Lyric discussion by serkeloth 

Cover art for The Contrarian lyrics by A Perfect Circle

It kinda looks like it’s a reference to people who are taking opposite side to anything just to watch the world burn. Or in other words – trolls. They advocate nothing, just smile and do it for the show. Maynard also says that we all have this temptation inside us to beware of but our internal scale (or conscience) keeps most of us in check.

My Interpretation