Innocuous and Grisly

What is so interesting about “Stuck in the Middle With You” is its power both to alter that expected mood and to distance us from the violence. The very elements that make the song sound ______ —its chirpy melody, conventional rhythms, banal lyrics, and predictable and uncomplicated harmonies—belie the ______ nature of the sequence, dissipating the tension inherent in the situation and replacing it with an uncomfortable irony.

Which of the following is the BEST fit in this FIRST blank?


Which of the following is the BEST fit in this SECOND blank?

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