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“Fire Escape” is a subdued song about LA, where the band is from. In an interview with NPR, frontman Mark Foster commented on the song:
I mean, it’s about LA. It’s about the city and kind of – I guess to me, “Fire Escape” feels kind of just like the old man on the hill that really doesn’t say much...
[Verse 1]
I like to stick to walls
Observing conversations, lifting them when they fall
I am a fire escape
My spine is made of iron, my heart pumps out old red paint
[Bridge - Chorus]
Save yourself, save yourself, yourself
Save yourself, save yourself
[Verse 2]
I see the seasons change
All the young faces come and replace the dying ones
Sit out on Lexington and Vine
All the pimps and prostitutes wave you down at stopping signs
[Chorus]
Save yourself, save yourself, yourself
Save yourself, save yourself
[Verse 3]
Los Angeles, I've been waiting for you
To pick yourself up and change
The city you've made on this ocean of sand
Was founded on liars and self-made men
[Outro]
I've watched the dreamers find their legs
And I've seen the ones that come get reduced to bones and rags
'Cause I am a fire escape
My spine is made of iron, my heart pumps out old red paint
Save yourself, save yourself
(Save yourself) Save yourself, save yourself
Fire Escape was written by Mark Foster.
Fire Escape was produced by Paul Epworth.
Foster the People released Fire Escape on Fri Mar 14 2014.
I mean, it’s about LA. It’s about the city and kind of – I guess to me, “Fire Escape” feels kind of just like the old man on the hill that really doesn’t say much but has been kind of just watching his whole life; watching patterns and people and, you know, friends come and go . And he’s just kind o...