The first 500 people who click the link in the description will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: https://skl.sh/middle821 Middle 8 Merch: http://bit.ly/Middle8-Merch Support me on Patreon: http://bit.ly/Middle8-Patreon Opening Theme by Matthew McClelland: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNLMQPU-bm6OTpSZ09bL84Q Twitter https://bit.ly/Twitter-Middle8 Instagram https://bit.ly/Instagram-Middle8 Middle 8 Spotify Playlists: http://bit.ly/Middle8-Spotify #Middle8 #PumpedUpKicks #FosterThePeople This video is sponsored by Skillshare Written, voiced & edited by Frank Furtado ------------------------------- If you’ve taken the time to truly listen to Foster the People’s “Pumped Up Kicks,” you’d soon realize the ten-year-old tropical tune is saying something rather sinister. But I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t notice. The laidback instrumental is pure ear-candy -- overshadowing the song’s darker narrative. Lyrically, the track speaks of a troubled teen who plans to shoot his classmates at school. It’s not very subtle. I mean the chorus tells us about seven times. Despite it’s questionable subject matter, it became the group’s breakthrough hit: ushering in a new wave of commercially viable indie-pop, sitting at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 for eight straight weeks and claiming Spotify’s most streamed song of 2011. How can such a cheerful track put such a dark and depressing twist on its lyrics? More surprisingly, why did we continue to enjoy it, even after we knew of the grim details? Let’s take a look at THE TRUE MEANING BEHIND PUMPED UP KICKS ------------------------------- Foster The People Pumped Up Kicks Lyrics Robert's got a quick hand He'll look around the room, he won't tell you his plan He's got a rolled cigarette, hanging out his mouth he's a cowboy kid Yeah found a six shooter gun In his dad's closet hidden oh in a box of fun things, I don't even know what But he's coming for you, yeah he's coming for you All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, out run my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, out run my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet Daddy works a long day He be coming home late, he's coming home late And he's bringing me a surprise 'Cause dinner's in the kitchen and it's packed in ice I've waited for a long time Yeah the slight of my hand is now a quick pull trigger I reason with my cigarette And say your hair's on fire, you must have lost your wits, yeah All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, out run my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, out run my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, out run my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, out run my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, out run my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet ------------------------------- Disclaimer: I do not own any of the videos, photos or music used in this video. They are used for education and discussion purposes under fair use law.
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