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Artist: Foster the People
Track: Helena Beat

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Sometimes life it takes you by the hand
It puts you down before you know it
It's gone and you're dead again
I've been in places and I won't pretend
That I make it I just fall on my head
When it's strange to take a walk downstairs
Sweep you all up on a corner and pay for my bread
You know that I cannot believe my own truth
To show what a truth, it's got nothing to lose

Yeah yeah and it's okay
I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way
Yeah yeah and I'm alright
I took a sip of something poison but I'll hold on tight

You know those days when you wanted to choose
To not get out of bed and get lost in your head again
You play the game but you gotta cut
'Cause you're coming down hard your joints are off stud
I tried to say that's not the only way
I never knew if I could convince myself to change
You were pacing, I was insecure
Slip and fall I got the calls of the prison I was living in

Yeah yeah and it's okay
I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way
Yeah yeah and I'm alright
I took a sip of something poison but I'll hold on tight

Yeah yeah and it's okay
I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way
Yeah yeah and I'm alright
I took a sip of something poison, a sip of something poison

Yeah yeah and it's okay
I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way
Yeah yeah and I'm alright
I took a sip of something poison but I'll hold on tight

Yeah yeah and it's okay
I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way
Yeah yeah and I'm alright
I took a sip of something poison, a sip of something poison
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Foster the People - Helena Beat Lyrics
Mr. Foster was a drug addict in his late teens. Tis correct that this song is about a typical drug addict in Los Angeles (as mentioned by another here) which Mr ...
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Well, I see ya standing there like a rabid dog. And you got those crying eyes. Makes me wanna surrender and wrap you in my arms
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Genius Meanings
Foster the People – Helena Beat
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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SALUKI – ​sometimEEs
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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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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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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
Foster the People – Broken Jaw
[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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Rise above, gonna start the war / Oh, what you want? What you need? What'd you come here for? / Well, an eye for an eye and an 'F' for fight / They're taking me down as the
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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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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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Meaning of "Helena Beat" by Foster the People
The song "Helena Beat" by Foster the People is a song of perseverance in the face of adversity. It describes the feeling of being lost and struggling with ...
Genius Artists
Foster the People
Foster the People is an American indie pop band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2009. The group is composed of Mark Foster, Mark Pontius, Sean Cimino and Isom Innis. The group
Foster the People Songs
Foster the People has 119 songs with the most popular being Pumped Up Kicks, Sit Next to Me and Houdini.
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did Foster the People release “Helena Beat”?
Foster the People released “Helena Beat” on July 26, 2011.
Genius Albums
Torches X (Deluxe Edition) by Foster the People
Torches X is the deluxe edition of Foster the People’s debut album Torches, released to commemorate that album’s ten-year anniversary earlier in 2021. The band took to social media