Pumped Up Kicks Syndrome

Dank ass music. Dark ass lyrics.

“Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster The People sounds like an upbeat song, but upon further examination, it is about a school shooting. Any song that has a happy tune, but dark lyrics has Pumped Up Kicks Syndrome.

kick it up a notch

Doing it a bit more fancy

Dude 1: Dude let's go to kfc!

Dude 2: OH HELL NO!

Dude 3: O H HELL NO!

Dude 1: Alright let's kick it up a notch and go to ihop!

kicked up

to be on a high / feel high

"i got so kicked up"

Pumped up Kicks

An upbeat song written by Foster The People, with dark lyrics addressing the mental health of those in less fortunate circumstances; example being kids living with divorced or abusive parents.

Person 1: bro, have you ever really thought about what Pumped up Kicks is about?

Person 2: isn’t it about a kid with mental health problems?

Person 1: yeah, that’s what it’s about.