Squarehead
Iggy Pop Lyrics

You can kick me out of a real good jive
You have the power to exclude me from a lively, enjoyable atmosphere

You can use my friendship like a doorknob
You have the tendency to treat me as a convenient tool, like a doorknob, rather than valuing my friendship

You can make me super Styrofoam
You can reduce my significance and value to that of disposable, lightweight, and insignificant material like Styrofoam

You can make me feel all alone
You can cause me to feel isolated and detached from others

You can stuff hamburger in my head
You have the power to manipulate and influence my thoughts and beliefs, like stuffing hamburger into my head

But I ain't gonna be no squarehead
Despite all these attempts to change or control me, I will remain my authentic self and not conform to societal norms or expectations

You can tempt me with a pretty girl
You can try to lure me into temptation or distraction with a beautiful woman

You can call on me in fancy fur
You can appeal to my vanity or desire for status by presenting yourself ostentatiously, in fancy fur

You can say, "Just do it, everyone is"
You can use peer pressure or social norming to try and convince me to do something I may not want to do

You can tell me that it's just showbiz
You can dismiss any ethical considerations or personal boundaries by stating that it is simply part of the entertainment industry

You can turn my life from green to red
You have the ability to drastically change my life from flourishing and abundant (green) to stressful and chaotic (red)

You can burn my bridges down for laughin', ha ha ha ha
You can destroy my relationships or opportunities for personal satisfaction and laugh at my expense

You can call me a fool for crashin', woh
You can belittle or mock me for failing or making a mistake

You can make me stare down at the floor
You can make me feel ashamed or embarrassed and cause me to look down at the ground

You can make me listen while you snore
You can subject me to your annoying or boring behavior and expect me to tolerate it

You can do all these things that I have said
You have the capability to do all the negative actions mentioned previously

But I ain't gonna be no squarehead
Despite all these attempts to change or control me, I will remain my authentic self and not conform to societal norms or expectations

You can make my position low as a dog
You can diminish my status and treat me as if I am nothing more than a lowly dog

You can trick me with your social fog
You can deceive me with your manipulative and confusing tactics, creating a social fog for me to navigate through

You can criticize my very bag
You can find fault with even the most trivial aspects of who I am, including my personal belongings

You can call my treasures a heap of slag
You can denigrate and insult that which I hold most dear, calling it worthless like a heap of slag

But you might as well eat lunch instead
Your attempts to bring me down or change me are pointless, so you might as well do something else instead

Cause I ain't gonna be no squarehead
Despite all these attempts to change or control me, I will remain my authentic self and not conform to societal norms or expectations

I ain't gonna be no squarehead
A repeating reaffirmation of the artist's commitment to staying true to themselves and not conforming