Not Your Fault

 AWOLNATION's "Not Your Fault" identifies very closely with some conflicts in Othello.To start off with, the song is centered around a beautiful girl, as the play is. The singer of the song is amazed that such a woman would be interested in him, since he is a "joke in his own mind". Othello himself is amazed at the beauty of Desdemona, and cannot get enough of her. The chorus of the song goes on to explain the various reasons in which it's not the girl's fault that bad things happen. Because he is crazy for her, because he is confused, nothing is her fault. This was Othello's initial perception of Desdemona. He was madly in love with her and did anything she asked of him. However, once his jealous tendencies kicked in, Othello ended up being driven insane by the story Iago told him. After killing her and realizing the truth, Othello once again realized that it was not her fault. In fact, in the last scene of the play, Othello and all others realize that it is no one's fault but Iago. The blame game had gone on far too long, and everyone discovered that it was, in fact, all Iago's fault. Othello did more than "fight with himself till he's bleeding", he took his own life upon his discovery that it was not Desdemona's fault. AWOLNATION was obviously inspired by this play when they wrote this song.