Not knowing this song, that line could be interpreted as a school shooting song. Does “Pumped Up Kicks” have some competition? And people say America has no identity.
They’re not explicitly a Christian rock group, and not self-proclained. Amy Lee and Ben Moody met as teens at a Christian youth camp, and Christian radio loved to play Bring Me to Life because they thought it referenced the resurrection.
Still blows my mind that they’re a Christian rock band.
Sure you’re not thinking of P.O.D?
You know, “Instead of a test, I took two to the chest” was definitely an eye-opening lyric for this Canadian to hear, Christian band or not.
Not knowing this song, that line could be interpreted as a school shooting song. Does “Pumped Up Kicks” have some competition? And people say America has no identity.
It was most definitely a ‘school shooting song’, though it does add other elements to it.
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It was most definitely a ‘school shooting song’
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Look it up, Evanescence is a self-proclaimed Christian rock band.
They’re not explicitly a Christian rock group, and not self-proclained. Amy Lee and Ben Moody met as teens at a Christian youth camp, and Christian radio loved to play Bring Me to Life because they thought it referenced the resurrection.
Welp, my mistake. I remembered differently.