Lyric discussion by harel10206 

Cover art for No. 1 Party Anthem lyrics by Arctic Monkeys

It's more about the hesitation a guy has, starting conversations with girls in parties. "No. 1 Party Anthem" stands for this exact feeling, when you don't have the confident to approach but thinks she wants you to. Your'e telling yourself "come on, come on, come on...", "here it goes again"-(No.1 Anthem...).

So you're on the prowl wondering whether she left already or not Leather jacket collar popped like antenna, never knowing when to stop Sunglasses indoors par for the course, lights in the floors and sweat on the walls Cages and poles

The first verse is about how you saw a girl you like in a party, and then seek her. "on a prowl", you look for her like a predator following its prey.

Call off the search for your soul or put it on hold again She's having a sly indoor smoke, She calls the folks who run this her oldest friends, Sipping her drink and laughing at imaginary jokes

the second verse start is about how you find her again, and then watch her. every thing stops, you just want to watch her. he describes how he watches her.

As all the signals are sent Her eyes invite you to approach And it seems as though those lumps in your throat That you just swallowed have got you going

this part is when you get the feeling she's into you, you sure she does, but not really sure, starts thinking about it. you really want to go and you start to hesitate. and here's starts the No.1 party anthem again - the same ritual in your mind. "come on.....come on.." - just get there.

She's a certified mind blower knowing full well that I don't I may suggest there's somewhere from which I might know her Just to get the ball to roll

this part is what is going through his mind - thinking how to start the conversation.

Drunken monologues, confused because It's not like I'm falling in love I just want you to do me no good And you look like you could

simulating a conversation in your head. things she could say when you approach, and what is your response to those things.

and once again the anthem starts, you tell yourself "come on... come on............" but this time it's been to much time, she noticed you, she noticed you noticed her, the moment is about to expire, she may think you don't want to. ("before the moments gone..")

this is where i'm not so sure myself about my interpretation:

The look of love The rush of blood The "she's with me" The Gallic shrug The shutterbugs The camera plus The black and white and the colour dodge The good time girls The cubicles The house of fun The number one party anthem

I presonally think these are all the possible outcomes of him approaching. "look of love, rush of blood" - a new love. "she's with me, gallic shrug" - she has a someone. "shutterbug, camera plus..." - just a good time in a party, taking pics and whatnot. "the good time girls, cubicles.." - a night with this girl, nothing serious.

Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Before the moment's gone Number one party anthem Number one party anthem Number one party anthem

and all this time, he still hadn't approach.