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Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks Lyrics 13 years ago
Well... not to drag everyone a little deeper... but...
The top layer analysis is relatively straightforward...

The real interesting thing is that the first stanza is written in THIRD person... He's singing about _Robert_ coming for you... analysis as above...

The second stanza is written in FIRST person... "I've waited for a long time.
Yeah the slight of my hand is now a quick pull trigger,"

You could conclude that this song is really about teenage copycat killers and identifying with the psychosis that leads kids to do these types of acts.

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