I’m watching culture and responding to it. But I also want to say that 10 years ago when I wrote it, it was a warning. And I think some people were embarrassed that they didn’t realize it in the beginning - that they had been dancing to it. But it took people a while to really let the lyrics get into their bones, and I think that once the lyrics got under their skin, it was a bit of a slap in the face. What’s interesting about it to me was, topically, struck a chord and resonated with people, which is why the song became what it did. There were other songs that I’d written before that - that I would get excited about and say people are going to connect with and like - and nothing happens. The fact that it took off in the first place was something that I never predicted would happen. It’s been interesting to watch the lifespan of that song. Were you surprised that that was how people took it? Obviously the song is speaking about violent things, but it is a misconception that it’s about a school shooting. I mean, it’s not a big point that you have to hit home, I just want to point that out. It’s really more about this person’s psyche. Well, I’ll stop you in the question and say the school shooting part of it was never spoken about in the song. I think people filled in the blanks that it was about a school shooting, but I never say anything about a school in the song. Can you share a little about how you wrote the song and where that idea came from? ![]() So the song was written from the perspective of Robert, a high schooler with plans to go through with a school shooting. Why would you retire your most popular song? Well, it’s complicated.īelow, Foster talks with Billboard about the song’s legacy, how it took off and why he’s weighing the decision to retire it for good. ![]() “It’s something that I’ve been wrestling with,” he tells Billboard. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, Foster says he might be ready to retire the song for good. ![]() So it may be surprising that, when reflecting on the song eight years after it reached No.
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