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Foster the People - Sit Next to Me
[Verse 1]
Yeah, it’s over, it’s over, I’m circling these vultures
Got me praying, man, this hunger, and feeling something rotten
Last time I saw you, said “What’s up?” and pushed right through
Then I tried to catch you but we’re always on the move
And now it’s over, we’re sober, symptoms of the culture
And the night ain’t getting younger, last call’s around the corner
Feeling kinda tempted and I’m pouring out the truth
Just fading out these talkers ‘cause now all I want is you
Just sayin’
[Chorus]
Come over here and sit next to me
We can see where things go naturally
Just say the word and I’ll part the sea
Just come over here and sit next to me
And I’ll take you high
[Verse 2]
Well, I ain’t frontin' my intention, got your man outlined in chalk
It's a midnight intervention, got no plans to make it stop
Last time I saw you, said you wanna keep it light
But I’m here to tell you I’m not trying to change your mind
It’s alright, ooh, it’s alright, oooh
[Chorus]
Yeah, come over here and sit next to me
We can see where things go naturally
Just say the word and I’ll part the sea
Just come over here and sit next to me
And I’ll take you high
[Bridge]
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright
[Chorus]
So come over here and sit next to me
We can see where things go naturally
Just say the word and I’ll part the sea
Just come over here and sit next to me
[Outro]
It's alright
“Sit Next to Me” was released on July 17, 2017, as the last promotional single of Foster the People’s third album "Sacred Hearts Club". The song is about frontman Mark Foster trying to reach a girl, maybe an ex-lover, and trying to set things right by letting the relationship flow naturally between the pair. A video for the song was released on November 10, 2017 featuring Instagram posts from influencers and celebrities. Mark Foster spent a lot of time in bars while recording in Los Angeles and ended up feeling jaded by the superficiality. In 2018 he said: "Everyone was trying to look cool, say the right thing and be at the center of the universe. It was like a fashion show. In that environment, I felt alone in a room packed with people." The yearning for someone authentic to enter the bar and sit next to Foster inspired the song’s title. According to Mark Foster in 2018 on the song’s slow-burning success: "It’s kind of crazy to me that it’s been on the radio for so long and it keeps continuing to grow. I guess it’s a sleeper. I think you have to hear it multiple times before it really gets inside of you. It’s not annoying. It’s not raising its hand saying “check me out!” It’s not “Versace! Versace Versace!” Also, we’re in summer and it’s a breezy song. It’s different from everything else that people are hearing on pop radio in a way that is probably refreshing. That’s my favorite thing in the world, making radio bend to me. It’s such a good feeling to write something that resonates and breaks the mold of the status quo. That’s what happened with “Pumped Up Kicks” and it’s happening again with “Sit Next to Me.” I love timeless pop."
