Wing - Macklemore
[00:02.40] I was seven years old, when I got my first pair
[00:06.42] And I stepped outside
[00:08.17] And I was like, "Momma, this air bubble right here, it's gonna make me fly"
[00:15.09] I hit that court and when I jumped, I jumped, I swear I got so high
[00:21.61] I touched the net, "Mom, I touched the net," this is the best day of my life
[00:27.89] Air Maxes were next,
[00:30.14] That air bubble, that mesh
[00:31.90] The box, the smell, the stuffin', the tread,
[00:34.81] At school
[00:35.81] I was so cool
[00:37.07] I knew that I couldn't crease 'em
[00:38.83] My friends couldn't afford 'em
[00:40.08] Four stripes on their Adidas
[00:41.84] On the court I wasn't the best, but my kicks were like the pros
[00:45.11] Yo, I stick out my tongue so everyone could see that logo
[00:48.62] Nike Air Flight, book bag was so dope
[00:51.62] And then my friend Carlos' brother got murdered for his Fours, whoa
[00:58.16] See he just wanted a jump shot, but they wanted his Starter coat, though
[01:02.16] Didn't wanna get caught, from Genesee Park to Othello
[01:05.18] You'd get clowned for those Pro Wings, with the Velcro
[01:07.43] Those were not tight
[01:08.94] I was trying to fly without leaving the ground,
[01:11.45] Cause I wanted to be like Mike, right
[01:13.96] Wanted to be him,
[01:15.47] I wanted to be that guy, I wanted to touch the rim
[01:18.48] I wanted to be cool, and I wanted to fit in,
[01:21.74] I wanted what he had, America, it begins
[01:25.51] I want to fly
[01:27.01] Can you take me far away?
[01:31.52] Give me a star to reach for
[01:34.04] Tell me what it takes
[01:36.29] And I'll go so high
[01:38.81] I'll go so high
[01:40.57] My feet won't touch the ground
[01:42.82] Just stitch my wings
[01:44.57] And pull the strings
[01:46.08] I bought these dreams
[01:48.59] That all fall down
[01:51.11] We want what we can't have, commodity makes us want it
[01:54.27] So expensive, damn, I just got to flaunt it
[01:57.28] Got to show 'em, so exclusive, this that new shit
[02:00.80] A hundred dollars for a pair of shoes I would never hoop in
[02:04.56] Look at me, look at me, I'm a cool kid
[02:07.58] I'm an individual, yeah, but I'm part of a movement
[02:10.83] My movement told me be a consumer and I consumed it
[02:13.84] They told me to just do it, I listened to what that swoosh said
[02:17.36] Look at what that swoosh did
[02:19.25] See it consumed my thoughts
[02:21.27] Are you stupid, don't crease 'em, just leave 'em in that box
[02:23.77] Strangled by these laces, laces I can barely talk
[02:26.78] That's my air bubble and I'm lost if it pops
[02:30.30] We are what we wear, we wear what we are
[02:32.81] But see I look inside the mirror and think Phil Knight tricked us all
[02:36.57] Will I stand for change or stay in my box
[02:39.59] These Nikes help me define me, but I'm trying to take mine off
[03:48.35] I want to fly
[03:50.11] Can you take me far away?
[03:54.87] Give me a star to reach for
[03:57.13] Tell me what it takes
[03:59.39] And I'll go so high
[04:01.65] I'll go so high
[04:03.40] My feet won't touch the ground
[04:05.92] Just stitch my wings
[04:07.68] And pull the strings
[04:09.18] I bought these dreams
[04:11.44] That all fall down
[04:27.00] They started out with what I wear to school
[04:29.51] That first day, like these are what make you cool
[04:32.78] And this pair, this would be my parachute
[04:35.79] So much more than just a pair of shoes
[04:38.30] Nah, this is what I am
[04:40.06] What I wore, this is the source of my youth
[04:42.33] This dream that they sold to you
[04:45.08] For a hundred dollars and some change
[04:47.09] Consumption is in the veins
[04:48.34] And now I see it's just another pair of shoes
