"Save the wrapping for another, dressing doesn't mean a thing to me" - what you look like isn't what you are, and he knows that no matter how his friend dresses she will always be the same.
"Submission for a ladder rung. You decide what you're used for" - his friend is disguising who they are to gain popularity and get further in life. He is saying that it is their choice to give up who they are for a popular cause.
"I know what you are, what you are. I see clearly what you are" - it is the friend's choice on how they deal with their image, but he will be their friend whatever because he can see past the visual and actually see who they are.
um...ok...I think it works like this:
"Save the wrapping for another, dressing doesn't mean a thing to me" - what you look like isn't what you are, and he knows that no matter how his friend dresses she will always be the same.
"Submission for a ladder rung. You decide what you're used for" - his friend is disguising who they are to gain popularity and get further in life. He is saying that it is their choice to give up who they are for a popular cause.
"I know what you are, what you are. I see clearly what you are" - it is the friend's choice on how they deal with their image, but he will be their friend whatever because he can see past the visual and actually see who they are.
If you disagree, please disregard. Mx.