Better run better run

Robert's got a quick hand He'll look around the room, he won't mckinli 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, oh, in a box of fun things I don't even know what But he's coming for you, yeah, he's coming for you, better run better run. All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run, outrun my gun Better run better run the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run faster than my bullet.

It was released as the band's debut single in September , and the following year was included on their EP Foster the People and their debut album, Torches. The song was written and recorded by frontman Mark Foster while he was working as a commercial jingle writer. Contrasting with the upbeat musical composition, the lyrics describe the homicidal thoughts of a troubled youth named Robert. The track received considerable attention after it was posted online in as a free download, and it helped the group garner a multi-album record deal with Columbia Records imprint Startime International. The song spent eight consecutive weeks at number three on the Billboard Hot chart in the United States, making it the first Billboard Alternative Songs number-one single to crack the U.

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In Januarythe band issued their first commercial non-single release, a self-titled EP on which "Pumped Up Kicks" appeared. Retrieved October 15, May 26,

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Sign In Register. All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better, better run, outrun my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run, faster than my bullets All the other kids with the pumped up kicks Best to run fast when I pump up this Musical glock and the shots go firing No lyin', man I run this shit Life's a movie man I run my script Similar to hustlers that be runnin' their strips I shouldn't say similar 'cause similar is equal I ain't similar to niggas they ain't nothin' like this I found a bottle with a note in there It said "the worlds broken go repair it" But it seems that no one cares So I threw the bottle in the ocean, yea I never chose my gift My gift chose me, I don't owe y'all shit Just god and a gun and a loaded up clip And voice full of soul and it goes like this All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better, better run, outrun my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run, faster than my bullet Lights Usher Lyrics provided by SongLyrics. Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles CSS. This is just a preview! Cannot annotate a non-flat selection. Make sure your selection starts and ends within the same node. All News Daily Roundup. Album Reviews Song Reviews. Song Lyrics.

Better run better run

It was released as the band's debut single in September , and the following year was included on their EP Foster the People and their debut album, Torches. The song was written and recorded by frontman Mark Foster while he was working as a commercial jingle writer. Contrasting with the upbeat musical composition, the lyrics describe the homicidal thoughts of a troubled youth named Robert. The track received considerable attention after it was posted online in as a free download, and it helped the group garner a multi-album record deal with Columbia Records imprint Startime International. The song spent eight consecutive weeks at number three on the Billboard Hot chart in the United States, making it the first Billboard Alternative Songs number-one single to crack the U. The song was widely praised by critics, and it has been licensed for use in a wide range of popular media since its release. The song remains the band's most successful hit single to date. He explained: "I really didn't have anything to do that day. I was standing there in the studio, and this thought came in my mind like, 'I'm going to write a song,' I don't want to write a song.

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Archived from the original on October 27, Archived from the original on October 18, Envio Carolline Envio. Contents move to sidebar hide. Archived from the original on September 4, BBC Radio 1. The song was also used in season one episode four of Suits in the episode "Dirty Little Secrets". Swiss Singles Chart. Archived from the original on December 16, Archived from the original on March 14, Archived from the original on January 27, Retrieved May 15,

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Retrieved December 18, Texas country rock band Giovannie and the Hired Guns have covered the song as a single for Amazon Music in and was on the live album Tejano Punk Boyz Live which was released in Archived from the original on June 29, GfK Entertainment charts. Due to the song's dark lyrics, it was temporarily pulled from circulation on certain U. December 19, Still, the group was inexperienced as a live act, and as a result, their booking agent Tom Windish secured them several club shows "to help them get their sea legs. Retrieved November 15, Retrieved December 2, The Marquee Blog.