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https://routenote.com/radar/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pumped-Up-Kicks.jpg12001200“Pumped Up Kicks” is about a troubled teenager fantasising about shooting other young people. Yes. That song. The ridiculously catchy one. The contrast between its breezy indie-pop sound and disturbing subject matter is completely intentional. Foster the People frontman Mark Foster has repeatedly explained that the song does not endorse violence. It is written from the perspective of a disturbed character and was intended to draw attention to youth violence rather than celebrate it. Who is Robert? The character at the centre of the song. Listeners sometimes assume Robert was based on a real school shooter. That isn’t the case....