Never Take Friendship Personal

The song Never Take Friendship Personal by Anberlin reflects the attitude that Iago takes toward friendship in Othello. In this song, the speaker says that "your life has no purpose." He is like Iago speaking to some of the other characters in the play. He could be speaking to Othello and trying to convince him to commit the terrible act of murder, or he may be speaking to Roderigo and telling him that he needs to have a purpose in life. That purpose would be to win over Desdemona. The song could also be taken as Iago's address to everyone in the final scene. He could be telling them to "never take friendship personal." He is saying that he didn't do his actions out of friendship, nor did he do them out of personal hatred - though that's what he did. He is continually deceiving the characters in the story.

Iago getting in Othello's head.

The band Anberlin.