Lyric discussion by akagoldfish 

Cover art for Helmet On lyrics by East River Pipe

I'm going to take a guess that this song is about a closeted gay teenager, and the resulting alienation he feels. The helmet not only represents him hiding his sexuality, but also putting on armor to defending himself against a world that hates him; it's game day, it's go time, put the helmet on and get on that field, quarterback, today's the big game.