“Ophelia”
“Ophelia”
The Lumineers
Who is Ophelia?
I see her when I close my eyes,
She’s never really there, but I always see her everywhere I go.
She is not real, she is not real,
But she is.
Is she real to me?
Ophelia means ‘Help’-- and maybe that’s exactly what I need,
I need help.
But would she really make it better?
Everyone regrets things in their life,
I know many people regret Ophelia.
She’s something that is wonderful in thought,
But our world is made up of more.
I want more.
I want to look up to people, to Ophelia, because I don’t want to look down,
I want Ophelia, because not having her means something worse to me--
So I don’t look down.
I’m scared of losing myself, so instead I lose mind,
I have dreams about her, and in those dreams I’m happy.
In those dreams it’s also not me.
Only a fool would ever want Ophelia,
I’m a fool because I want Ophelia,
“Heaven help a fool who falls in love”
Who is Ophelia?
I see Ophelia when I close my eyes,
She’s never really there, but I still see her everywhere I go.
She is not real, she is not real,
But is she real to me?