Genius Meanings
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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 (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 – 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 – 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 – Orange Dream
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[Intro] / "Doctor Afro Mal-Funkenstein" / [Instrumental] / [Outro] / "Doctor Funkenstein"
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Lotus Eater
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The term Lotus-eater comes from Greek mythology, in which Lotus-eaters were a race of people inhabiting an island where their main food source was lotus plants. Lotus plants were
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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 – III
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“III” is a song about God and Mark’s relationship with Him. III is three in Roman Numerals, referencing the holy Trinity: Father, Spirit, Son. He wonders why he tries to control
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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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The Knocks & Foster the People – Devil's Haircut
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[Verse 1] / Something's wrong 'cause my mind is fading / And everywhere I look, there's a dead end waiting / Temperature's dropping at the rotten oasis / Stealing kisses from the
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 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 – 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 – 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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