Foster the People is an indie rock/indie pop band that formed in Los Angeles, California, United States in 2009. The band consists of Mark Foster (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Cubbie Fink (bass, vocals) and Mark Pontius (drums). The band released their debut self-titled EP in January 2011. The band's debut full length album, Torches, was released on May 24, 2011 on Star Time/Columbia. Their first single "Pumped Up Kicks" was a sleeper hit during the summer of 2011 and peaked at #1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart
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Chorus:
FmGbAbBbm -When your best friend's all strung out-
FmGb You do everything you can
AbBbm 'Cause you're never gonna let it get 'em down
FmGbAbBbm -When you find it all around-
FmGbAbBbm Yeah, it comes in waves but it's hardest from the start
Verse:
Bbm Feelings sleeping in the field again
Ab I can feel, I can feel, I can feel
BbmEbmFm It's beginning to end
Bbm Premonitions smiling in the dark
Ab I can see, I can see, I can see
EbmDbGb The story's starting to arc
Ab It dries up
Pre-Chorus:
Bbm I've been a spoken word
Bbm I've been a river bed
Bbm I've been a rabid force
Bbm And let it flow out from within
AbEbmDb Sometimes it feels like I only dream in black and white
GbAb And color's so oh
Chorus:
FmGbAbBbm -When your best friend's all strung out-
FmGb You do everything you can
AbBbm 'Cause you're never gonna let it get 'em down
FmGbAbBbm -When you find it all around-
FmGb Yeah you say it's what you need
AbBbm And hide your eyes when you're close to me
FmGbAbBbm -With your feet up in the clouds-
FmGbAbBbm Well, it comes to waves but it's hardest from the start
Verse:
Bbm Waves in theta sleeping into dreams
Ab I can feel, I can feel, I can feel
BbmEbmFm The celestial beings
Bbm Wilted pleasures leave you with a breath
Ab I can see, I can see, I can see
EbmDbGb The beauty in the mess
Ab It dries up
Pre-Chorus:
Bbm I've been a river bed
Bbm I tried to salt the wound
Bbm I've carried more than I can
Bbm I feel I've got a lot to prove
AbEbmDb Sometimes it feels like I only dream in black and white
GbAb And color's so oh
Chorus:
FmGbAbBbm -When your best friend's all strung out-
FmGb You do everything you can
AbBbm 'Cause you're never gonna let it get 'em down
FmGbAbBbm -When you find it all around-
FmGb Yeah you say it's what you need
AbBbm And hide your eyes when you're close to me
FmGbAbBbm -With your feet up in the clouds-
FmGbAbBbm You oughta know that I'm here no matter where you wanna go
FmGbAbBbm -With your head hanging upside down-
FmGbAbBbm Well, it comes to waves but it's hardest from the start
Bridge:
GbBbmAbFmGb I am here, no matter where you are
BbmFm I'm waiting here with open arms
Gb No matter where you are
BbmFm Sometimes you have to wait until it passes by
Gb Like a satellite or star
BbmFm No matter where you are
Interlude -x2-: FmGbAbBbm
Outro:
FmGbAbBbm -When your best friend's all strung out-
FmGbAbBbm You know it! Uh uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh
FmGbAb -With your feet up in the clouds-
BbmFmGbAbBbm Oh yeah, you know it! Uh uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh
FmGbAb -When your best friend's all strung out-
Bbm Oh yeah, you know it!
FmGbAbBbm You oughta know that I'm here no matter where you wanna go
FmGbAb -With your head hanging upside down-
Bbm Oh yeah, you know it!
FmGb That's how you know
AbBbm That your best friend's all strung out