<P> Reflecting on the lack of inspiration he felt when writing the song, Foster said, "I've heard a lot of other artists talk about this as well, like,' I'm not inspired right now . I've got writer's block . I'm just not really feeling anything .' And I've felt that way, too, just not being inspired and wanting to wait for inspiration to come before I wrote . But I wasn't inspired when I wrote' Pumped Up Kicks,' and that's what came out . So...it just solidified the notion that perspiration is more powerful than inspiration ." Thinking that he was just recording a demo, he played all of the instruments on the song, and using the software Logic Pro, he arranged and edited the song himself . The demo is ultimately the version of the song that Foster released . </P> <P>--Mark Foster </P> <P> The lyrics to "Pumped Up Kicks" are written from the perspective of a troubled and delusional youth with homicidal thoughts . The lines in the chorus warn potential victims to "outrun my gun" and that they "better run, better run, faster than my bullet ." Foster said in a statement to CNN.com, "I wrote' Pumped Up Kicks' when I began to read about the growing trend in teenage mental illness . I wanted to understand the psychology behind it because it was foreign to me . It was terrifying how mental illness among youth had skyrocketed in the last decade . I was scared to see where the pattern was headed if we didn't start changing the way we were bringing up the next generation ." In writing the song, Foster wanted to "get inside the head of an isolated, psychotic kid" and "bring awareness" to the issue of gun violence among youth, which he feels is an epidemic perpetuated by "lack of family, lack of love, and isolation ." The song's title refers to shoes that the narrator's peers wear as a status symbol . </P> <P> The issue of youth violence is a matter close to the group . Foster was bullied in high school, while bassist Cubbie Fink has a cousin who survived the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 . Fink said of his cousin's experience, "She was actually in the library when everything went down, so I actually flew out to be with her the day after it happened and experienced the trauma surrounding it and saw how affected she was by it . She is as close as a sister, so obviously, it affected me deeply . So to be able to have a song to create a platform to talk about this stuff has been good for us ." </P>

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