Ophelia [The Love Songs] Peter Hammill

[Verse 1]
That token drag on your cigarette
That well-known face in the fire
It could be someone you can't forget
Someone you've learnt to admire

[Refrain]
And it's strange how the feeling goes;
All change – down the river Ophelia goes

[Verse 2]
You're treading water, the price is steep
You say you'll cope with it all;
You've made some promises you can't keep
You throw yourself against the wall
You throw yourself against the wall
You throw yourself against the wall

[Refrain]
And it's strange how the feeling goеs;
All change – down the river Ophеlia goes

[Verse 3]
You heard a noise in the firegrate
You look to see who goes there –
It's just the stranger, he's come too late
And even he's unprepared
To find the cupboard so bare