Dig Ophelia

True, it's the Ophelia of "Hamlet" fame, but I think there's a bit more interpretation to be found in the line "Your eyes never close, your mind's not at rest." The time shortly before her death was definitely a time of a lot of confusion and sadness. She was seeking peace in death, and an escape from the madness of the world and herself, but she couldn't even find it there.

this song is about ophelia, hamlet's lover in the Shakespeare play Hamlet

Yes, it is about Ophelia, it is about her dying

I've never read Hamlet, though I agree that's probably what it means. But before hearing of that connection I had my own suspicions. I've seen the song as different types of longing and temptation.

Dig Ophelia consider it dug Flowers madness and polar bear rug Here's the water, just ankle deep high. Lay back and relax and look up at the sky. I always saw this as a descent into madness, and the fight against it. The singer is temptation, tempting the person to just relax and give in, and telling them that there's no point in fighting, the fight's already lost...

Your eyes never close, your mind's not at rest, Lay back, get waterlogged Give us a kiss. Again, it's temptation singing to them, telling them they're working too hard, fighting too hard. I saw this more like the sirens of the ocean singing and calling sailors (or whoever else) to come and join them.

Water spreads the small seed Water kills the tall weed. Ophelia. Basically, telling you that everything has two sides to it. Ophelia, to me, was either the person Melora was singing to or singing about (like, using as an example)

Cut the stem and you'll see how you feel Floating orchids just ain't no big deal Never knowing's like knowing too much Tap the table, oh here's more bad luck. You might as well let go, just to see what happens. Are all the things in there really so bad? After all, if you don't experience it, it'll be just as bad as what you fear most will happen if you do experience it. And the last sentence, is telling you that anything can be bad, like the reference of people's need to knock on wood.

To me this wonderfully hypnotic song strikes me as the angels in Ophelia's mind calling to her; Telling her its okay to end her madness and torment through a haunting hymn. Making her feel comfortable enough to take her own life to kill the pain finally, as deviant as it may be. As water spreads the small seed she will be reborn without pain in her heart and as the water kills the tall weed she will be rid of the ache in her heart. Its beautiful and calming.

I like the line, "Never knowing's like knowing too much." So much is going on around Ophelia in the play - the murder of the king, Hamlet's plans for revenge and pretended madness, people like Polonius, Gertrude, etc. trying to determine the state of Hamlet's sanity. Everyone is trying to conceal something, or find something out - it's a chaos of ulterior motives with violent results (like her father's murder). Ophelia seems like she's overwhelmed and confused, and this might be what makes her retreat into insanity and kill herself. That's my take on it, anyway.

i love this song, it puts me to sleep at night when I've had a bad day

We just finished reading "Hamlet" in AP Lit (like just yesterday), so it was kewl to hear this after reading the play. It really does make sense and is pretty tite like that

i love this song

This song is hypnotic, I love it!