"Pumped Up Kicks"

Have you heard this song? I am pretty torn on how I feel about it. It has a catchy beat, and interesting sound, and yet every time I hear it, it brings me down. Perhaps I am reading too much into it, or perhaps my interpretation is way off. But maybe not. Maybe Foster the People wrote about a young boy with a gun for a reason. Because maybe mass killings happen way too often.
I don't understand them, even though I try. I guess that is all we can do though--try. Try to understand, because we never will really know. Maybe a little more understanding would stop them in the first place?

If you have a few minutes, read "The Fourth State of Matter," by Jo Ann Beard. It is a beautiful creative non-fiction account of the University of Iowa shooting.