Lyric discussion by DumbWithLove 

Cover art for Fire Escape lyrics by Foster the People

I interpret this song as being about someone whose on the outside. He observes the daily goings on and whilst everyone goes on with their lives, they ignore the bare facts like the fact we're all dying the minute we're born. The ultimate goal in life is to die and people are blissfully ignorant to this. These thoughts have blighted any of the possible beauty that may be in the world and now all he sees are the atrocities. He's telling other people to 'save themselves' and to stop the illusion that they seem to be under before they are completely consumed by it.

My Interpretation