the fate of ophelia but it’s actually about ophelia - taylor swift rewrite

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We just finished reading Hamlet in my literature class and I wanted to do Ophelia justice :)

The Fate of Ophelia
Original by: Taylor Swift
Rewrite by: Juliette Hope

I heard you calling
Behind the battlements
Couldn’t make out what you meant
My father warned me
Put you to the test
Get what you want and discard the rest

And when you couldn’t have me
You deemed me fit for the nunnery
You swore your loyalty to me, myself and I
Right before you said it all was a lie

All that time
I sat alone in your tower
You were honing your powers
Now I can see it all
Late one night
You put him down in his grave
And sealed my heart to the fate
Of Ophelia

Search for meaning
On the land, the sea, the sky
Pledge allegiance to the ghost
Your fear, your pride
Burn the forest for a tree
But now it’s time
It's 'bout to be the peaceful night
I’ve been dreaming of
The fate of Ophelia

I was just a pawn in their plan
Gave me the script and I took the blow
Sanctified nymph turned scapegoat
I loved you, you know

And if they’d never come for me
We might’ve lived in poisoned peace
You wrap around me like a weed, a crown, a crime
Pulling me into the tide

All that time
I sat alone in your tower
You were honing your powers
Now I can see it all
Late one night
You saw the skulls in my grave
And sealed my heart to the fate
Of Ophelia

Blame your folly
On the land, the sea, the sky
Say it all was for the ghost
Your tortured mind
Swear you loved me but what the hell was I
To you, to you

Here’s a pansy, that’s for thoughts
Columbine before it rots
Herb of grace o’ Sundays
Rosemary for good ol’ days and

Fennel for your flattery
Innocence and daisies
Violets to your crown I’d tie
But they all withered when my father died

All that time
I sat alone in your tower
You were honing your powers
Now I can see it all
Late one night
You put yourself in your grave
And sealed my heart to the fate
Of Ophelia

Swear you’d jump into my grave
To be next to me
Yet you threw me to the ground
And watched me bleed
Poured the poison down his throat
And now you’re free
But what about me?

The fate of Ophelia
The fate of Ophelia
Ophelia
Ophelia
The fate of Ophelia