What is an example of chiasmus in a song lyrics?

Answer 1

Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. This can happen at the word, phrase, or clause level. The usual way to join parallel structures is with the use of coordinating conjunctions such as "and" or "or."

Answer 2

Chiasmus is a figure of speech in which the order of words in one of two parallel clauses is inverted in the other. For example:

One should eat to live, not live to eat.

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

It's not the men in my life, it's the life in my men. -- Mae West

Are you working hard, or are you hardly working?

Chiasmus comes from the Greek word chi, meaning "X", indicating a crossover in meaning.

Answer 3

I aint acid rap but i rap on acid
Eminem "Kill You"


Edit:
My favorite chiasmus in a song
"With my Mind on my Money and my Money on my Mind."
-Snoop Dogg [Gin & Juice]

Answer 4

I forget the things i want to remember, and i remember all the things that i want to forget..