Mark Foster recently explained in an interview what Pumped Up Kicks is about:
"Pumped Up Kicks' is about a kid that basically is losing his mind and is plotting revenge. He's an outcast. I feel like the youth in our culture are becoming more and more isolated. It's kind of an epidemic. Instead of writing about victims and some tragedy, I wanted to get into the killer's mind, like Truman Capote did in 'In Cold Blood.' I love to write about characters. That's my style. I really like to get inside the heads of other people and try to walk in their shoes."
@ledzeplover@ledzeplover Good explanation. One thing to add I guess is that this may have taken place in the early 90's. The reason I say that is, back then Reebok made their "Pumps." A shoe that you could inflate by pumping an air button on the shoe's tongue. A few kids in my school had them and they were all kinds of awesome, but most kids back then didn't get amazing shoes like that. So to me, "Pumped Up Kicks" also refers to that time, and possibly the feeling one might get seeing people in school with all the...
@ledzeplover@ledzeplover Good explanation. One thing to add I guess is that this may have taken place in the early 90's. The reason I say that is, back then Reebok made their "Pumps." A shoe that you could inflate by pumping an air button on the shoe's tongue. A few kids in my school had them and they were all kinds of awesome, but most kids back then didn't get amazing shoes like that. So to me, "Pumped Up Kicks" also refers to that time, and possibly the feeling one might get seeing people in school with all the cool new toys that many can't afford.
Mark Foster recently explained in an interview what Pumped Up Kicks is about: "Pumped Up Kicks' is about a kid that basically is losing his mind and is plotting revenge. He's an outcast. I feel like the youth in our culture are becoming more and more isolated. It's kind of an epidemic. Instead of writing about victims and some tragedy, I wanted to get into the killer's mind, like Truman Capote did in 'In Cold Blood.' I love to write about characters. That's my style. I really like to get inside the heads of other people and try to walk in their shoes."
@ledzeplover @ledzeplover Good explanation. One thing to add I guess is that this may have taken place in the early 90's. The reason I say that is, back then Reebok made their "Pumps." A shoe that you could inflate by pumping an air button on the shoe's tongue. A few kids in my school had them and they were all kinds of awesome, but most kids back then didn't get amazing shoes like that. So to me, "Pumped Up Kicks" also refers to that time, and possibly the feeling one might get seeing people in school with all the...
@ledzeplover @ledzeplover Good explanation. One thing to add I guess is that this may have taken place in the early 90's. The reason I say that is, back then Reebok made their "Pumps." A shoe that you could inflate by pumping an air button on the shoe's tongue. A few kids in my school had them and they were all kinds of awesome, but most kids back then didn't get amazing shoes like that. So to me, "Pumped Up Kicks" also refers to that time, and possibly the feeling one might get seeing people in school with all the cool new toys that many can't afford.