09-17-2011
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BestSparrerOfAllTime
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: CakeLand
Posts: 903
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Pumped Up Kicks
You may or may not know the song that has been popular lately [called Pumped Up Kicks]. Listen to it... Now read the Lyrics.. Robert's got a quick hand. He'll look around the room, he won't tell you his plan. He's got a rolled cigarette, hanging out his mouth he's a cowboy kid. Yeah he found a six shooter gun. In his dads closet hidden in a box of fun things, and I don't even know what. But he's coming for you, yeah he's coming for you. [Chorus x2:] All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you'd better run, better run, outrun my gun. All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet. Daddy works a long day. He be coming home late, yeah he's coming home late. And he's bringing me a surprise. 'Cause dinner's in the kitchen and it's packed in ice. I've waited for a long time. Yeah the slight of my hand is now a quick pull trigger, I reason with my cigarette, And say your hair's on fire, you must have lost your wits, yeah. [Chorus x2:] All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you'd better run, better run, outrun my gun. All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet. [Whistling] [Chorus x3:] All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you'd better run, better run, outrun my gun. All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet. This seemingly innocent song (if not listening to lyrics carefully) is actually about a shooting. The Westroads Mall Shooting, actually. For more information on the shooting, click the link below. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Hawkins#Details So what do you think about this? Is it right? What message do you think it's trying to send?
Last edited by Rufus; 09-17-2011 at 04:28 AM.
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09-17-2011
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Drakul
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
Posts: 243
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That isn't a hipster thing to say. A Hipster is someone who doesn't like/take part in things that are 'mainstream' or 'popular'. If everyone only knew one song from your favorite band and say they love them, would you be a little ticked? |
09-22-2011
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Quack Quack~
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,810
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But seriously, i think it speaks of independence... The way he has the cigarette in his mouth... And the six shooter gun in his pocket... It means that he fights for his own reasons |
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09-24-2011
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o3o
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: In your local Car Shop
Posts: 113
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What does this mean to me? Behind the meaning of this song, the Westroads Mall, this means to me that you should not Kill yourself and/or a bunch of other people. Nothing in life is worth killing anyone/yourself. Do not commit suicide.
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