"Oedipus, Mom, and Me" genre: Folk Punk
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	Performed at a summer retreat for folk musicians in the New York Catskills run by the People Music Network. This performance was dubbed from a home video. Laurie Goldsmith is on guitar, Dennis Pearne on Bass. 1989.
	Credits: Laurie Goldsmith: Guitar. Dennis Pearne: Bass. Tem Noon: Bongos, Conga, splash cymbal, and vocals. Song by Tem Noon.
	Story Behind the Song The Story of poor Oedipus, who was doomed to live out the tragedy of his fate because he refused to see the signs all around him. And while we usually only identify with a part of the tradegy, deep down, we live and feel and suffer through it all. Lyrics Oedipus, Mom, and Me | Alone in our family tree | (chorus) Which one would you like to be... | Oedipus, Mom, or me? | Oedipus Mom, and me It's easy if you just believe There is one inside While another hides And behind a door My fate, and yours... (chorus) The Sphinx Stands by the door You want to pass? You have to ask To know the answer, be the question Create the future, transcend disaster. (instrumental) Oedipus says, "Mommy, Please!" Oedipus cries, "Daddy, Leave!" He pulled out the sheaf and drove home the knife And into the future, his name famous twice But when he caught sight in a mirror, his crime He vowed to become as he'd always been: blind. (chorus) Oedipus, Mom, and me It's hard when you can see That we're all in one In many thoughts In scattered dreams And tattered seams Oedipus, Mom, and me Alone in our family tree Which one would you like to be? Which one you're allowed to be? Which one you're supposed to be? Oedipus, Mom, or --! --------------------------------------- Copyright 1988, Tem Noon, all rights reserved Electronic right to copy is granted only if copyright notice stays intact. http://www.mp3.com/temnoon/

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