Story Behind The Song
A TAKE ON SHAKESPEAREAN HEART BREAK MEETS APPALACHIA
| Song Length |
3:22 |
Genre |
Folk - Americana, Folk - Alternative |
| Mood |
Troubled |
Subject |
Heartbreak, Suicide |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
OPHELIA
OPHELIA WALKS DOWN BY THE WATER MAKIGIN DAISY CHAINS
ALL DAY LONG
OPHELIA GAVE HER HEART AND NEVER GOT IT BACK AGAIN
NOW SHE'S GONE
ONCE A WOMEN SHE'S BECOME A LITTLE CHILD
DONE WITH THIS CRUEL WORLD THAT DID HER WRONG
CHORUS)
YOU CAN HEAR HER SINGING IN A VOICE LIKE BROKEN GLASS AND NURSERY RHYMES
BELLS OF MOURNING WRINGING BUT SHE STILL HEARS HIM SINGING WON'T YOU BE MINE
FROM SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME
OPHELIA SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU
THIS WORLD IS MUCH TOO HARD FOR LOVE SO TRUE
OPHELIA KEEPS MEMORIES LIKE BUTTERFLIES IN MASON JARS
INSIDE HER MIND
SHE SEALED THEM UP SHE HIDES HER YOUNG MAN'S LOVE TO DEEP WITHIN HER HEART
FOR DEATH TO FIND
BAREFOOT IN THE RIVER NOW SHE SPEAKS HIS NAME
THEN LIES DOWN FOREVER IN HIS ARMS
CHORUS)
YOU CAN HEAR HER SINGING IN A VOICE LIKE BROKEN GLASS AND NURSERY RHYMES
BELLS OF MOURNING WRINGING BUT SHE STILL HEARS HIM SINGING WON'T YOU BE MINE
FROM SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME
OPHELIA SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU
THIS WORLD IS MUCH TOO HARD FOR LOVE SO TRUE
OPHELIA WALKS DOWN BY THE WATER MAKIGIN DAISY CHAINS
ALL DAY LONG
OPHELIA GAVE HER HEART AND NEVER GOT IT BACK AGAIN
NOW SHE'S GONE
WORDS AND MUSIC BY KENT AGEE AND JOE SCUTELLA