Lyric discussion by iamamonster 

Cover art for Y Control lyrics by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

i agree mostly with smurk. i think this song is about how an encounter with a male in her past changed her, made her feel like she had to be in the one in control in every relationship. she's constantly leaving them, and i think ''you walk my winners'' is her speaking specifically to her need to control (Y control personified), saying that's the reason why her ''winners'' walk (the ''keepers,'' referring to the guys she dates that she should have stayed with). the music video is definitely referring to that loss of innocence that the speaker of the song experienced that made her that way in the first place. awesome song.