Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks [LYRICS] video free download


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Uploaded: 2011/07/11

From their Debutalbum: 'Torches'!

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! It's still just a GREAT SONG, enjoy it guys and it's definitely no problem to hear the song without heeding the lyrics!

It's a catchy melody, but here you can see what the song is actually about. The lyrics were written to "bring awareness" to the issue of gun violence amongst youth, which he feels is an epidemic perpetuated by "lack of family, lack of love, and isolation". (Mark Foster)

"Pumped Up Kicks' is about a kid that basically is losing his mind and is plotting revenge. He's an outcast. I feel like the youth in our culture are becoming more and more isolated. It's kind of an epidemic. Instead of writing about victims and some tragedy, I wanted to get into the killer's mind, like Truman Capote did in In Cold Blood. I love to write about characters. That's my style. I really like to get into the minds of the characters.(Mark Foster)

And pls pay attention to not putting links for money on the video for my part :))

Pumped Up Kicks = Really cool things like brand shoes or expensive clothes etc. / German: Aufgepimptes Zeugs :)

Enjoy and have fun thinking about it!

Comments

8 years ago

Mason Thomas

It is about a potential school shooting for anybody arguing. 'Mark Foster explained the song's meaning to Spinner UK: "'Pumped Up Kicks' is about a kid that basically is losing his mind and is plotting revenge. He's an outcast. I feel like the youth in our culture are becoming more and more isolated. It's kind of an epidemic. Instead of writing about victims and some tragedy, I wanted to get into the killer's mind, like Truman Capote did in In Cold Blood. I love to write about characters. That's my style. I really like to get inside the heads of other people and try to walk in their shoes." Foster says he considered writing the song from the perspective of the victim, but felt that would be a cop out. He also points out that there is no actual violence in the song, as the threats are all the kid's internal monologue.'

8 years ago

Abigail Torres

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!

8 years ago

paulo beaty

This songs is about the massacre in columbine highschool! 

8 years ago

Darius Truesdale

Catchy and morbid just my cup of tea

8 years ago

EVO Gaming

This song is about a school shooting

8 years ago

stixfilms

It's sad when people don't read the description to find this little quote from Mark Foster (The singer, I assume, don't hate, I only JUST found this..) "Pumped Up Kicks' is about a kid that basically is losing his mind and is plotting revenge. He's an outcast. I feel like the youth in our culture are becoming more and more isolated. It's kind of an epidemic. Instead of writing about victims and some tragedy, I wanted to get into the killer's mind, like Truman Capote did in In Cold Blood. I love to write about characters. That's my style. I really like to get into the minds of the characters."That means it is about a School Shooting, but it's not saying 'GO SHOOT UP A SCHOOL!', it's saying that children are "Becoming more and more isolated"

8 years ago

Aubrey Pressley

This used to remind me of Harry potter for some reason. Now it reminds me of columbine 

8 years ago

Joshua Lawrence

this song sucks

8 years ago

Kiki James

Rebs got a quick hand

8 years ago

Devonn Killick

This song is all about that mass murder in America that broke in the class and shot all the kids. He made that song up

8 years ago

RockGodessKatieKilla

I remember the first time I heard this, I thought it was an old song. I was like OMG....I LOVE THIS! then a month later it was everywhere, 0.0 Then I realized I fell for modern music. I was okay with it

8 years ago

Alex Abrams

I miss this song . I never really listened until the lyrics until now ! And pumped up kicks mean some kind of shoes that rich people had and he was jealous of wealthier people . it wasn't because kids bullied him . (Thanks RapGenius) 

8 years ago

IronFalcon Zoidbergzian

Damn...so trippy...

8 years ago

Scarlett Winchester

2015 anyone?

8 years ago

sierra morris

❤❤❤❤

8 years ago

FreeInChrist Parkour

Whenever me and my friends are ticked off we just play this song

8 years ago

xXR1leyXx Plays MSP

My dad thought this song was about a bunch of kids racing and one was slower. ;-; The innocence is gone.

8 years ago

Robert Black

i listen to this when i parkour gives me a happy energy... :) :)

8 years ago

K&K BFFS

Love this song yusss

8 years ago

Thief Of ADHD

This song is about this kid having homicidal thoughts. Nothing happens. he's plotting. Like me. This is why I like this song.

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