Lyric discussion by Thingvold 

Cover art for Rotating Head lyrics by English Beat, The

In the 1980s, all of us in the LA area who listened to KROQ thought that this song must be about fighting in the trenches of WWI. I still think this song is about a lookout in a trench in WWI who had to raise his head above the trench they were in to see what the enemy was doing and who "expects to be shot or give the bullet."

Song Meaning