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Oedipus Rex (Act 3)- Edgehead7
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For too long, Oedipus had pondered on the past
Wondering if the oracle was true
The answer soon came with the messenger
Who brought the news
Jocasta questioned him; found that Polybus was dead
That s right, Oedipus so-called dad; he s dead, that s what I said
Sickness took ol Polybus down
He just couldn t win the fight
But Oedipus was supposed to kill him
Was the oracle just not right?
Reassurance slightly returned to Oedipus head
But he still feared the thought of his mother s bed
Away from Corinth, Oedipus would stay
(No chords)
Would he return? Yeah right, that would be the day
The messenger then brought even more dreadful words
He had saved Oedipus while watching his herd
Doubt was present; visions were blurred
The thought of the situation was just absurd
But there were the scars of the pins and the tree
And Jocasta found the truth of her shady memories
Oedipus sent for the servant of Laius the king
Not looking out for his own well being
Oedipus was determined, the questions he did ask
He must know the truth of his past
The shepherd was reluctant; the secrets he would not reveal
The suspense is building; it all seems so surreal
After threatening the shepherd, trying to start a brawl
Oedipus found that the oracle was true after all
Jocasta found the truth out all along
Her and her son, eww, that s just wrong
She knew what had happened, her mind was a wreck
She found eternal happiness in the rope around her neck
Oedipus heard that she was dead; he broke into the chamber
He saw Jocasta hanging there; he couldn t control his anger
(softly)
Sooo..... (Here comes Slipknot)
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He pushed the pins into his eyes
It s the only thing that slowly stopped the pain
Of his denial, it was all in vain
His decree, he must now obey
And forever, in exile he will stay.
