
G D
Late one night, you dug me out of my grave and
Bm A
Saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia (Ophelia)
Em Bm
Keep it one hundrеd on the land, the sea, thе sky
D A
Pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes
Em Bm
Don't care where the hell you been, 'cause now you're mine
D A
It's 'bout to be the sleepless night you've been dreaming of
Em
The fate of Ophelia
Verse 2
Em Bm D
The eldest daughter of a nobleman
A
Ophelia lived in fantasy
Em Bm D
But love was a cold bed full of scorpions
A
The venom stole her sanity
Pre-Chorus
Em
And if you'd never come for me (Come for me)
Bm D A
I might've lingered in purgatory
Em Bm
You wrap around me like a chain (Chain), a crown (A crown), a vine (A vine)
D A
Pulling me into the fire
Chorus
G D
All that time, I sat alone in my tower
Bm
You were just honing your powers
A
Now I can see it all (See it all)
G D
Late one night, you dug me out of my grave and
Bm A
Saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia (Ophelia)
Em Bm
Keep it one hundrеd on the land, the sea, thе sky
D A
Pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes
Em Bm
Don't care where the hell you been, 'cause now you're mine
D A
It's 'bout to be the sleepless night you've been dreaming of
Em
The fate of Ophelia
Bridge
Em
'Tis locked inside my memory
Bm
And only you possess the key
D
No longer drowning and deceived
A
All because you came for me
Em
Locked inside my memory
Bm
And only you possess the key
D
No longer drowning and deceived
A
All because you came for me
Chorus
G D
All that time, I sat alone in my tower
Bm
You were just honing your powers
A
Now I can see it all (See it all)
G D
Late one night, you dug me out of my grave and
Bm A
Saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia (Ophelia)
Em Bm
Keep it one hundrеd on the land, the sea, thе sky
D A
Pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes
Em Bm
Don't care where the hell you been, 'cause now you're mine
D A
It's 'bout to be the sleepless night you've been dreaming of
Em
The fate of Ophelia
Outro
Bm D
You saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia
More About The Song and The Life of a Showgirl Album
- Artist/Release Date: The Fate of Ophelia is released by Taylor Swift on October 3, 2025, as the lead single of her album, The Life of a Showgirl (2025).
- What The Song Is About: The Fate of Ophelia by Taylor Swift is like the older, more mature version of Love Story. The Fate of Ophelia tells Taylor's story with her fiancé, Travis Kelce, and how he saved her from "drowning", as opposed to Ophelia from Hamlet. This song describes what could have happened to Ophelia if she had received the help and support she needed.
- Life of a Showgirl, the Album: The album was released on October 3, 2025, and serves as Taylor Swift's twelfth studio album. The album portrays Taylor's life as an artist/entertainer.
- Fun Fact: The Fate of Ophelia is based on the character from Hamlet, Ophelia. She serves as the main character's love interest. She was pawned by her father to spy on Hamlet, which resulted in him rejecting her. After Hamlet accidentally kills her father, she loses her sanity and drowns.