Polarity

Cece Alaniz, Avid Beats

Lyric Video

"Polarity, inside of me
Polarity, in society
Polarity, in everything..."

"Polarity" - an intense and exhilarating new pop, indie electronic and house song in collaboration between Cece Alaniz and Avid Beats.

Cece wrote the lyrics and sung the main vocals, and Avid produced, arranged, mixed, mastered and harmonised. The song reflects on the current, worldwide, divisions in society, especially politically, but also culturally and in other domains, and how some leaders try to separate us and keep us afraid, despite us all being human, accentuating that we need to have compassion for one another and focus on our commonalities rather than our differences.

The metaphor “there's two sides to one coin; it’s still one coin” further symbolises this discord, but stresses that there can be multiple viewpoints to every situation. It emphasises that while two things may seem disparate or conflicting, for example through different people’s experiences or contexts, they may actually be more closely related; and that we are all interconnected and at heart part of the same whole.

The lyrics also feature and interpret Dr. Carl Jung’s phrase “the brighter the light, the darker the shadow”, which is used to speak on the duality of human nature, and how positive traits can co-exist with negative ones, again tying in with the theme of “polarity”. As we shine a light on our positive characteristics, we inevitably also face the darker, often concealed parts of our identity.

Nearing the end of the track, the use of the call and response and ad-libbing: “polarity, inside of me”; “polarity, in society”; “polarity, in everything” creates an exciting drop section, where the instrumental transforms into a more distorted, aggressive version of itself, capturing the anxiety and fear created by the current polarity of discourse.

Overall, the dark, haunting, intense and spacious instrumental allows the listener to be immersed in the atmosphere, while the striking vocals sail on top.

Paired with Avid’s vibrant, punchy and eye-catching lyric visualiser, this project will captivate and enlighten.

Dip & Flow

Ana George

Prod. Avid Beats x Red