I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Woe is me, something dramatic like that I could be
Ophelia
Love's labor lost, before it began
I’m not tryin’ to be clever
I’m just sayin’ what I am
Ophelia
Oh, I’m turning over will
And I’m cleaning up this holy mess I made
Everything’s fine
Everything’s okay
Everybody loves a fool
Everybody walks away
Everybody walks away
Oh, my love
Oh alas, this has been such a sad affair
Such a sad affair
Oh and here I go again
Oh I’m sinking in my faithlessness and fear
Everything’s fine
Everything’s okay
Everybody loves a fool
Everybody walks away
Everybody walks away
Oh, I’m turning over will
I’m cleaning up this holy mess I made
I want to feel your arms around me
I want to know your love is real
I want to give you all you’ve given to me
But I’m still afraid to leave, to you
Woe is me, something dramatic like I could be
Ophelia
Ophelia
Love's labor lost, before it began
I’m not tryin’ to be clever
I’m just sayin’ what I am
Ophelia
Oh, I’m turning over will
And I’m cleaning up this holy mess I made
Everything’s fine
Everything’s okay
Everybody loves a fool
Everybody walks away
Everybody walks away
Oh, my love
Oh alas, this has been such a sad affair
Such a sad affair
Oh and here I go again
Oh I’m sinking in my faithlessness and fear
Everything’s fine
Everything’s okay
Everybody loves a fool
Everybody walks away
Everybody walks away
Oh, I’m turning over will
I’m cleaning up this holy mess I made
I want to feel your arms around me
I want to know your love is real
I want to give you all you’ve given to me
But I’m still afraid to leave, to you
Woe is me, something dramatic like I could be
Ophelia
Lyrics submitted by Joypiter
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I know that everyone keeps saying that this is about Joy's connection with God, but to me this song is about loving yourself, and always coming back to who you are.
this is such a pretty song.
Does anyone else find any connections with Shakespeare?
Someone has a video where she's talking to Joy about this song and she said that it's a break up video...
"Everybody loves a fool, Everybody walks away" "This has been such a sad affair"
And I think she was also alluding to Hamlet with the use of the name "Ophelia"
Beautiful song :)