Paradox/Irony

"I Can't Explain" ~The Who
This song includes a paradox with the phrase "I feel hot and cold." It is difficult to imagine feeling hot and cold at the same time because they are opposites.

"I'm A Believer" ~The Monkees
This song includes several examples of irony. The second verse ends with, "When I needed sunshine, I got rain," which could be considered situational irony. The contrast of the verses with the chorus could also be considered situational irony. Each verse explains the doubt that the narrator had possessed in his mind, but the chorus declares that now he has "not a trace of doubt in" his mind.

"Jumpin' Jack Flash" ~ The Rolling Stones
This song includes irony in the contrast between its verses and chorus. The verses describe horrible experiences of the narrator, but they all lead into, "But it's all right now..." This example could be argued as either situational or verbal irony because the reader could take it as either a sarcastic tone or as an unexpected situation occuring. It would typically not be expected that someone would be all right after being drowned and "washed up and left for dead."