Helena Beat (4:33)

Cover of Torches

From Torches and 11 other releases

The Helena Beat Songfacts says that bass player Cubbie Fink explained at the Lollapalooza festival that the song is about: “The facade in Hollywood that there’s all these young, beautiful people partying in this drug culture and getting lost in it. They’re searching for the fountain of youth.”

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Sometimes life it takes you by the hair, pulls you down
Before you know it, it's gone and you're dead again
I've been in places and I wont pretend
Yeah I'd make it out just to fall on my head

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  • Thonydef

    yea yea yea yea yea it's alright. I took a sip of something poison better hold on tight!

    23 May 6:53pm Reply
  • LukeThreatt

    gotta love this track!

    22 May 12:59am Reply
  • citloves

    I love Foster the People!!!

    16 Apr 11:05pm Reply
  • bledziorek

    AWESOME SONG! love it so much

    24 Mar 3:33pm Reply
  • Schwarzohr

    cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    16 Mar 11:14am Reply
  • Setptember21

    OMG! i just love Foster the People with their catchy lyrics and beats.

    10 Mar 6:17pm Reply
  • NotTheLuckyOne

    brilliant

    25 Feb 6:10pm Reply
  • Too-Loud

    Yeah yeah and it's okay. I tied my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way. Yeah yeah and I'm alright. I took a sip of something poison, but i'll hold on tight. Damn, almost forgot this song... now I gotta play it a few times because it's so good :D

    17 Feb 1:40am Reply
  • BeatleFreak98

    I have such a strong passion for this song...wow. <3

    6 Feb 10:11pm Reply
  • djnonplus

    This song will never get old. I still listen to it just as much as when it first came out.

    3 Feb 1:43pm Reply
  • SeriousFucker

    This is a good band but need some fresh guitar/drum work...you can keep entertaining people with just catchy tunes... they get old!!!

    22 Jan 5:01pm Reply
  • Gabriel_Falcao

    \o/

    22 Jan 3:20pm Reply
  • gaby_beatie

    'i took a sip of something poison but i'll hold on tight'

    19 Jan 8:25pm Reply
  • Konstantinus

    Yeah, that's it! ;D

    10 Jan 3:47pm Reply
  • C0MmErCial

    Electrifying!

    5 Jan 7:38am Reply
  • Kuratchi

    One of my favorite bands!

    2 Jan 9:18pm Reply
  • chr1sty1

    I LOVE Foster the People.......<3 <3 <3

    30 Dec 2012 Reply
  • coldplayer4242

    i love this music and love foster the people <3

    27 Dec 2012 Reply
  • bianca_lg_xx

    That beat is so gooood...I just find myself toe-tapping to this at work right now haha

    12 Dec 2012 Reply
  • Sadie1993b

    I love how before the lyrics begin there's about a minute of just instrumental. Such a great song.

    7 Dec 2012 Reply
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