She Tells Me No

Adrianne B. Powell

Creative Response to Antigone: Song Parody

Original Song Artist: MIKA Original Song Title: Elle Me Dit (She Tells Me)

*Parody told from the perspective of Ismene.

**Look forward to the audio file coming soon.

Antigone ,Antigone
Antigone, please just listen to Creon
Can’t you see what’s going on?
Don’t act blind like your old father.
Antigone, you could drop it, let it pass,
But you're such a stubborn ass,
Going to end up as a martyr.
Antigone, you always leave your life to fate,
Never show up to the date,
Haemon really wants to see you.
Antigone, even if you do what’s right,
And ‘Poly’ finds the afterlife
This will end up a disaster.
Antigone,

[chorus]
Antigone, it’s your life, don’t waste it out of spite.
Sure it’s a stupid law, but your choice affects us all.
Sis, I’m the same as you, I miss my brothers too
You don't take my advice, I always ask it twice:
Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie? (Why are you wasting your life)
Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?
Just once, listen to me, don’t bury him, Antigone
Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?
Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?
Just once, listen to me, don’t bury him Antigone

Antigone, your persistence is a curse,
Now the conflict’s getting worse.
Why can’t we ever have it easy?
Antigone, what you smoking- God it stinks,
Who are you yelling at in Greek?
Do you really think that’s helping?
Antigone, sis I had a change of heart,
Should have helped you from the start, I can’t help that I’m your foil.
Antigone, deny me mercy, deny me death,
You were alone for your last breath,
Instead of rocks like it should be,Antigone

[chorus]

Antigone, it’s your life, don’t waste it out of spite.
Sure it’s a stupid law, but your choice affects us all.
Sis, I’m the same as you, I miss my brothers too
You don’t take my advice, I always ask it twice:
Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie? (Why are you wasting your life)
Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?
Just once, listen to me, don’t bury him, Antigone
Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?
Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?
Just once, listen to me, don’t bury him Antigone


Antigone, your death was just the start
Our whole world is falling apart.
I’m not even mentioned later.
Antigone, why's that the title of this play?
It’s about time someone explained,
You’re not even that dynamic. 
Antigone, Haemon died from missing you,
His mom went the same way too.
No one cares where I ended up.
Antigone, Creon still sits on the thrown,
But his reward is to rule alone.
Hope that was manly enough for you.

Everyone died, everyone died, died, died Everyone died
everyone died, everyone died, died, died, everyone died
Everyone died, died, died, except Creon

[creon chorus]

Creon, it's your life, u “effed” it up quite nice.
You chose the state instead
Now you’ll sleep in that bed.
Creon, you’re the biggest fool, for having made that rule
So buddy get some rest, because there’s still one play left.
Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?
Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?
Wonder who’s going to be last in the trilogy.
Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?
Pourquoi tu gâches ta vie?
Wonder who’s going to be last in the trilogy.
Everyone died!