Super catchy as this song was, the 2010 song Pumped Up Kicks by Foster The People holds a darker meaning behind its alt-pop dance sound. Mark Foster wrote the track from the point of view of a deeply troubled youth named Robert, who's named only once at the beginning of the song. After finding his father's gun, Robert imagines others running from him as he wields the weapon. You better run, better run, outrun my gun. This scene never unfolds, though. Robert only imagines and toys with the idea of all the other kids running from him. It's a horror of the mind. Foster wrote this song in response to the growing epidemic of gun violence at schools, delving into the mindset of one of these kids. Did you now this dark backstory of this song?