Lyrical
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Lyrical Dissonance: Many of their songs sound very smooth and mellow, but the lyrics?
Source: Music / Steely Dan -
Lyrical Dissonance: "Car Thief", from Paul's Boutique is based chiefly on a mellow, slightly psychedelic sample from the funk song "Rien Ne Va Plus" by Funk Factory.
Source: Music / Paul's Boutique - And of course their hit "No Rain" is so bouncy and mellow you might not even pick up on the fact that it's about depression; later they'd record a much slower arrangement called "No Rain (Ripped Away Version)" that effectively eliminated the lyrical dissonance aspect.
Source: Lyrical Dissonance / Alternative
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