(Verse 1)
The river’s running at the edge of the yard
Staying soft when the world is hard
I’m wearing the dress that you said you liked
Before the storm and the fever spiked
There’s a willow tree leaning over the bed
Of every word that we never said.
(Pre-Chorus)
I’m heavy with the weight of the silver ring
Waiting for the choir of the dark to sing
I reached for your hand in the rising tide
But there’s nowhere left for a heart to hide.
(Chorus)
And this is Ophelia’s sad heart breaking
This is the price of the breath you’re taking
Floating away on a bed of blue
Searching for a version that still has you
The water is cool and the stars are dim
I’m losing the shore just to sink or swim
With Ophelia’s sad, sad heart.
(Verse 2)
I gathered the flowers from the garden wall
But I didn’t know they were meant to fall
Rosemary for the way we used to be
And pansies for the ghost of you and me
The current is slow and the mirror is cracked
And there’s no road that’s gonna lead me back.
(Bridge)
You were the kingdom, I was the cage
The ink is running on the final page
They’ll find me here where the lilies grow
In the quiet parts that we used to know
It’s not a tragedy, it’s just a release
Of a girl who couldn’t find her peace.
(Chorus)
And this is Ophelia’s sad heart breaking
This is the price of the breath you’re taking
Floating away on a bed of blue
Searching for a version that still has you
The water is cool and the stars are dim
I’m losing the shore just to sink or swim
With Ophelia’s sad, sad heart.
(Outro)
Let the river take the pain away.
It’s too late for the words to stay.
Just a drift...
Just a dream...
Down the middle of a lonely stream.
Ophelia’s heart...
Is finally still.
