Opposites Attach
single
Opposites Attach
Running in 3/4 at a brisk 117 BPM, ‘Opposites Attract’ finds Lingua Aeternum in full anthem mode: arpeggiated clean guitars build the verse with patience, then the chorus detonates into wide, distorted power chords that genuinely earn the release. The lyric pairs are almost liturgical in their sweep, ‘breath and silence, living and dead,’ and the waltz feel keeps that catalog of dualities from feeling like a list, giving each line a small, rolling momentum. The production is smart enough to keep the vocal reverb airy even when the guitars are stacked thick, so the climax breathes where a lesser mix would just compress. A highlight.
Lyrics
War and peace Profit and poverty Open and closed Slave and free Covert and overt Fear and trust Loud and still Ash and dust
They don’t collide, they intertwine- Into the outer Opposites attract in time
Love and hate Push and pull Tender and sharp Empty and full Sun and shadow Rise and fall Silk and iron Nothing and all
They twist, they tangle, never match- Into the outer But opposites attract
Truth and lie High and low Fast and slow Yes and no Order and chaos Knife and thread Breath and silence Living and dead
Not black and white, but every crack- Into the outer Where opposites attract
Sacred and broken Flesh and flame Known and nameless Pride and shame Stone and water Grace and lack What pulls apart Still circles back
The tether holds, the lines collapse- Into the outer When opposites attract
Into the outer When opposites attract
Credits
Songwriter: Michael Anthony Rose