Lyrics
Call me punk 'cause I wear a leather jacket
Identifying with the punk subculture due to wearing a leather jacket.
Call me a hippy 'cause I believe in love
Being labeled as a hippy because of a belief in love and peace.
And peace
Emphasizing the value of peace in personal beliefs.
Call me an idealist 'cause of songs like this one
Being called an idealist based on the content of songs, like the one being sung.
You can call me what
Openness to being labeled differently, acknowledging complexity.
You like I am all and none of these
Emphasizing the fluid and multifaceted nature of identity.
Chorus: fix a label on me to keepillusions happy
Chorus: Criticizing the act of labeling to maintain false perceptions for the sake of comfort.
Fix a label on me does it make you feel secure?
Questioning whether labeling provides a false sense of security for the labeler.
Fix a labelon me to keep me at a distance
Suggesting that labeling is a way to keep distance from others.
And I'll label you as ignorant not wanting to
Reciprocal labeling, criticizing ignorance for not seeking deeper understanding.
Know more
Highlighting the reluctance to know more about each other before passing judgments.
Before we understand ourselves do we have to fight eachother?
Raising a rhetorical question about the necessity of conflict before self-understanding.
Before we share opinions must we keep them undercover?
Questioning the need to hide opinions instead of openly sharing them.
We classify andcategorize to keep ourselves divided
Criticizing the act of categorization as a divisive force in society.
We are all individuals not the images
Affirming individuality over societal images and stereotypes.
Provided
Rejecting predefined roles and expectations imposed by society.
Chorus
Chorus: Reiterating the negative consequences of labeling and its impact on unity.
Labels are a subtle way of keeping us in line
Highlighting labels as a subtle means of enforcing conformity and control.
Divided byconformity we waste away our time
Expressing the idea that conformity based on labels leads to wasted time.
We are all individuals divided by their
Stressing the individuality of each person, despite societal rituals.
Rituals
Reflecting on the impact of societal rituals in dividing individuals.
Think again like I have done--throw away the labels!
Encouraging a reconsideration of labels and advocating for their abandonment.
Chorus
Chorus: Reinforcing the message against the harmful effects of labeling on understanding and unity.
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