Song Description
growing hair to cover me, sewing a coat to cover me,
tattooing skin to covger me
| Song Length |
4:20 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, World - Celtic |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Poignant |
Subject |
Sorrow |
| Similar Artists |
Phoebe Snow |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
?Ophelia.? Meryl Leppard c.1995
I?m gonna grow my hair
And wrap it around me
I?m gonna grow my hair
And wrap it around me
He is over the ocean
He promised devotion
And I feel like I?ve been broken in two
I?m gonna tattoo my skin
Give me protection
I?m gonna tattoo my skin
Give me protection
A child is already growing
A seed carelessly sewn
And I don?t know what I?m gonna do
And I long to jump into the river
But the banks are so wide and so steep
Pray for me sweet Ophelia
I?m burdened with love and with grief
I?m gonna sew a fine coat
Hide all my burdens
I?m gonna sew a fine coat
Hide all my burdens
The stars have already gathered
The moon won?t be overshadowed
It shines a path especially for me
And I cry to my love, ?why did you leave me??
But my voice just gets lost on the wind
Pray for me sweet Ophelia
I need to know how to begin
To stand on my own two feet again
Hold up my head with pride again
Stand on my own two feet again
Hold up my head with pride again
Ophelia, pray for me
Ophelia, pray for me
La la la la la la