Heavy Metal

Sammy Hagar

Head bangers in leather
Sparks fly in the dead of the night
It all comes together
When they shoot out the lights
Fifty thousand watts of power
And it's pushin' overload
The beast is ready to devour
All the metal they can hold
Reachin' overload
Start to explode

It's your one way ticket to midnight
Call it heavy metal
Higher than high, feelin' just right
Call it heavy metal
Desperation on a red line
Call it heavy metal noise

Tight pants and lipstick
She's riding on razor's edge
She holds her own against the boys
Yea, cuts through the crowd just like a wedge
Ohh, can you feel the static
So many contacts being made
We've got up front fanatics
Tearing down the barricade
To reach the stage
Can you feel the rage

It's your one way ticket to midnight
Call it heavy metal
Higher than high, feelin' just right
Call it heavy metal
Desperation on a red line
Call it heavy metal noise


Lyrics submitted by Waco Kid 007

Heavy Metal Lyrics as written by Sammy Hagar James M. Peterik

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Lyrics powered by LyricFind

Heavy Metal song meanings
Add Your Thoughts

6 Comments

sort form View by:
  • 0
    General Comment
    Really???? First comment?? You've got to be KIDDING me! When someone else manages to add another comment, could you tell me if this song was just made for the film "Heavy Metal", or is it from somewhere else too?
    colleenxon April 21, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment
    hahaah yes i super sure it was made for the movie. wicked song.
    AnotherTalkingHeadon May 28, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment
    Major Boobage!
    mdub87on January 04, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment
    This is the most under rated rock song ever. Sammy's solo stuff is awesome!
    ChaingunCassidyon May 14, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment
    Who gives a shit what it means. It's the most kick-ass rock song EVER. Why the fuck Sammy would give up a brilliant solo career to go join Van Hagar has always been beyond me.
    kdryanon January 25, 2012   Link
  • 0
    General Comment
    I always thought it was 'Hot bitches in leather' :D This song makes me wanna rock out everytime I hear it! Only found out after watching South Park but the whole Heavy Metal soundtrack is brilliant beyond belief! Check it out. (The animated film or the album)
    edselvedderIIIon April 06, 2017   Link

Add your thoughts

Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.

Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!

More Featured Meanings

Album art
Indigo
Of Mice & Men
This track is about is about questioning why the sky would choose to be blue if it had the choice to be anything else, “blue also meaning sad,” states frontman Aaron Pauley. “It's about comforting a loved one in a time of loss by telling them you feel blue, too.”
Album art
System
Mel And Kim
Just listening for the 784,654th time....and it's just perfect in every way. Just incredible. The only reason it was remade was to scoop up a boatload of money from a more modern and accepting audience. But it is a completely different song than the other one that sounds slapped together in a few takes without a thought for the meaning. This song captivates me still, after 50+ years. Takes me to the deep South and the poverty of some who lived thru truly hard times. And the powerful spirit of a poor young girl being abandoned to her future with only a red dress and her wits to keep her alive. She not only stayed alive, she turned her hard beginnings around, became self sufficient, successful and someone with respect for herself. She didn't let the naysayers and judgers stop her. She's the one sitting in the drivers seat at the end. So, not a song about a poor girl, but a song of hope and how you can rise up no matter how far down you started. There is a huge difference between a singer who simply belts out a song that is on a page in front of them, and someone who can convey an entire experience with their voice. Telling not just a story with words, but taking you inside it and making you feel like you are there, with their interpretation.
Album art
Loved by You
Justin Bieber
The fourteenth track, "Loved By You" of the singer's latest studio album titled "Justice", was produced by Josh Gudwin, Skrillex, Jason Evigan & LeriQ. It was released on March 19, 2021.
Album art
Hypnotized
River Tiber
This standout psychedelic track was produced in its entirety by River Tiber, being released to all major digital streaming platforms on December 29, 2020.
Album art
I don't want another sorry
Dax & Trippie Redd
This standalone single marks the first official collaboration between the two rappers. The track was produced by SephGotTheWaves, Stillsanexile & Trademark. It was released on December 29, 2020.