The first single off Taylor Swift ‘s brand new album The Life of a Showgirl is the song “ The Fate of Ophelia ” and it seemingly is about her relationship with fiance Travis Kelce .

If you’re wondering who Ophelia is and what happened to her… let’s fill you in. She’s an iconic character in Shakespeare ‘s Hamlet who is believed to have committed suicide by drowning after descending into madness.

In her new song, Taylor sings about how she felt she was heading towards Ophelia’s fate, but she was saved by someone who came into her life.

“And if you’d never come for me, I might’ve lingered in purgatory,” Taylor sings. She later adds that she’s “no longer drowning and deceived, all because you came for me.”

In the chorus of the song, Taylor sings, “I keep it one

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