Paradox of Contradictions
From On the Advent of a Dream
Paradox of Contradictions
Following the full-force momentum of ‘Haymakers and Body Blows,’ ‘Paradox of Contradictions’ does something the album quietly needs: it eases the throttle without killing the energy. At a relaxed mid-tempo in a bright major key, the central lyric, ‘a puzzle without the pieces, the lady for me,’ is the kind of line that earns its repetition, landing differently each time the chorus swings back around. The production gives every voice room to breathe, and when the harmonies stack up for the final chorus push, the band earns that arena-sized space they’re reaching for. Taken alone it reads as a grower that rewards the full listen; in sequence it’s the hinge the album’s second half pivots on, absorbing the weight of what came before and leaving the record open enough for the stylistic shift that follows.
Lyrics
Dances in her sleep and cries with a smile Gone in a breath but stays lost for a while Silences a room with a whisper so loud A ghost in the corner, the queen of the crowd
A paradox of contradictions, always a surprise She's a mystery in motion, a riddle in disguise
The sun in the night, the calm in the fight A shadow that dares be seen in the light A cynic who dreams emotionally A puzzle without the pieces, the lady for me
Writes every word but forgets what they mean A delicate thread in a torn-up theme Runs from the love that's too close to chase A map with no lines, a time with no place
A paradox of contradictions, always a surprise She's a mystery in motion, a riddle in disguise
The sun in the night, the calm in the fight A shadow that dares be seen in the light A cynic who dreams emotionally A puzzle without the pieces, the lady for me
A whisper you'll never hear twice A gambler who never rolls dice The truth in a beautiful lie And I'm tangled up inside…
The sun in the night, the calm in the fight A shadow that dares be seen in the light A cynic who dreams emotionally A puzzle without the pieces, the lady for me
A puzzle without the pieces, the lady for me