Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia

⁣"The Fate of Ophelia" is a real song by Taylor Swift and the lead single from her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, released on October 3, 2025.

The
song is the opening track on the album and draws lyrical and thematic
inspiration from the tragic character Ophelia in William Shakespeare's
play Hamlet.
In Swift's narrative, the song subverts the character's tragic demise,
with the lyrics suggesting she was saved from "the fate of Ophelia" by a
love interest, widely interpreted as a reference to her fiancé, Travis
Kelce.