V.I.P. lyrics

Song information

Artist: Iggy Pop
Album: Beat 'em Up

Lyrics

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!

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

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