About six months ago I heard this catchy new tune on my favorite rock radio station, but could never figure out the songs title or lyrics. All I knew was that I liked it's upbeat tempo and melody, a lot.
Well yesterday I heard the song again cruizin down the freeway, and determined to catch enough of the lyrics to do a google search and solve the mystery at last!
Here's the tune. Just listen to it once and forget the lyrics a moment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siIep9LHtNM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
The name of the tune is "Pumped Up Kicks" . The band is Foster the People, out of LA.
I was thoroughly shocked by the dark, desperate meaning of the tune being delivered in such a brilliantly upbeat tone and melody, to drive home the message that bullied young teens deprived of a loving wholesome home environment to contrast their school's shortcomings against, are ticking time bombs ready and capable of wreaking havoc and mayhem, as occurred at Columbine.
That was the intent of the band all along!
But in my mind, this tune's true meaning gets applied globally, and the desperate shooters are in Apache attack helicopters and drones taking out all the other kids while whistling this catchy tune.
Who's bullying who, and why, I ask myself. Human nature at its worst?
When was it ever different at any school anywhere?
Proof that we are all fatally flawed and in sore need of help from somewhere, soon?
jomoco