v i p

iggy pop'un beat 'em up albümünden bir şarkı. sözleri;

i'm a very important person
i park in the v.i.p
and when i go to the bathroom,
i go in the v.i.p toilet
and when i wanna change a lightbulb,
i don't do it myself... oooohhh no...
i have a technician
cause i'm a v.i.p
i'm a v.i.p
i'm a v.i.p
i'm a v.i.p
now, as i began to become a v.i.p,
i forgot what i've become a v.i.p for
i began to grow accustomed to people saying
"right this way sir...drinks are on the house..."
flight attendants on airplanes saying :

"please...really, i don't wanna bother you sir, but it's such a pleasure to have you on board.
may i have your autograph for my daughter ?"
"yeah baby right after i go to the toilet
i i'll give you a couple of'em
cause i'm a v.i.p!"

now,one thing about v.i.p is,is they never seem to be alone
ooohh no !
the "true" v.i.p must travel with an entourage !
people who say "right on boss"
cause it's a v.i.p!
right on boss
i'm a v.i.p!
as i began to realise that i had gained v.i.p status,
worries began to creep in
what if one day,i woke up,and i was no longer a v.i.p ?
no more good tables at the restaurants...
no more strange women smiling and approaching me on the streets...
no more top notch booty
no more entourage to say "right boss"
i began to have nightmares
and in my nightmares, i was just a fucking nobody.
laying at the beach, imagining myself being a vip !
just like i was before...
hearing the applause in my head
beautiful warm embraces of superior members of the female gender...

v.i.p
v.i.p

of course, when one becomes a v.i.p,
one meets other v.i.ps
at social occasions...
and one inevitably thinks :
"thck ! how shallow and crass these people are !
they're not down to earth and real like me...
oooohhh no ! i'm a very special v.i.p"

another interesting phenomenon, associated with v.i.p celebrityhood, is the "v.i.p reflection effect", during which anyone associated with the v.i.p, becomes a sort of v.i.p in their own right ! such as "son of the v.i.p",
"guitar player for the v.i.p",
"girlfriend with the v.i.p",
"accountants of the v.i.p"
the maid, the dog, the music publisher ...huh !
all enjoy a sort of 'reflected glory', as in..

"hi this is nastea
i work for iggy
and i'd like 6 tables tonight in the v.i.p section
and he needs passes for everyone
and free drinks of course
in the v.i.p area"
right on boss
cause i'm a v.i.p.
it's also true that when one is a v.i.p, everybody's happy to see you... all the time !
and there's an implicit rule that a v.i.p must never- never
be on a barn.
cause everybody expects you to make their day
and they're all be on to you if you're in a bad mood.
they will "thck!tchk!tchk ! mur mur mur mur mur!",
and you will find yourself with the wrong kind of attention:
a "difficult" v.i.p.
psychologists tell us that a sense of self-esteem
is so necessary in today's world.
as a v.i.p, i can guarantee you, you'll never be alone.
you'll never be alone.
cause you're a v.i.p!