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Robert's got a quick hand. He'll look around the room, he wont 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 dad's closet, with the box of fun things. I don't even know what, but he's coming for you. Yeah, He's coming for you!
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, You better run, better run, outrun my gun. All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, You better run, better run, outrun my gun. All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.
Daddy works a long day. He be coming home late, and 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 sleight of my hand is now a quick-pull trigger. I reason with my cigarette, Then say, "Your hair's on fire, you must have lost your wits, yeah?"
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, You better run, better run, outrun my gun. All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, [ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/pumped-up-kicks-lyrics-foster-the-people.html ] You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, You better run, better run, outrun my gun. All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.
(Run, Run, Run, Run. Run, Run. R-Run, Run, Run. R-Run. R-Run, Run, Run. R-Run. Run, Run. Run, Run. Run, Run, Run.)
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, You better run, better run, outrun my gun. All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, You better run, better run, outrun my gun. All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, You better run, better run, outrun my gun. All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, You better run, better run, outrun my gun. All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.

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FosterthePeoplegirl11

no matter how disturbing the lyrics are to this song, I still LOVE this song! (I also love Helena beat)

Abe74466

Well it's debatable that's for sure, no other album songs got that much comments!

Sophie28859

This song isn't that bad if you want bad lyrics search for cannible corpse........ Enoght said

Sophie28859

Can play this on bass I can now sing along yeySmiley

Febrina69718

i love this song..mde me dancng..:D

Anna89826

I liked the song until I googled the lyrics. It really has a catchy beat, but now that I know what it's about, I refuse to listen to it. I can't think of any positive purpose in this song. Maybe I'm just getting too old.

Joy54347

The writers probably made it a debatable subject so that people would talk about it. No matter what your other opinions, I'm shure none of you like little kids shooting, and now your talking about it, even arguing because there are so many different possibilities that everyone has their own interpretations.

Joy54347

I think he has conflicting emotions. He obviously has personal and or mental problems, and changes from firs to second perspective. "Robert" is a cowboy kid, but there's also the little boy. Also, "better run" is a warning. Hes not shure he wants to, even if Robert is.

jgls

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Abe74466

I'm 20 that's how I interpreted it, it's just a fact that's the most likely scenario for a kid in Robert's shoes.

rpalmer

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HexTheWombatSlayer

the part dinner on ice could also mean his fathers dinner is an ice cold beer or something to that effect
the i dont know what part i think is a reference to life i dont know what life is type of thing. bluntly put before some on reaches the stage of considering murder (unless sick) a person goes through a lot of confusion on why bad things happen to them

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