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Thread #82132   Message #1503336
Posted By: Chris Cotton
17-Jun-05 - 08:08 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Oxymoronic songs
Subject: Lyr Req: Oxymoronic songs
I'm looking for folk songs that contain oxymorons or paradoxes or juxtaposition of opposites. For example, I love "Lord Lovel" that combines a red rose and a briar. Also, there's another that goes, "Love it is a killing thing, beauty is a blossom." If anyone knows of any examples of such lyrics, I would be grateful. Thanks!