Lyric discussion by DrSammyD 

Cover art for The Contrarian lyrics by A Perfect Circle

The music in this song make me feel like it's being sung from the perspective of an unreliable narrator. The singer is lying to you. Manipulating you. Trying to control you so that you don't start listening to the "contrarian" trying to reveal the truth to you. Even the intonation of the singer leads me to this conclusion.