Line #3 PlayingWith/LyricalDissonance


1	'''Basic Trope''': What a song is about does not match how it sounds.
2	* '''Straight''':
3	** A song has a very upbeat melody, but its lyrics are about a death of a lover.
4	** A song sounds sad, but its lyrics are humourous.
5	* '''Exaggerated''':
6	** A song has a ridiculously cute J-Pop melody, but the RefugeInAudacity lyrics are about murdering a man and raping his corpse ForTheEvulz, {{autocannibalism}}, burning churches, schools and hospitals, extremely gruesome [[DrivenToSuicide suicide]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and forgetting to brush your teeth after all that]], ending with [[{{Anvilicious}} blatant mentions of]] UsefulNotes/NaziGermany's war crimes and genocide.
7	** A {{Grindcore}} song has so many breakdowns and powerful double bass drops that listeners almost lose their grip on sphincters and growls and screams that are straight up inhuman, with hefty dose of HarshNoise, but its lyrics are about how the singer loves God, vowing to promote peace and to end war and why people should love altogether.
8	* '''Downplayed''': The lyrics have some lines which are quite out of place, but it doesn't disturb the overall mood of the song.
9	* '''Justified''':
10	** A songwriter did it to make song more memorable.
11	** [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible L'art]] pour [[TrueArtIsAngsty l'art]].
12	** [[CreatorBreakdown A creator has got a very tough time in his life, but it doesn't affect on its music style.]]
13	** The dissonance between the lyrics and music is meant to add an extra layer of meaning to the song. For instance, dark lyrics may be accompanied by an upbeat melody to reflect how the speaker in the song is a NightmareFetishist or was ConditionedToAcceptHorror.
14	* '''Inverted''': The lyrics of a song fit with every melody ever, whether it's sad or happy.
15	* '''Subverted''':
16	** The lyrics at the beginning seem to be a little out of place, but as song goes on, they get more fitting.
17	** The song is upbeat, though the lyrics paint an EarnYourHappyEnding kind of story.
18	** There is a LastNoteNightmare that makes the song more like its lyrics.
19	* '''Double Subverted''':
20	** The song starts out dark, but as song goes they seem to get more fitting, however, the final lines reveal the happy part wasn't happy at all.
21	** The LastNoteNightmare was a FakeOutFadeOut.
22	* '''Parodied''':
23	** A singer sings a very bright song about something extremely dark, while an audience terrified by the lyrics started to run away.
24	** An artist sings a cheerful song about murdering puppies. The listeners find it very catchy and not at all frightening.
25	* '''Zig-Zagged''': Each verse is about something extremely dark, but the chorus is bright and peaceful.
26	* '''Averted''':
27	** The lyrics fit the mood of the song.
28	** The track is an {{instrumental\|s}}; there are no lyrics.
29	* '''Enforced''': "We don't want the tune to be all heavy and metal, but the fact is dark and edgy lyrics sell better."
30	* '''Lampshaded''': "Well, at least the tune was happy."
31	* '''Invoked''':
32	** Every character has an ImageSong. Even the StepfordSmiler, and their song is PaintingTheMedium.
33	** An artist creates a mashup consisting of two songs of different genres and tone.
34	* '''Exploited''': When writing a new song, a band sets the edgy, political lyrics to an upbeat tune, allowing their song to gain widespread popularity for its catchy melody before the listeners realize the deep message.
35	* '''Defied''': ???
36	* '''Discussed''': ???
37	* '''Conversed''': ???
38	* '''Deconstructed''': Although the song had a catchy melody, it wasn't meaningful at all because the lyrics were too edgy or angsty to be taken seriously.
39	* '''Played for Laughs''': A musician makes a hardcore or heavy metal remix of a lullaby or nursery rhyme.
40	* '''Played for Drama''': An ImageSong has a happy tune, but it is describing how the singer is a StepfordSmiler.
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