Interpretive Leap

I used to be a renegade, I used to fool around
But I couldn't take the punishment, and had to settle down
Now I'm playing it real straight, and yes I cut my hair
You might think I'm crazy, but I don't even care
Because I can tell what's going on

It's hip to be a square
Its hip to be a square

I like my bands in business suits, I watch them on TV
I'm working out most everyday and watching what I eat
They tell me that it's good for me, but I don't even care
I know that it's crazy
I know that it's nowhere
But there is no denying that

It's hip to be a square
Its hip to be a square
Its hip to be a square
So hip to be a square

It's not too hard to figure out, you see it everyday
And those that were the farthest out have gone the other way
You see them on the freeway, It don't look like a lot of fun
But don't you try to fight it; "An idea who's time has come."
Don't tell me that I'm crazy
Dont tell me I'm nowhere
Take it from me

It's hip to be a square
Its hip to be a square
Its hip to be a square
So hip to be a square

Here, There, and everywhere!
Hip, Hip, so hip to be a square!
Here, There, and everywhere!
Hip, Hip,
Here, There, and everywhere!
Hip, Hip, so hip to be a square!
Here, There, and everywhere!
Hip, Hip,
Here, There, and everywhere!
Hip, Hip, so hip to be a square!
Here, There, and everywhere!
Hip, Hip,
Here, There, and everywhere!
Hip, Hip, so hip to be a square!
Here, There, and everywhere!
Hip, Hip,

 I changed my song to Huey Lewis and the News "It's Hip to be Square". The entire song is about the singer going from a crazy wild child to a "square" or normal person. He says he could no longer take the punishment of his previous life and that he gave it up. During the time when this song was released it was though of as a bad thing to be called a square, that you were normal and boring, but Huey tries to go against the social norm and say that it is not the hip and cool thing to do. 

The scene from a movie that I am doing is from American Psycho. Patrick Bateman, the protagonist, starts playing this song while his co-worker Paul Allen is over. Patrick asks him if he Likes Huey Lewis and the News and then starts going into a in depth analysis of the band and their work. He says that their undisputed master piece is "It's Hip to be Square" and not only is it a statement about conformity it is also a personal statement about the band itself. Patrick then kills Paul with an ax. This song is ironic because Patrick is far from conforming to society. He stands out as a psychopath and a mass murderer. The use of irony and Patricks upbeat attitude while he is talking to Paul makes this one of the most memorable scenes in the movie.