After a handful of spins, this track has grabbed me the most. The hook is off the hoo... wait I mean chain. And the lyrics are actually fairly deep too. It delves into the musician's dilemma - opening one's soul up to the masses. It speaks out against conforming and compromising due to fear, fostering the people (a bit of a stretch, I know, but deal with it) and encouraging them to stand strong and put their talents and skills to use. And sometimes we all wish we could pull off miraculous escapes like Houdini...
And lest you think that they're just hiding behind all the electronic sounds and synths...
And here's a hybrid live performance from SNL which still has some of the synths, but brings more focus on the keys and vox while adding some sick horns... (hey, ah, Foster The People, you got a little, uh, Ben Stiller on your shirt...)
Also featuring Kenny G. What.
"With the lights turned up, it's hard to hide
sometimes I want to disappear..."
(PS - Mark Foster kinda looks like Zach Braff...)
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