Iconic

Basic info

Album: Harder Than It Looks
Songwriters: Travis Clark, Pierre Bouvier, Chuck Comeau
Additional collaboration: Brian Howes, Pierre Bouvier, Jason “JVP” Van Poederooyen (production)
Length: 3:05

Meaning of the song

“Almost every album of ours has a song where it’s like, ‘What the hell’s that doing there?’ And for this one, we tried to get ourselves in a frame of mind of writing a song for when a team comes out on the field. Imagine sports highlights, where you see all the tackles and all the rough parts. It’s almost like we wrote a song for a documentary about a team of underdogs that made it to the top. And that team could be Simple Plan: I feel like our band has always had a chip on our shoulder. We’ve had great success; however, we’ve always had a healthy bit of headroom to aim for that Green Day level of being the biggest band in the world.”

– Pierre Bouvier [Apple Music]-

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Song lyrics

I’m gonna be iconic, yeah
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
I’m gonna be iconic

Say you wanna make it on your own
It’s nothing but a fantasy
Maybe you should grow up, let it go
Woah-oh-oh, woah, oh-oh
You’re never gonna win, just go back home
Back to reality
Give it up kid, it isn’t in your bones
Woah-oh-oh, woah, oh-oh

I’ll remember every word they say
It’s only pouring gas on the flame

They say I’ll never leave a legacy
But one day, you’re gonna see the best of me
Make no mistake
Whatever it takes
Knocked down, the story of a champion
Next round, I’ll never be the same again
Wait till you see
I’m gonna be iconic, yeah
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
I’m gonna be iconic

I played it in my head a million times
Started with my destiny
Gather up your daydreams, say goodbye
Woah-oh-oh, woah, oh-oh
Kill the lights, feel the moment, this is it
Everybody’s eyes on me
I always knew that I was meant for this
Woah-oh-oh, woah, oh-oh

I’ll remember every word they say
It’s only pouring gas on the flame

They say I’ll never leave a legacy
But one day, you’re gonna see the best of me
Make no mistake
Whatever it takes
Knocked down, the story of a champion
Next round, I’ll never be the same again
Wait till you see
I’m gonna be iconic
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
I’m gonna be iconic
They say I’ll never leave a legacy
But one day, you’re gonna see the best of me
Wait till you see
I’m gonna be iconic
They say I’ll never leave a legacy
But one day, you’re gonna see the best of me
Make no mistake
Whatever it takes

Knocked down, the story of a champion
Next round, I’ll never be the same again
Wait till you see
My legacy, so clear to me
I’m gonna be iconic, yeah

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Iconic
I’m gonna be iconic