The Fate of Ophelia – Melia Cover of Taylor Swift

“The Fate of Ophelia”

Verse 1
They said I laughed too loud in the hallway
Said I loved too hard, too soon
Pressed wildflowers in old pages
Dreamed of weddings in June

You spoke in riddles, half-kept promises
Eyes like storms I tried to save
I held my breath inside your silence
Learned to smile, learned to wait

Pre-Chorus
Every warning sounded like a prayer
I mistook your cold for fate

Chorus
I was Ophelia in the water
Blue dress pulling me down
Loved you deeper than the current
Never learned how to drown
They’ll say I slipped, they’ll say I broke
Say I was fragile, say I was young
But I was faithful to a fault
And that’s how the damage was done

Verse 2
Mother said, “Don’t lose your center”
Friends said, “He’s a losing game”
But love feels holy when you’re burning
Even ash still says your name

I wrote your letters in my margins
Read them back like scripture lines
You were never mine to keep
But I stayed every time

Pre-Chorus
Every red flag looked like lace
When I loved you in that phase

Chorus
I was Ophelia in the water
Hands full of your regrets
Waiting for you to save me
While you placed your bets
They’ll call it madness, call it love
Call it a tragic song
But nobody sings about the ones
Who tried to stay too long

Bridge
If I sink, let it be known
I didn’t fall — I let go
I carried truth you couldn’t face
So you rewrote my name
I wasn’t weak, I wasn’t wrong
I was loyal in a world of games

Soft Chorus
I was Ophelia in the mirror
Watching myself fade
Loved you louder than my instincts
Paid the price, obeyed
But water doesn’t kill the stars
It only hides their light
And maybe I’ll rise somewhere
On the other side

Outro
So tell my story carefully
Don’t dress it up in lies
I didn’t die from loving you
I survived, just changed inside


This is an emotional cover of The Fate of Ophelia, originally by Taylor Swift.
Melia brings a soft, intimate, and cinematic interpretation, focusing on vulnerability, emotion, and atmosphere.

This cover is released under Neural Note, a home for emotional music and modern sound.

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