Heads Will Roll
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - (A-Trak) Lyrics

The chorus at the beginning of the song 'Heads Will Roll' by Yeah Yeah Yeahs is about the excitement and energy that comes with dancing until exhaustion, imagining that it's so thrilling like someone's head has actually rolled off. This is a metaphor for letting loose and having a wild time while dancing. The repetition of the phrase, "heads will roll," emphasizes the song's message - the dance and energy of the music will be so wild that it feels like our heads might actually roll. The words, "Off with your head," is a nod to the classic execution punishment of beheading in which the head is literally removed from the body.

The next verse moves away from the theme of dancing to describing the atmosphere of the setting. There's glitter on the west streets, and everything is silver. It creates a dreamlike and surrealistic vision, but the meaning is ambiguous. It might be related to the consequences of doing drugs or the effect of the music on the person, which feels like being in a different world. The lines "You're all chrome" and "The glitter's all wet" are also obscure. It could refer to the sweat of dancers or the reflection of light on objects, but it's an essential part of the aesthetic of the piece.

The last verse gives the impression that the dance has come to its end. The line, "You came last, take the past," implies a reflection on the experience that just happened. "Shut your eyes, realize" could be interpreted in different ways - maybe it's the end for the night, and it's time to go to sleep, or it's a moment of self-awareness that came with the intense experience. The repetition of "Off off off with your head" reinforces the idea that it's time to let go of the past experience and move on.