Lyrics
Wait here, go there
Contrasting directives, suggesting conflicting choices or decisions.
Come in, stay out
Indicating the dichotomy of inclusion and exclusion.
Be yourself, be someone else
Encouraging authenticity or adopting a different persona.
Obey the law, break the law
Highlighting the tension between conformity and rebellion.
Be ambitious, be modest
Emphasizing the range of attitudes from ambitious to humble.
Plan ahead, be spontaneous
Contrasting structured planning with spontaneous actions.
Decide for yourself, listen to others
Advocating independence in decision-making while considering others' opinions.
Save money, spend money
Addressing the paradox of saving and spending money.
Be good, be evil
Exploring the duality of morality, suggesting the potential for both good and evil.
Be wise, be foolish
Acknowledging the tension between wisdom and foolishness.
Be safe, be dangerous
Balancing safety and danger, urging a nuanced approach.
Be satisfied, be envious
Expressing the conflict between contentment and envy.
Be honest, be deceitful
Addressing the dichotomy of honesty and deceit.
Be faithful, be perfidious
Highlighting the tension between faithfulness and betrayal.
Be sane, be mad
Exploring the contrast between sanity and madness.
Be strong, be weak
Addressing the spectrum of strength and weakness.
Be enigmatic, be plain
Suggesting the tension between being mysterious and straightforward.
Be aggressive, be peaceful
Balancing aggression and peace, urging a measured approach.
Be brave, be timid
Encouraging both bravery and timidity in different situations.
Be humane, be cruel
Highlighting the contradiction between humanity and cruelty.
Be critical, be appreciative
Emphasizing the importance of both criticism and appreciation.
Be temperamental, calm
Contrasting temperamental reactions with calm responses.
Be sad, be happy
Expressing the emotional spectrum from sadness to happiness.
Be normal, be unusual
Highlighting the tension between normalcy and uniqueness.
Stop, go, live, die
Conveying the dichotomy of stopping and going, living and dying.
Yes, no, rebel, submit
Suggesting the choice between rebellion and submission, yes and no.
Right, wrong, sit down, stand up
Contrasting right and wrong, sitting down and standing up.
Create, destroy, accept, reject
Expressing the tension between creation and destruction, acceptance and rejection.
Talk, silence, speed up, slow down
Highlighting contrasts between talking and silence, speeding up and slowing down.
This way, that way, right, left
Indicating directions and choices, such as this way and that way, right and left.
Present, absent, open, closed
Conveying the dichotomy of presence and absence, openness and closure.
Entrance, exit, believe, doubt
Addressing choices between entering and exiting, believing and doubting.
Truth, lies, escape, meet
Exploring the tension between truth and lies, escaping and meeting.
Love, hate, thank you, flunk
Expressing the extremes of love and hate, gratitude and failure.
Clarify, pollute, simple, complex
Highlighting the tension between clarification and pollution, simplicity and complexity.
Nothing, something, stop, go
Suggesting the contrast between nothing and something, stopping and going.
Live, die, yes, no
Reiterating the dichotomy of living and dying, saying yes and no.
Rebel, submit, right, wrong
Emphasizing the choice between rebellion and submission, right and wrong.
Sit down, stand up, create, destroy
Contrasting actions like sitting down and standing up, creating and destroying.
Accept, reject, talk, silence
Expressing the tension between acceptance and rejection, talking and silence.
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