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"Love Of Your Life" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
 

Sat on a cliff wondering what did I miss
I watched the waves come in,
Roll in, roll out, without a single doubt
Lone on the bluff, is there ever enough
I stare into the air, somewhere out there,
The family affair, bring home the night

There I know that you turn off the light
The-e-e-re so slow but you gave me the love of my life
She gave me the love, she gave the love

Coming up short and I’m sad to report, with us invite tonight
Your kiss, my kiss, another day to waste
Lovers don’t miss, when they can’t even face a plot that has a twist
To share, my prayer, I need my baby bed,
Come home tonight
Whoa

There I know that you turned off the light
The-e-e-re so slow but you gave me the love of my life
There I know that you turned off the light
The-e-e-re so slow but you gave me the love of my life
Love of my life

There I know that you turned off the light
The-e-e-re so slow but you gave me the love of my life
There I know that you turned off the light
The-e-e-re so slow but you gave me the love of my life

There I know that I waited so long
The-e-e-re so slow but you gave me the love of my life
Oh she gave me the love of my life
Tell ‘em Frank, go ahead

This song expresses Ophelia and Hamlet's affections towards one another before Hamlet lost his sanity. During Act 1 Ophelia discusses her relationship with her father Polonius, "He hath, my lord, of late made many tenders of his affection to me" (Act 1 iii 108-109). The lyrics,

"Oh she gave me the love of my life" help further insinuate the love that Ophelia has for Hamlet.  

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