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Ophelia

by Jamie Leone

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I wrote this song in the bath, and recorded it in my bed. Thank you, truly, for listening <3

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I wonder, does it go away slowly, love
Like how the warmth leaves the water as the bath turns tepid
Or is it sudden, like how it gets cold
Maybe it's been cold for an hour and you didn't notice
'Til your body shook in protest like a final warning:
Time to get out now
Stay lifeless in the tub as if it were a tomb,
as if I were Ophelia, as if I were Ophelia
Maybe it's just the water that made you feel weightless that goes,
maybe love is still here, its just heavier now, heavier now, heavier now maybe its colder now

And I feel like I'm being vacuum sealed, like a quilt from the cupboard of someones dead neighbour
I'd choke on the dust if there were any air to breathe
Or maybe I'd drown first, maybe I'd disappear down the drain too

Then all of a sudden, theres no water
In fact, you're almost dry
And your mind goes straight to them
And your mind goes straight to them
Maybe love doesn't leave, maybe love doesn't leave you just move between it and a dark, dark, dark, dark, dark place
and it just can't follow you there
it just can't follow you there
but it will wait at the door and it will say
"Oh you've been in there for ages honey"
"Oh you've been in there for a while"
"Oo are you ok?"
"time to get out now"

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released April 5, 2020
Jamison Kentwell

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