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Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks
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Robert, the main character and narrator of the song, dreams of violence towards his rich classmates and peers. The song details his plans and ambitions for a school shooting
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Foster the People – Imagination
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“Imagination” is the third single released by Foster the People in anticipation of their fourth studio album. It was preceded by “Worst Nites” and “Style.”
The song was announced
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Foster the People – Houdini
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This song is a lyrical representation of Foster’s fears of rejection, and his fierce internal conversation on whether to experiment with his music or just to stick with what he
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Foster the People – The Truth
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This song is about God as He is also known as The Truth. This also shows that the world cannot give you all you need as it is often confusing and lacks any real sense and God has
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Foster the People – Waste
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Another beautiful and emotional insta-classic from Foster The People.
This song is one of their most emotional, honest, and true productions released to date.
It deals with his
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Foster the People – Helena Beat
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This song is Foster’s rebellion against his own self-destructive behavior. He both renounces and praises his self-destructive traits, while also talking about his will to survive
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Foster the People – Best Friend
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“Best Friend” is a song about Mark Foster’s writer’s block. The “best friend” he is referring to in this song is his creativity and ability to write songs. He describes the revival
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Foster the People – Sit Next to Me
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“Sit Next to Me” was released on July 17, 2017, as the last promotional single of Foster the People’s third album Sacred Hearts Club.
The song is about frontman Mark Foster trying
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Foster the People – Pay the Man
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Debuted on Triple J Australia on April 27th, 2017, “Pay the Man” is the first track off of the band’s first release in 3 years (the EP III) and the opening track on Sacred Hearts
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Foster the People – Nevermind
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[Verse 1] / Well, let's take off from the start / I know you've tried all this before / And did your best to fight the war and break it off / But if I follow my name / I will calm
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Foster the People – Broken Jaw
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[Intro] / Yeah, yeah / Yeah, yeah / Yeah, yeah / Yeah, yeah / [Verse 1] / I've broken every law / All the words come out my broken jaw / I don't know anything / But then I act like
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Foster the People – Call It What You Want
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This song is a criticism of music industry as a whole, and a jab at the popular music culture.
It centres on ‘labeling’ and judgement, and throughout the song, Foster makes the
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Foster the People – Ruby
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[Intro] / One / Yeah / Mmm / [Verse 1] / And there she goes / She's sitting real nice with her head full of advice from friends / And she walks around / She tries to rearrange, but
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Foster the People – Lamb's Wool
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“Lamb’s Wool” is about the life and death of a loved one.
When producer/bandmate Isom first came to frontman Mark Foster with the piano idea and beat, Foster felt that it was
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Foster the People – Pseudologia Fantastica
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“Pseudologia Fantastica” was the second single off of Foster The People’s sophomore album Supermodel.
Pseudologia Fantastica is another term for pathological lying. The title
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Foster the People – SHC
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“SHC” is short for Sacred Hearts Club, the title of the band’s third studio album. The subject matter of the song is both a person with whom Mark has a relationship, and God. Many
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Foster the People – Miss You
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This song is an ode to a girl that he previously lost the company and love of.
It takes the form of conversation, Foster’s pleading for the girl to take him back, his persistence
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Foster the People – Fire Escape
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“Fire Escape” is a subdued song about LA, where the band is from. In an interview with NPR, frontman Mark Foster commented on the song:
I mean, it’s about LA. It’s about the city
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Foster the People – Coming of Age
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“Coming of Age” is the first single released from Foster The People’s sophomore album Supermodel.
A mural time-lapse video of the Supermodel album art being painted on the side of
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Foster the People – Downtown
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[Verse 1] / Hey, turn around, man, I'm gonna take you downtown / If you wanna grab a sack, go ahead and do it / My fear of death was set in place by a lie / I glorified youth as
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Foster the People – I Would Do Anything for You
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A love ballad to the person Foster has trusted his life and emotions with. Although politically shallow and less worldly than the rest of the album, the song is still beautiful
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Foster the People – Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)
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This song is a continuous metaphor between his love with a girl (the subject of the song), and a playground/childhood theme.
This is the overall theme of the song, and he
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Foster the People – Warrant
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This song follows a criminal, who is being tracked by the police to be arrested and put in jail.
He articulates his worries and his fears, his psychological state, and the position
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Foster the People – Ask Yourself
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[Verse 1] / Well, I've tried to live like the way that you wanted me to / Never needed the proof, just followed the rules / Well, I pick up all the paces and move my feet as fast
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Foster the People – Are You What You Want to Be?
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[Verse 1] / I woke up on Champs-Élysées to the Djembe of Ghana / Yeah, a fine lady from Belize said "You got the spirit of Fela" / Yeah, the young one dripping make-up lift her
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Foster the People – Life on the Nickel
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The song is about a homeless person getting by on what he had, struggling and fighting daily for his life, but still having fun with it.
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Foster the People – Static Space Lover
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“Static Space Lover” is the 7th track on Foster the People’s third album Sacred Hearts Club.
It is about two lovers that stay on the same point in their relationship. Foster makes
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Foster the People – Tabloid Super Junkie
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The twelfth and final track on Foster the People’s album “Supermodel”.
The title refers to how we all have an addiction to the lurid and sensational.
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Foster the People – Under The Moon
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[Verse 1] / Under the moon, I cry / Waiting in the whisper of your name, my lullaby / And I'm caught here in your eye / I cannot be afraid to let you love me when we're far away
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Foster the People – Chin Music for the Unsuspecting Hero
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[Verse 1] / Today, I walked through the door and fell down on my floor / Got all of my papers out and read them / Seems that I've been wandering for a little too long / Yeah, the
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Foster the People – Doing It for the Money
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“Doing It For The Money” is the leading single off of Foster the People’s EP III and the second track on the band’s third studio album Sacred Hearts Club. The song debuted on
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Foster the People – Harden the Paint
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The message of “Harden the Paint” is clear; Mark is saying that, much like wet paint before it dries, things are uncertain until they happen—wet paint can drip, smear, et cetera
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Foster the People – The Unforeseeable Fate of Mr. Jones
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“The Unforeseeable Fate of Mr. Jones” is the finished and full version of “The Angelic Welcome of Mr. Jones”, which was released on their 2014 album Supermodel and consisted only
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Foster the People – I Love My Friends
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This song is about the superficial society of “friends” we coexist with. Instead of being organically, and emotionally connected with people, in this case, our friends, we tend to
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Foster the People – Orange Dream
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[Intro] / "Doctor Afro Mal-Funkenstein" / [Instrumental] / [Outro] / "Doctor Funkenstein"
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Foster the People – Loyal Like Sid & Nancy
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While the band released their EP III with the intention of “reflecting joy,” “Loyal Like Sid And Nancy,” the first single from Sacred Hearts Club after the three on the EP III
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Foster the People (Ft. JID & Saba) – Pay the Man (Remix)
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[Intro: JID & Mark Foster] / Tell me what's your name, it was nice to meet you (What you need? What you need?) / Gather all your things and you're ready to go (What you need, man
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Foster the People – The Things We Do
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[Verse 1] / Access granted, you can misbehave / Throw away your constraints / Say my name with no regrets / Yeah, you never have to take it back / Saying, "I don't wanna run around
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Foster the People – Pick U Up
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“Pick U Up” is the fourth single to be released from Foster the People’s fourth studio album. In a tweet, frontman Mark Foster confirmed the song’s release a day before it came out
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Foster the People – Time to Get Closer
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[Verse] / I had been hopeful / That I would have the time to get closer to you / If you wanted me to / Mmm, I feel like crying / The more I think about the times that I tried / To
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Foster the People – Goats in Trees
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The song did not feature Jacob Fink or Mark Pontius, but it did include Sean Cimino and Isom Innis, two of the live members of the group, and it included programming from Paul
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Foster the People (Ft. The Stereotypes) – Sit Next to Me (Stereotypes Remix)
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[Verse 1] / Yeah it’s over, it’s over / I’m circling these vultures / Got me praying, man this hunger / Feeling something rotten / Feeling kinda tempted / And I’m pouring out the
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