Foster The People - Helena Beat (Video)

Official Video for “Helena Beat” by Foster The People
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Chorus:
Yeah, yeah, and it's okay
I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way
Yeah, yeah, and I'm alright
I took a sip of something poison but I'll hold on tight
#FosterThePeople #HelenaBeat #Torches

[@user-cr9zg6kd6y]

Torches is such a great album

[@Enzo-tg8uo]

Underrated imo

[@user-cr9zg6kd6y]

@@Enzo-tg8uo I agree! There's not one bad song there, and personally I think it's their best album

[@Enzo-tg8uo]

@@user-cr9zg6kd6y I love that album! My favorite song form that album is call it what you want

[@masonp.6255]

@@Enzo-tg8uo Dude, none of the songs are even average, I am usually very picky with my music, but I have 9/10 of the songs on my playlist! Hard to choose, but Dont Stop has gotta be my favorite

[@abbygonzalez2505]

@@masonp.6255 same it’s so painfully underrated and i never shut up about this album i love it sm

[@thatismcob1514]

This one of those songs after listening to it for the first time your like “yea it was good” but the more you listen to it the better it gets for some reason

[@SpaceGhost999]

The entire torches album was that way for me, personally. Now it's one of my favorites.

[@flawedsanity]

Agreed. Even after all these years, it remains a defining and iconic album for me.

[@SpinoRexzillaEN25]

When I first heard it I went "Wow, this is one of the best songs I've ever heard in my life." Most songs get better the more you listen to it.

[@jackallensworth8736]

Yes, I quite agree! Gets beddah an' beddah!

[@youtubeaccount6561]

That Is Mcob agreed UwU.

[@xx_shithead_xx9]

Pumped Up Kicks: "Who are you?" Helena Beat: "I'm you, but better."

[@BoshkoIgich]

Why "you, but better"? They're two very different songs.

[@alejandouran5790]

@@BoshkoIgich same vibes

[@alexdelarge1845]

ur absolutely right!

[@Taydrum]

NO I'M MORE INDIE

[@Carlosbnavids]

@@BoshkoIgich cause it is

[@mathematicalmuscleman]

Got to admit, the Torches album is absolutely amazing and well worth listening to on an idle Friday sunny evening.

[@RandyKimKimballRandall]

I agree with you 100%. I just wished they released a live album from that era. Their live music was incredible

[@simply-living8523]

I’m in LOVE with this album. My brother put me on and I can’t get enough

[@Linkmon99]

Never gets old

[@deadforcex2407]

You could say that again this album is the only music I listen to in school explains why I have no friends lol

[@sarahgarcia1713]

Omg linkmon u listen to these songs

[@memyselfandthem6747]

I don't even listen to indi but I'm addicted to foster the people.

[@KahlieNiven]

indeeds, so young and so old ... (geez already 8 yrs ago ?)

[@hitlertoni]

Ae

[@Stucks_]

What I love about Foster The People is that they're not trying to be just another alternative band, they have their own sound and Mark is such a talented singer/songwriter. This band is way too underrated!

[@marxizim]

underrated ? nigga they were one of the most popular alternative / pop bands a few years ago. where have you been? I'm not saying they're not good, I love them, but I can name a handful of bands that have this same sound

[@ALegendthateatslunchatam]

+David Ponce 5 years ago

[@himynameis6625]

"Underrated" yeah not the word i would use.

[@himynameis6625]

there you go!!!

[@Collball1234]

No, they are underated. If you listen to each song, they put a ton of work into each one. This is a talented group, but unfortunately, they only have one hit song, and it's rarely played on the radio do to it's implications. This is a talented group, and they don't receive much recognition for their work (besides pumped up kicks). That is the definition of underated.

[@badvibesforever5896]

The child actor that took off the helmet at the end is Zachary Haas he unfortunately passed away a couple days ago he was my buddy in middle school and we would talk all the time.... rip brother 🙏🏻🙏🏻💕

[@NFBOFFICIALL]

♥️🙏🏾

[@therealsofagirrl79]

Damn I'm sorry,that scene when the older guy makes the lead singer a kid and he ages at least 20 years older always teared me up, it's really extra sad to know that kid isn't with us 😞

[@therealsofagirrl79]

Damn me too, I hope this person was joking or being a troll

[@badvibesforever5896]

@@therealsofagirrl79 not trolling, I wouldn’t joke about one of my friends passing, it was an unfortunate accident all I can say is may he rest in peace 🧡

[@therealsofagirrl79]

@@badvibesforever5896 I'm sorry 😔 may he rest in peace

[@m.c.6933]

Musicians say they make music to help people… this song… I was listening to this song when I was 19, living in Las Vegas by myself, afraid of everything. I was isolated and I never got to pursue what I wanted to there because I was unshakably sick for two months!! I was there to pursue an artistic career of sorts. I was also setting up an art studio and started to have a drinking problem because I was so sick, and I was contemplating suicide and other reckless things. “Yeah, yeah, and it’s okay…. I tie my hands up to a chair so I don’t fall that way” this line has held me down somehow envisioning my hands tied behind me to just SIT DOWN no matter how uncomfortable and miserable I am. It hit my bones. I have PTSD and I don’t live an easy life, and I’m 23 now and I still go back to this line in my head sometimes like it’s magic. So yeah, in case foster the people reads this…. you’ve helped me in the darkest times of my life.

[@chrisbelcher5320]

It’s amazing what touches you in that spot, once it has you,it doesn’t let go!

[@jbshiva865]

I hope you are doing better now.

[@isabellemaciel692]

I do not know how many times my dad played this song. he is 47 and he never liked new bands , then he knew foster the People when I showed him. he love this song so much, and i will Always remember him when I listen to this; even more now, that he is away . thanks foster. you guys make beautiful things .

[@nicole-wo5pw]

Isa Leicam yo can your dad adopt me

[@monicaaalucc]

Isa Leicam same...my dad is 43 though 😂

[@Taveren17]

I'm your dad's age and my kids introduced me to these guys. We're not as old as you think.

[@thedonald1029]

One of the few bands of today that people who grew up in the 90s could appreciate

[@girohead]

Yep, I'm a few years older and was just thinking what your dad and others think. I am always intrigued by bands' styles and influence. When I saw live versions of these guys I was like 'whoa, I've not seen that much electronica for over 30 years. Drum machine, beats, multiple keyboards and upbeat tunes (even if darker lyrics) make this group have a somewhat classic and extraordinary beat. Very cool. 10 years later but still consider this worthy modern music.

[@diegobarreras]

N O S T A L G I A

[@IngridMuller]

Kde os br

[@antonyamyel5316]

@@IngridMuller opa

[@eduardoneto3632]

Aquela nostalgia que nunca morre.

[@otakucomunista825]

AKI

[@adrianofrazao3652]

*Degy* Aquela sensação gostosa d quando eu conheci a banda, sinto isso com Pseudologia Fantástica e Helena Beat

[@bruceohandley2024]

I am a guy brought up on 70's and 80's rock, but I really like these guys. I lost my mother a month ago and to me it represents keeping going when things are at their worst. It encapsulates her sudden bad turn, her struggle and unexpected death, getting the late night phone call, telling and comforting my kids, the wake, the funeral and all the other arrangements. This encapsulates being completely lost. It was like "sipping poison and having to hold on tight".

[@davidkoplitz1969]

Hang in there man ❤

[@JodiEre-hr3em]

❤️

[@Sa1ntMax]

My condolences ❤️ ty for sharing

[@shanewright93]

Still jamming to this in 2024

[@user-uq4kn2by7i]

Mom: why don't you play with the neighbors kids? The neighbors kids:

[@meanmr.mustard9485]

Lmao. Or when you get transferred to another school.

[@planemod8399]

XD

[@planemod8399]

Ye me neither - i wouldn't play with those kids

[@ssination]

I only hit the like button if i lol so here ya go

[@javierorellana5093]

XD

[@Lenny2006]

12 years later if you’re still listening to this you’re a legend (I'll make sure to update the number of years every year) So how's it going all you Legends? - Lenny 2024

[@feng99]

😈

[@legitthetankgaming9994]

Amazing song tho I'll always listen to this.

[@corenlavolpe6143]

This whole album was a big part of my childhood, doing a ftp binge bc of nostalgia lol

[@ReiAyanami1712]

:)

[@toiletwater5461]

Yep

[@d.a.v.e.3.3.]

It's 2024 and I still jam this song all the time.

[@antoniopacheco9966]

Same here

[@GnosticSeeker369]

Seriously how did they craft a song so perfect

[@Akraroshidere]

Skill and talent

[@1ofthewizards330]

Good question. I have heard this song a few times over the years and immediately loved it. I never knew what it was called or who it was by until today. I heard it on the radio at work and Shazam-ed it. I have more respect for Foster the People now, and the song sounds even better hearing it on my home speakers.

[@stephensoto4310]

Their music is just perfect in general…I was in high school when they started to blow up and I’ll never forget the ride they gave us in the early 2010’s ❤️

[@Toasxy]

Look up Donald Marshall

[@couldntcomeupwithapropername]

Songcraft

[@sarthakmadhwan791]

Still can’t understand how this song doesn’t have a billion views 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@John11033]

Cuz rock is dying

[@melissalesley2982]

I always wonder the same when I hear other good songs. People like to hear popular things and forget to listen to music.

[@schooler5372]

Jonathan Gutierrez I wouldn’t say rock is dying, I’d say we’re entering an age of rap but I guarantee in 10-20 years the populous will change

[@miguel9943]

Because pumped up kicks was their popular song, just like Magic’s song Rude, John Legend’s All of me.

[@luismode-]

Simple, people nowadays don’t like this kind of music anymore. Rock is dying, sadly. All the people want to listen is bullshit like cardi b, j Balvin, Ozuna, Rosalia and all those shit stuff

[@miniyes8908]

"I took a sip of something poison but ill hold on tight" Neat lyrics.

[@HouseNHaunted]

Me and my college buddies would always start our night off with this song and pulling vodka/rum swigs etc haha.

[@LinasVepstas]

Actually, it's kind of an anti-drugs song (so I've heard) - a critique of bored, idle rich kids - kids of Hollywood celebs, can't ever be as great as Mom & Dad are, so give up, get through the day, get so high, can't even sit in a chair without falling out of it. But hey, hey, it's OK. (I don't know if it's pathetic, or what. Can you deal w/ it? Mom&Dad are high-voltage live-wires w/ tons o' natural talent, and what am I? Chopped beef? A normie raised w/ best-of-the-best world-class everything everywhere? What does that make me? A zero? (Someone called Billy Corgan a zero and he wrote a song about it. Check it.) What do you do, when you got it all and you got nothing?)

[@joshuafernando4069]

*Amen*

[@supercucho12]

@@LinasVepstas Hell in a beat > Helena Beat. This song is supposed to be about heroin.

[@michelemichele7178]

@@LinasVepstas take alot of drugs & spend alot of ( mom & dad's) $$$$, usually!!

[@romeotobar7055]

Early 2010’s were the golden years for alternative music.

[@Knailz]

Mmmmm No. You have to keep going back another 15-20 years.

[@sebwatson1]

@@Knailz yeah nah yeah nah shut up

[@LuciferDSatan-vn8gl]

Uhhh, the 1990's has a bone to pick with you. Q101 Chicago 4 life.

[@Nick-nl3dy]

08-2013 was a pretty good run

[@PhaseSkater]

@@Nick-nl3dy yup. Now it’s just tiktok cringe songs

[@jessicolan]

Still the best indie album for me. Still listening to it up to this day. Nostalgia at its finest. First listened to this as a high school student in 2011, and now as an adult who is finding out what to pursue in life 😅

[@NoName-qb5dt]

Get with it babygirl. Maybe you need Dom to show you the way.

[@erengodyeager2602]

You old :((

[@alisonbello2937]

torches is one of the best albums forever

[@jeorgemontalvo4147]

ohhh yeah 😉

[@Collball1234]

Agreed.

[@AriaaaForever]

Agreed!

[@georgenormal4240]

Alison Bello SHC is also a great albun and it came out 3 months ago. check it out.

[@hugopalma9926]

CJS Designs Is their newest

[@dark_star888]

This is seriously one of my favorite songs of all time

[@onixtv4034]

What about penny lane by the Beatles?

[@weedygonzales5495]

Song

[@IIIIIIIIIIIIIIPKIIIIIIIIIIIIII]

​@@onixtv4034I live on Penny Lane, the one they sang about.

[@anacc9261]

​@@onixtv4034Beatles suck ass

[@jshnitzel9726]

This song helped me when i was rock bottom and suicidal Thank you ❤

[@louislynch1590]

I won’t pretend I know your pain, but I will praise your courage!!!

[@bella_ninja_9606]

Modern day "Lord of the Flies". One of the coolest videos ever.

[@spookmagooked3017]

But the most important question: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DOG?!

[@scottibugatti7122]

No animals were harmed in the making of this film

[@minhtri862]

@@scottibugatti7122 a pig

[@mitchellgildea6944]

We need answers

[@uraniumpenetrator3844]

It was delicious!

[@channelz2851]

Yep!

[@rayrayroberts]

*I TOOK A SIP OF SOMETHING POISON BUT I HOLD ON TIGHT*

[@bbnnbb789]

yeah yeah n I'm alright

[@albert5838]

Ray-Ray Roberts god dammit not bill again

[@chrisstandingbear1947]

like when i drank some real absinthe one time

[@JoshuaBarretto]

I thought it was "sip of something potent".

[@brianng9765]

More like "but I *cough* hold on *cough cough* ........ tight

[@_.theeweeknd._]

It's 2022 and we still jamming. Foster The People are amazing!!

[@MaxxRemKing1]

its 2023 where TF did time go?

[@alex200211]

2023 ❤

[@Bradenfinnegan22]

2024 😮

[@frog_haus]

You beat me by a month @@Bradenfinnegan22 I'll be back for 2025. It will be mine!

[@sandraplm8135]

Almost 10 years later. This song and the entire album brings me many beautiful memories. They defined the type of music I enjoy today, I'm so happy I met them when they started and be able to follow their later works. Thank you guys!

[@yordanchan2095]

Me too

[@steveneveritt7599]

I'm thinking of good times. Its all changed in 10 years

[@ragokueod]

o.o this guy's voice is infectious. He can hit those high notes but it doesn't sound strained. Not to mention Foster the People are truly awesome with their music. When I first heard I would do anything for you I was very surprised that Foster the people would even do a love song but damn they did it so well that I actually consider myself a fan because they do so well on their music. Helena beat is no exception. Funny thing is if you're one of those music listeners who isn't impressed after the first 10 seconds this song really isn't for you, but if you have more patience than that you'll find a song worth listening to and adding to your playlist. 😊

[@marihanna.elizabeth]

Sometimes life it takes you by the hand It puts you down before you know it It's gone and you're dead again I've been in places and I won't pretend That I make it I just fall on my head When it's strange to take a walk downstairs Sweep you all up on a corner and pay for my bread You know that I cannot believe my own truth To show what a truth, it's got nothing to lose Yeah yeah and it's okay I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way Yeah yeah and I'm alright I took a sip of something poison but I'll hold on tight You know those days when you wanted to choose To not get out of bed and get lost in your head again You play the game but you gotta cut 'Cause you're coming down hard your joints are off stud I tried to say that's not the only way I never knew if I could convince myself to change You were pacing, I was insecure Slip and fall I got the calls of the prison I was living in Yeah yeah and it's okay I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way Yeah yeah and I'm alright I took a sip of something poison but I'll hold on tight Yeah yeah and it's okay I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way Yeah yeah and I'm alright I took a sip of something poison, a sip of something poison Yeah yeah and it's okay I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way Yeah yeah and I'm alright I took a sip of something poison but I'll hold on tight Yeah yeah and it's okay I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way Yeah yeah and I'm alright I took a sip of something poison, a sip of something poison

[@ayden3133]

Hearing the lyrics is one thing, but actually reading them gives it a whole new meaning

[@marihanna.elizabeth]

@@ayden3133 agree

[@diegoosucks]

The first line is actually “hair” not hand! Its confusing but its true (i have the CD and it has a lyric booklet lol)

[@Rorschach220]

Oooweeeeeooooooweeeeooooooo

[@xc7525]

Yeeee thank you!!

[@wade_says]

This song and video will always be special to me. One of their best songs and features a blue heeler, a dog breed I’ve owned my entire life. The video inspired me to get one so I did the same year this video released. He sadly passed away last year. He gave me the best 10 years I could ask for. RIP Rocky. I really miss this version of Foster the People. Wish they could have stayed together. Torches was special.

[@dominic._]

i'll never forget my friend telling me to listen to torches in 2011. i'm forever grateful i made that decision

[@TheDoubleDeuced]

Lord of the Flies meets Mad Max and The Thief Lord

[@SamSam-ub3rw]

seriously i was searching comments hoping to find Mad Max references.

[@polanialmoni6274]

Mad Max! first thing that came to my mind!

[@02JASP]

The beginning remind me to Resident Evil: Extinction. XD

[@december4629]

When I first saw this I thought of LOTF too lmao

[@JohnDoe-fr1id]

A Brony.

[@beanbon7469]

If this becomes the world, hit me up to join my guild. Requirements: none Skills: basic combat

[@Karbkfd578]

You need to have requirements bro. Otherwise you'll get stuck with a bunch of useless moochers who can't even shoot lol

[@sadsavagesomething1387]

Put me on the list also I wanna say you should have the requirement of mediocre survival skills

[@rafaelsaniel7089]

This should be the requirments to join a guild Requerments:toughness,emotionally tough,skilled hanf to hand combat,skilled gunsmanship healthy body,strenght,skilled survivalist. you can still join but you wont be that usefull

[@dwntherabbithole9785]

....you can't say you have no requirements and require basic combat.

[@l0sts0ul89]

Kk

[@DrBeauHightower]

Better than pumped up kicks by a mile

[@loganpause4517]

wish more people knew this song

[@tripi7906]

@@loganpause4517 yes

[@unclemaggot]

Both are equally amazing

[@silaseaglefeathers2922]

The quiet kid will remember that

[@michelemichele7178]

@@silaseaglefeathers2922 😟😟😟😟😕ok, well, yeah, I Will...😶

[@andreealipovanu2324]

Helena Beat Lyrics [Verse 1] Sometimes life, it takes you by the hair Pulls you down before you know it It's gone and you're dead again I've been in places and I won't pretend That I'd make it out just to fall on my head Wake up strange and take the walk downstairs Hit the pawn up on the corner and pay for my rent You know that I could not believe my own truth Just show 'em what I choose, got nothing to lose, oh [Chorus] Yeah, yeah, and it's okay I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way Yeah, yeah, and I'm alright I took a sip of something poison, but I'll hold on tight [Verse 2] You know those days when you wanna just choose To not get out of bed, you're lost in your head again You play the game, but you kind of cut 'Cause you're coming down hard, your joints are all stuck I've tried to say that it's not the only way I never knew if I could face myself to change You were pacing, I was insecure Slip and fall, I'm dodging calls, hug the prison I've been living in [Chorus] Yeah, yeah, and it's okay I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way Yeah, yeah, and I'm alright I took a sip of something poison, but I'll hold on tight Yeah, yeah, and it's okay I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way Yeah, yeah, and I'm alright I took a sip of something poison Took a sip of something poison, poison [Chorus] Yeah, yeah, and it's okay I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way Yeah, yeah, and I'm alright I took a sip of something poison, but I'll hold on tight Yeah, yeah, and it's okay I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way Yeah, yeah, and I'm alright I took a sip of something poison Took a sip of something poison, poison [Outro] Ooh-whoo-ooh-ooh, ooh whoo-ooh-ooh, ooh whoo-ooh-ooh Ooh-whoo-ooh-ooh, ooh whoo-ooh-ooh, ooh whoo-ooh-ooh Ooh-whoo-ooh-ooh, ooh whoo-ooh-ooh, ooh whoo-ooh-ooh Ooh-whoo-ooh-ooh, ooh whoo-ooh-ooh, ooh whoo-ooh-ooh

[@michaelcovel3793]

I thought they were singing "It ain't wrong or right"

[@mamudamu]

I should marry this song

[@Cal3b._.]

Mamu Damu very good idea 💡

[@dakotajones1355]

I now pronounce you beauty and person in the comment section

[@antimania6790]

No don't

[@danieltaylor9856]

300th like is mine. About the # of times i’ve played this song!!!

[@KarlRLamberg]

No

[@3egie]

My mom always played this song in the car when I was younger and it was one of my favorites. I never knew the name of it but the other night I bumped into it after listening to another song by Foster and I started crying bc it’s such a good song and I recognized it as soon as it turned on.

[@Andreatduren]

Songs take you back so deep. Your mom's taste in music was top tier. 🙌🏽💯🙌🏽

[@fernandasosa3417]

Music are a beautiful time machine...

[@j.heartbreaker6604]

Same my mom and dad always used to put foster the people and daft punk on, best memories.

[@jjth3bat]

Happy 10th anniversary to Torches! This song still slaps hard.

[@nickgianesin5254]

This song still holds up

[@beanbon7469]

A great message at the end. Eat your past.

[@richlothian2657]

My dude your spot on the mark with that

[@JohnS858]

Love it.

[@thebestadryan8795]

I agree

[@ohbilly9832]

Reminds me of all the highschool parties I never went too

[@quincee3376]

I like this song even more than Pumped Up Kicks and that was a great tune.

[@darrenpayne5577]

This pumped up kicks and Houdini

[@quincee3376]

@@darrenpayne5577 yes!!!

[@neharauthan349]

Me too

[@brunoromano7350]

I remember getting this song for free on iTunes months before Pumped Up Kicks hit the charts... I was so happy for them and listened to Torches a lot. Good old days.

[@arturosaavedra3839]

This happened to me with M83 Hurry Up, we're dreaming!!!

[@daniellenicholle6670]

@@arturosaavedra3839 I got both Helena Beat and Midnight City free off iTunes as well, and ever since they've been some of my favorite bands. I listened to Helena Beat on repeat for an entire day.

[@Daltonis8]

The best song of Foster The People, I really love this band.

[@marialves2606]

Alejandro Hernandez Arroniz me too

[@jorgeflores2829]

agree...best song!!!

[@dogemaster9710]

Its actually pumped up kicks

[@aroundflames]

Mr Trump 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@madmaxx4178]

Coming of age

[@christinatuttle8442]

This song is so underrated

[@lowtek4475]

very.... only 26.064.460 views

[@lDeadmoonl]

succ dicc

[@Shambashamble]

Shut up

[@RB725GamingHD]

Very true. Song is a god damn masterpiece

[@JhonNunchaku]

Bom demais

[@DiscoVolanteOU818]

I don't know what it is about the video but I wish the studio version had the same intro as a kid it scared me, but now coming back to listen after 5 -10 years that intro brings back so much nostalgia

[@imanolox137]

Real

[@rileywelton3243]

Best album of the last decade hands down. This is my favorite ;)

[@snagc4b427]

One of their best songs Sooooo underrated

[@andrepereira744]

It was a single back then soooooo is pretty far from underrated

[@Shanemo007]

mark foster has a unique voice

[@octo.lina69]

ShaneRobertMoreland Ya he does lolol

[@hellothere7993]

I love it love it love it

[@wyattdavenport16]

it was 2011. my fist day of 7th grade . I remember i just had got the fallout 3 collector's edition from my mom. That morning i woke up to helena beat on mtv and got dressed with my window open and the only visible thing was clouds. Thinking if this is the start i can't imagine what's next. 11 years later im 22 and i still have that as one of my best memories....

[@beelarmi]

Just re-opened Foster the People, nostalgia hits so hard

[@100mrgalaxy]

I'm sort really LiKe obsESSED with this band

[@adobeslats6200]

Foster the People is still one of the most underrated bands ever! They are so incredible.

[@AwesomestParks]

Life lesson: don't stop in the middle of the road in a apocalyptic street, or you'll regret doing it

[@Stbeca]

I'm still here and I'm been crying to the song today

[@braddsmith2081]

You got this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Big hug!!!!!!

[@jonah1561]

Mark Foster looks so awsome in this video!

[@rickyg8462]

Burning To Flames he falls down alot...even when he's on stage

[@henrybullwinkle6828]

Man Malcolm did pretty good after his show ended 1:36

[@ashlinahan]

I don't feel like this comment got the attention it deserved :p

[@henrybullwinkle6828]

Ash Linahan Give it time, it will happen.

[@Woffak]

4 Months Later... XD

[@henrybullwinkle6828]

***** in a world of cannibalistic children hell bent on reverting your age for the name sake of strengthening their child army you're damn right.

[@cynthiabarther2921]

***** sR

[@drewlincoln8110]

This is what I thought the pumped up kicks music video would be lol

[@prodrafibrg]

I remember listening to them all the time when I was like 8 and I've completely forgotten about this band. Now I came back to a whole nostalgia trip and I appreciate these times even more now. Such a great feeling.

[@irmamontano8626]

So know ones gonna talk about the girl holding a dead cat?

[@KanKanChan]

I've been going through all the comments waiting for someone to say something! The cat looks way too real...

[@BirdFungus]

Irma Montano, how do you mess up spelling no?

[@Cyaneth]

Rebecca James So, do you like Bacon...?

[@marlousnapier3186]

That it was a weasel lol

[@heath7086]

Or the boy with a pigs head on a stick?

[@wellimdumb4237]

This song is a masterpiece

[@casuallad735]

A super masterpiece

[@JSchmitty]

Absolutely phenomenal! I'd choose this over pumped up kicks any day!

[@ashvogue8577]

Anyone else 13 and enjoys this type of music .....nope i guess its just me XD

[@scooter6332]

I'm 15, does that count XD

[@keenanellis2606]

Fourteen, although I found FTP at 13.

[@BellaVinson]

Im 13 Omg they are my fav band♡

[@shriyaditanath9567]

I'm 13 as well :)

[@AyoNoble]

I 13 too :D

[@PyroDexxRS]

The little dancing asian kid was the highlight ;)

[@isofieldlynns5426]

Asians make everything better

[@scp-6659]

In the kid takeover, yeah.

[@saulpena4018]

Yes very Michael Jackson

[@mariezinzun1652]

Pyro Dexx RS. He should be put on asia got talent do they have one ?? Yahh or noo

[@tracymorgan2983]

@@isofieldlynns5426 fact

[@sabinescholler3624]

Is anyone here with me 2.2.2022 to hear this underrated masterpiece🤩♥️???i love this song 🎵 for so many years now.Great song&awesome video!!

[@ariesradke6193]

I loved listening to this song when I was struggling with my teenage years. Then I went to prison and this song didn’t help any. Kind of helps right now. Helping me remember what I was thinking of achieving in life.

[@jeffryamirol6068]

It's almost the end of 2019 and im still here..

[@suhailazainudin9919]

Me too

[@natalijaelez3290]

Same

[@jeffryamirol6068]

@Dustin J thanks bro..Merry Christmas

[@RT-zu4ju]

🤘

[@gabriellehaigh5772]

iT IS NOW 2020 :D

[@nickdelacruz6775]

Torches was/is supremely underrated

[@yomeiniagundez6882]

La escuchare hasta el último momento de mi vida y me seguirá gustando por igual 😇

[@acebalboa6050]

The entire torches album imo is legendary if u like this kind of song then your epic and special in every way

[@faithsasser5679]

I started watching this and thinking , wow this reminds me of the lord of the flies, and then I saw the pigs head

[@tianam.1183]

Yes! Ikr xD😝

[@udaykanungo4169]

+Faith Sasser Jeez, the same thing I thought. Loved the book, and they always make so sophisticated music videos. Btw, in the book, I think it was a 'boar'.

[@WinRing86]

Same

[@Gribmamo]

Faith Sasser mad maze too

[@toasted518]

Faith Sasser as soon as they hit him with the hockey stick and all the kids came out I thought of lord of the flies lmao 😂😂

[@ch053n8]

I got traumatized when I saw this when I was 10. I would listen to FTP on KZbin on repeat and still watch even thought their songs and videos scarred the shit out of me.

[@marsw0rld]

SAME

[@lemurm8620]

+Maura Spaghetti Are you from Tumblr

[@marsw0rld]

+Communist Yoda yes? bearodynamics.tumblr.com

[@trinalps]

+chosen_direction *scared

[@ch053n8]

trinalps I realized that right after I published my comment, thanks anyway

[@Katzenkaiser4]

how does this still not have several hundreds of millions of views?

[@timwebb4422]

Must need to add WAP to the title for them to listen lol great song ,awesome video and one kick ass band

[@lemurm8620]

WOW NEW FALLOUT 4 TRAILER

[@brettgarneau6585]

lol

[@danimartins_]

+Communist Yoda Oh Man!

[@melancholiccasanova6952]

damn

[@GutsOnSite]

tru

[@user-cj8by5fm3v]

me！

[@user-qg2zl4of3f]

何回聴いても飽きることなく定期的に聴きたくなる…

[@Entertainment0verdose]

God I love this song it’s very personal to me, loved this song when I was young and still had a stable family and a home my old pets years were I only had to worry about my schoolwork and cartoons but even as I grow up I can look back and reflect on my past and the people who made it great this song will always be here and forever remembered.

[@47goonz44]

This is seriously of the best albums of all time. No skips whatsoever.

[@planetxtk7567]

It's crazy. They make the songs sound so happy but the lyrics are always so sad. That makes this song just as sad as songs by artists that actually HAVE sad moods to their music.

[@xChemistryFTWx]

"You know those days when you wanna just choose to not get out of bed, get lost in your head again?"

[@elijahugm3661]

Anyone else here in 2024?

[@wcassin]

Me

[@jill1026]

Me!! I used to love this song and music video

[@j0hnnibal6]

me

[@luviante]

Me ^u^

[@jshnitzel9726]

☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽

[@_.theeweeknd._]

So much creativity from these guys. I never tire from listening to their music🔆

[@juliaamezcua7706]

foster the people never fails

[@juliaamezcua7706]

yea they do fail... FAIL TO DISAPPOINT

[@chasemormur]

dude i made a sick rmeix to this if you wanna check it out!! soundcloud.com/chase-mormur/sip-of-somthing-poison

[@juliaamezcua7706]

+Chase Mormur I LOVE IT im honestly super impressed it's fantastic tysm

[@chasemormur]

Thank you!!

[@rickyg8462]

Julia Amezcua This n Houdini I think are my favorites

[@tachysphex4095]

what i understand from the video: it happens after a war, Mark got caught in it but survived and is going home, the kids used a baby to atractt people that are compassive enough, then they use that machine to drain age, because they want to stop war by elimitinating adult people

[@mathmachine474]

Omg, i just realized that part about stopping war! I didn't pick up on that!

[@pl4ntf00d]

No it's about old marks drug addiction

[@carlosantoniogonzalesrodri5257]

Really great interpretation man, didn't realize that point of view! (Y)

[@yaizalopez6383]

+Jeffrey Fang We're talking about the VIDEO. We know the song is about Mark's addiction.

[@AdamG1983]

+Jeffrey Fang His former girlfriend's addiction.

[@chuckbass6011]

Randomly started humming this song the other day. This took me entirely too long to find. So glad I finally did. Such a great song.

[@kenedaninja]

I used to HATE this song, don't know why, I absolutely LOVE it now! Brilliant video too.

[@liamferry4010]

same lol

[@dastardlydaring5142]

I loved it since I first heard it. I had no idea who Foster The People were when it came out, and I had to search the internet desperately with lyrics I remembered from it to find out what it was. Still is one of my favorite songs, and a great video too.

[@MinelasRs]

c00l

[@natbeee921]

is no one gonna talk about how these kids perfected the art of basically eternal life? no? ok

[@AbdulRehman-gi7yy]

I'm still trying to figure out whether or not the video itself carries any message or meaning as such :(

[@l0sts0ul89]

@@AbdulRehman-gi7yy it does

[@planemod8399]

@@AbdulRehman-gi7yy lol same here

[@planemod8399]

all I know is that those sketchy kids are trying to turn foster into a kid - idk why tho

[@florencebernard7044]

@@AbdulRehman-gi7yy I mean, there's a ton of references to Lord of the Flies

[@casuallad735]

This is better than pumped up kicks for me. The Chorus is so catchy. Makes u wanna dance

[@connorklingman3711]

This song really slaps hard even ten years later. It almost reminds me of my painful early days in high school. I’m surprised how much time has passed since then.

[@Borganov20]

Helena beat > pumped up kicks

[@Cyaneth]

LilBratsWurstTV Helena by My Chemical Romance > Foster the People

[@Kattaeko]

Scarabyte found the edgelord

[@Cyaneth]

Kattaeko Word

[@Cyaneth]

@Murdoc Cutting an Onion What is it then?? :)

[@Cyaneth]

@Murdoc Cutting an Onion i think Foster the people are good, but a lot of their songs are alike. very very very much alike. At least on Torches. I hope they have another popular song in the future... btw, I thought the song "Broken'' By Lovely the band was them, they sounded so much alike.

[@r.8738]

"I took a sip of something poison, a sip of something poison huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuu huuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuu uuuuiuuuuuuuuiuuu

[@bereniceortega3370]

I just want to thank my brothers for playing this song and making me grow up with these types of songs 🥴🤍

[@brandidavis8506]

torches is a testament to smiling thru the tears. an anamoly. music can save your life

[@MTWENTY]

Torches was an album that really got me through a lot when I was entering college. I can't really explain it, but the sound and lyrics were just perfect for its time

[@LOKUS11]

This song will never get old and will be one of the greatest Foster the people songs ever created.

[@leprekon8174]

Underrated song, pumped up kicks gets all the love but this is one of those songs that still sounds amazing 11 years later.

[@mattstevenson1062]

I remember watching this music video on MTV as a kid I spent 10 years trying to remember it and find it. I finally found it today. It felt like a bad itch I couldn’t scratch for 10 years feels good to get rid of it.

[@PaperBee]

Everyone is talking about the nostalgia and the song itself, but not the video? *the video is frickin messed up in the best way possible.* Like, *how and why in the **_world_** would they turn the dude into a kid?* And why would he eat the postcard? *AND HOW DID THE KIDS GET THEIR HANDS ON GUNS?* I love it

[@MrChump82]

They didn't turn him into an old person. They stole his vitality. Body snatches. Like witches do in movies. You could live forever if you could move your mind and soul into a much younger body every so often. 😉

[@alexisestralez4847]

This song is actually about Mark's overcoming drug abuse. He has said that in interviews. And what I understand about this video is that he's on his way to this fucked up world again, driving himself to an emptiness place of darkness and these kids represent the overcoming, at the beginning was so difficult and it hurt, like we see how his ass is being kicked. The old man represents how haggard he is while doing drugs. He wants to start over and that's why he turned into a kid. And according to the end, I see those kids celebration as a "victory against this battle" and Mark sees this photo that says come back soon on it, hinting the drugs; then he turns to see that horrible place thinking "fuck that shit"... I was also wondering why "Helena Beat" and I really believe that it is because Mark's ex girlfriend is called Helena (that's well known) and I reckon she encouraged him to get over this problem. But of course that's only my perspective :) I freaking love both this video and song!

[@MrGemHunter]

they got the gun from a box in his daddys closet full of fun things

[@tripi7906]

Thank you for that explanation!

[@cdub26w42]

@@alexisestralez4847 "Helena Beat" or Hell in a Beat...

[@Things606]

Thought this band had a female singer first times I heard em

[@Sheppy99]

You and everyone else but isn't it more awesome knowing his voice is that unique? sort of like Adam from Maroon 5.

[@Roebuck325]

Listen to the Neighbourhood, you thought this guy sounds feminine

[@ByzantineBob96]

Sheppy99 The lead singer of Fun. Also has a kind of female sounding voice when you first here him, great singer also

[@Roebuck325]

Robert Hughes Holy crap wtf, you thought he was a female, neither him or the singer of Foster the People sound like a girl LOL.

[@ByzantineBob96]

Chris Evans no i didnt think he was a female, i said his voice has a sort of feminine element if you will. And no i didnt say mark foster has a female sounding voice, the other guy did

[@shimmeringfairydust3275]

I worship this album! (And their others). They kinda remind me of a modern day Scritti Politti, with these fantastic, catchy melodies and Mark Foster’s high-pitched, angelic vocals. Just tremendously impressive.