Pumped Up Kicks

Foster The People

Meaning

The song refers to the Columbine High School Massacre of 1999.

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 he found a six-shooter gun
In his dad's closet,
in the 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 better run, better run,
Outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You better run, better run,
Faster than my bullet

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You better run, better run,
Outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You better run, better run,
Faster than my bullet

Daddy works a long day
He be coming home late,
and 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 sleight of my hand
is now a quick-pull trigger
I reason with my cigarette
Then say, "Your hair's on fire,
you must've lost your wits, yeah?"

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You better run, better run,
Outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You better run, better run,
Faster than my bullet

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You better run, better run,
Outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You better run, better run,
Faster than my bullet

Run, run, run, run, ru-ru-ru-run, run, run
Ru-ru-ru-run, run, run, run
Ru-ru-ru-run, run, run, run, run, run

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You better run, better run,
Outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You better run, better run,
Faster than my bullet

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You better run, better run,
Outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You better run, better run,
Faster than my bullet

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You better run, better run,
Outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You better run, better run,
Faster than my bullet

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You better run, better run,
Outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You better run, better run,
Faster than my bullet
Play with the song, fill the gaps
blackboard
Legend
  • The video player plays from the time specified
  • Chorus
  • People Talking

Vocabulary