The man has pseudo-friends who constantly criticize his actions. They moralize him, "teach" him and advise him to make a significant change in his life, because the way he is and what he does is not what they say it should be. They may find his life lame or immoral. They hold themselves up as role models. The man replies that he will make his own choices and decisions and he does not agree to unconditionally make himself under the influence of questionable quality advice. He justifies this by saying that there is always someone for whom he will be important, no matter what he does and no matter what he is. Although it is not said directly, I read it as meaning that he will always be important to himself in every way and he will always have his own support.
"Everyone is different and maybe that's a good thing, but you exceeded that mark 1000 times" - I remember very well how sad the words I once heard (from my peers and it was in negative context) at school made me feel.
What you're gonna do
When you turn on the news
And a dictator smiles at you
What you're gonna do
When you try to escape
But big brother is watching you
What you're gonna do
When your own flesh and blood
Comes around and beats you up
What you're gonna do
When it's too much to swallow
And they still stick it down your throat
Primitive, I want to be primitive
Primitive, let me be primitive
What you're gonna do
When it's sin after sin
And you know it's not gonna stop
What you're gonna do
When you feel all the shame
And the guilt creeping up on you
What you're gonna do
When it's time to take a stand
And it's time for some real change
All I want to do
Is to shed my skin
And leave it all behind
Primitive, I want to be primitive
Primitive, let me be primitive
When you turn on the news
And a dictator smiles at you
What you're gonna do
When you try to escape
But big brother is watching you
What you're gonna do
When your own flesh and blood
Comes around and beats you up
What you're gonna do
When it's too much to swallow
And they still stick it down your throat
Primitive, I want to be primitive
Primitive, let me be primitive
What you're gonna do
When it's sin after sin
And you know it's not gonna stop
What you're gonna do
When you feel all the shame
And the guilt creeping up on you
What you're gonna do
When it's time to take a stand
And it's time for some real change
All I want to do
Is to shed my skin
And leave it all behind
Primitive, I want to be primitive
Primitive, let me be primitive
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