The Lumineers – Ophelia Lyrics - Genius

Ophelia · Ah, ah, when I was younger. I, I should've known better · I, I got a new girlfriend here. Feels like he's on top · And I don't feel no remorse. And you ... IG:YoursToMakeFeaturedChartsVideosShopLoginOphelia​TheLumineersTrack2on Cleopatra(Deluxe) “Ophelia”is“thecornerstone”ofTheLumineers’ssophomorealbum,Cleopatra.Itwasthefirsttrackwrittenandrecordedforthealbum,followingwhichbandmemberJeremiah…ReadMore ProducedbySimoneFeliceReleaseDateFebruary4,2016ViewAllCredits 1514.6K6241[Verse1]Ah,ah,whenIwasyoungerI,Ishould'veknownbetterAndIcan'tfeelnoremorseAndyoudon'tfeelnothingback[Verse2]I,IgotanewgirlfriendhereFeelslikehe'sontopAndIdon'tfeelnoremorseAndyoucan'tseepastmyblindness[Chorus]Oh,OpheliaYou'vebeenonmymind,girl,sincethefloodOh,OpheliaHeavenhelpthefoolwhofallsinlove[Verse3]I,IgotalittlepaycheckYougotbigplansandyougottamove(Whoo!)AndIdon'tfeelnothingatallAndyoucan'tfeelnothingsmall[Pre-Chorus]“Honey,Iloveyou”That'sallshewrote[Chorus]Oh,OpheliaYou'vebeenonmymind,girl,likeadrugOh,OpheliaHeavenhelpthefoolwhofallsinloveOh,OpheliaYou'vebeenonmymind,girl,sincethefloodOh,OpheliaHeavenhelpthefoolwhofallsinloveOh,OpheliaYou'vebeenonmymind,girl,likeadrugOh,OpheliaHeavenhelpthefoolwhofallsinlove41EmbedShareURLCopyEmbedCopyCancelHowtoFormatLyrics:Typeoutalllyrics,evenifit’sachorusthat’srepeatedthroughoutthesongTheSectionHeaderbuttonbreaksupsongsections.HighlightthetextthenclickthelinkUseBoldandItalicsonlytodistinguishbetweendifferentsingersinthesameverse.E.g.“Verse1:KanyeWest,Jay-Z,Both”CapitalizeeachlineTomoveanannotationtodifferentlyricsinthesong,usethe[...]menutoswitchtoreferenteditingmodeAboutGeniusAnnotation4contributors“Ophelia”is“thecornerstone”ofTheLumineers’ssophomorealbum,Cleopatra.Itwasthefirsttrackwrittenandrecordedforthealbum,followingwhichbandmemberJeremiahFraitessaidhe“feltlikeitwaseasiertoproceedfinishingthealbum.” Thesongisalsoabouthowthebandhasdealtwiththesuccessithasachievedsinceit’s2012self-titleddebut.SingerWesleySchultztoldEW: ”Ophelia“isavaguereferencetopeoplefallinginlovewithfame.Thatspotlightcanseemlikeanendlessbuffet,butinreality,you’rejustshiny,bright,andnewtopeopleforaquickmoment—andthenyouhavetherestofyourlifetolive.ExpandAskusaquestionaboutthissongAskaquestion *TranslationsGeniusAnswer1contributor PortugueseTranslation +2IsitaboutalostornewloveVerifiedCommentary​TheLumineersIt’sahardsongtopindownwhatOpheliawasaboutasasingularidea–thelyricsinthesongweresunginastream-of-conscious,freesortofwayduringthedemoprocess.Butreadingthemback,ihearthisideaoftryingtoremindmyselfnottofallinlovewiththemomentaryattentionweweregettingbecauseiknewthatwasfleeting.Iwasinsearchofsomethingmorereal.Iwasalsofeelinglikeiwasobservingsomeoneelselivealifesomehow–survivinginsteadofliving.Withallthetouringandshowsforthe4-5yearsonourfirstalbum,therepetitiondrivesyoualittlemad.-Wes+17Wheredidyoucomeupwiththegreatpianorif?It'sbeautiful,inthissong.VerifiedCommentary​TheLumineersJercameupwiththepianoriffforthissongashorttimeafterwerecordedourfirstalbum,backin2011,inourhometownofRamseyonhisfavoritepiano–oncewecouldaffordto,wehadthatpianoshippedouttoDenverandwestilluseitinthedemoprocessbecauseit’sgotsomemagicinit.+12IsthisreallytakenfromShakespeares"Hamlet?"VerifiedCommentary​TheLumineersNo.TherewasaninitialattempttobaseitonthecharacterfromHamlet,becausewehadthehookforthechorususingthatname“Ophelia“beforeweeverhadtherestofthesong,butthesongtookadifferentpath.+20Howdidthesongcometogether?GeniusAnswer1contributor +1Istherealiveversion?GeniusAnswer1contributor +2Istherea“fromhome”version?GeniusAnswer1contributor +2Cleopatra(Deluxe)(2016)​TheLumineers1.SleepOnTheFloor2.Ophelia3.Cleopatra4.GunSong5.Angela6.IntheLight7.GaleSong8.LongWayFromHome9.SickInTheHead10.MyEyes11.Patience12.WheretheSkiesAreBlue13.EveryoneRequiresaPlan14.WhiteLie15.Cleopatra(AcousticDemo)ExpandCreditsWrittenByJeremiahFraites&WesleySchultzVideoChoreographerJillianMayersVideoExecutiveProducerDanielleHinde&JasonColonVideoProducerAvivRussVideoProductionCompanyDoomsdayEntertainmentVideoPhotographyDirectorKevinPhillipsVideoEditorIsaacRavishankaraVideoDirectorIsaacRavishankaraPercussionSimoneFelice&JeremiahFraitesBassByronIsaacsGuitarWesleySchultzMasteringEngineerBobLudwigRecordingEngineerRyanHewittAssistantMixingEngineerChadCuttillMixingEngineerRyanHewittBackgroundVocalsNeylaPekarek&ByronIsaacsDrumsJeremiahFraitesKeyboardsJeremiahFraitesPianoJeremiahFraitesLeadVocalsWesleySchultzRecordedAtTheClubhouse,Rhinebeck,NYReleaseDateFebruary4,2016CoverByOpheliaby Vance JoyPerformedLiveAsOphelia-LiveinMilwaukee2020by ​The LumineersExpandCommentsAddacommentSignUpAndDropKnowledge🤓Geniusistheultimatesourceofmusicknowledge,createdbyscholarslikeyouwhosharefactsandinsightaboutthesongsandartiststheylove.SignUpGeniusistheworld’sbiggestcollectionofsonglyricsandmusicalknowledgeAboutGeniusContributorGuidelinesPressAdvertiseEventSpacePrivacyPolicyLicensingJobsDevelopersCopyrightPolicyContactUsSignInDoNotSellMyPersonalInformation©2022GeniusMediaGroupInc.TermsofUseVerifiedArtistsAllArtists:abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz#