[Slap Bass Groove] [Verse 1] Trapped inside my own debate (ooooh) Always swinging love and hate (huh!) Lost out on the raging sea (oh no!) Till I let the rhythm carry me (let's go!) [Verse 2] Spent my lifetime picking sides (hey!) Left the best of me behind (uh!) Torn the answer right in two (come on!) Nothing old and nothing new [Pre-Chorus] [Building tempo] Push! Pull! Night! Day! Hear 'em calling Anyway [Chorus] [Explosive Brass] [Catchy Hook] Contradiction! That's how I win Contradiction! The pocket I'm living in Say "hold on" (hold on!) Say "let go" (let go!) Stopped the fighting Watch me flow [Verse 3] [Tight drum groove] Bow needs both the string and slack (hey!) Pendulum swings and it snaps right back (uh!) Note ain't born from left or right (come on!) It's the tension keeping it tight! [Verse 4] Chased the steady ground for years (years!) Till the motion wiped my tears (motion!) Balance never stands perfectly still (still!) You gotta dance to pay the bill [Pre-Chorus] [Building tempo] High! Low! Fast! Slow! Keep on moving Watch it flow [Chorus] [Explosive Brass] [Catchy Hook] Contradiction! That's how I shine Contradiction! The pocket I'm living in Say "hold on" (hold on!) Say "let go" (let go!) Stopped the fighting Watch me flow [Bridge] [Beat Breakdown] [Acapella harmonies] The wave! The shore! The lock! The door! You can't have one without the other! [Building rhythm] [Drum roll] The breath in! The breath out! The whisper! The shout! Put 'em together, discover the power! [Final Chorus] [Full band] [High Energy] Contradiction! No flaw in the design Contradiction! Just keeping perfect time Say "hold on" (hold on!) Say "let go" (let go!) Stopped the fighting Watch me flow [Outro] [Fading bassline] Yeah, I flow... In the contradiction... Watch me flow... Beautiful contradiction...
