Pumped Up Kicks

I admit I got hooked on this song before knowing what it was about. My 9 year old and I would sing along without every really listening to the lyrics. My 14 year old finally told me to stop and listen. When I did, I told him I honestly didn't know what the lyrics were. It's not the most clearly sung song. So, he told me the chorus: 


All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, you'd better run, better run, outrun my gun.All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, you'd better run, better run, faster than my bullett.
Boy this was not a song I should not be glorifying. Rather, I should have kept my daughter and myself from getting caught up in a catchy tune. I'm not the type that really limits what my kids watch or listen to. Far from it. I let them see South Park and Tosh.0 and Family Guy. We just talk about the stuff. I'm not afraid of comfortable conversations, but I was uncomfortable here. 


I mean I'd been singing along to a song that has the sentiment of killing kids as its message. I'm not the only one. This song has gotten massive airplay and continues to do so. 


Where are we as a society when songs about intergalactic sex and school shootings abound on our pop charts? 


Yes, I'm getting older. I'm also realizing I need to listen more to what my children are listening to and be prepared to answer questions when they have them. 

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