对比外壳和灵魂两个部分能够发现一些共通之处:
两个部分的前两首歌(Jam, Why You Wanna Trip on Me和Heal the World, Black or White)是对外界的宣言表态;
接下来两首歌(In the Closet, She Drives Me Wild和Who Is It, Give in to Me)则陷入执迷的个人情感;
随后两首歌(Remember the Time, Can't Let Her Get Away和Will You Be There, Keep the Faith)的歌词有上下文联系;
最后一首歌(Dangerous, Gone Too Soon)归结前文,Dangerous总结前面歌曲女主角迷人又危险的双刃剑特质,Gone Too Soon点明所有这些感情都是转瞬即逝的。
这些共通之处又有所区别:
Jam(消极悲观面对现实),
Heal the World(积极乐观天真畅想);
Why You Wanna Be Trip on Me(恼怒的质问),
Black or White(自信的声明);
In the Closet和She Drives Me Wild(压抑造成疯狂),
Who Is It和Give in to Me(背叛致使放纵);
Remember the Time和Can't Let Her Get Away(爱情得而复失),
Will You Be There和Keep the Faith(信念失而复得);
Dangerous(明知是邪恶的可欲罢不能),
Gone Too Soon(尽管是美好的却不得不失去)。
综上所述,这张专辑便是通过同中有异的对比体现了人性和事物的多面性,反射出一个可以从多个角度去看待理解,更加立体的形象。