A Song About Oedipus

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    Preparing for this debate on whether Oedipus was a victim of fate or responsible for the murder of his father has allowed me to view the argument from both sides and form different perspectives/interpretations about Oedipus and his actions. I’m on the affirmative side and decided to write a short snippet of a song portraying Oedipus as responsible for his actions. However, I tried to write the lyrics in a way that people feel sympathy for him, so he does not quite seem like a victim but is facing his reality and previous actions. In this song, he realizes he is hurting everyone around him and wishes to isolate himself. He knows what he is capable of and is scared because, although it seems like fate, he has the power to diverge from it but chooses to go forth with his actions. Blogger wouldn't let me upload the video because the file is too large, so I attached a link to a recording of myself singing the song at the end of this post (which I know I’ll regret in years to come). There are small explanations of the lyrics in parentheses. Here they are:


i’m afraid of myself

i’ve heard the rumors about me and i feel like i fit right in (he knows of his “fate”)

and there’s no one to help

i end up hurting anyone with good intentions (Laius, Jocasta, everyone else he has killed)


cuz i killed my own father, brought my mother to tears

yeah i’ve blinded myself for all of these years (quite literally blinded himself as well)

and i can’t seem to stop myself


so drive me away (Creon!)

away from everyone so i have no one to hurt

yeah, take me away

for the rest of my life, i need some sort of escape

from all the trouble i caused

to all the people i’ve loved

if it was there in the stars why does it feel like i’m the reason i’m this way (he knows he can easily not do what is written in his prophecy, but does it anyways)


Video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRm4Pxaa/


Also here is a funny meme I found that changed the words of "We Don't Talk About Bruno" to fit Oedipus:


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