Wings
[00:03.16] I was seven years old
[00:04.41] When I got my first pair
[00:06.65] And I stepped outside
[00:08.90] And I was like, "Momma
[00:10.41] This air bubble right here
[00:11.92] It’s gonna make me fly"
[00:14.90] I hit that court
[00:16.65] And when I jumped, I jumped
[00:19.15] I swear I got so high
[00:21.66] I touched the net, "Mom, I touched the net!
[00:23.65] This is the best day of my life"
[00:28.41] Air Maxes were next
[00:30.40] That air bubble, that mesh
[00:32.41] The box, the smell, the stuffing, the tread
[00:34.41] In school
[00:35.16] I was so cool
[00:37.40] I knew that I couldn’t crease em
[00:38.90] My friends couldn’t afford em
[00:40.67] Four stripes on their Adidas
[00:42.41] On the court I wasn’t the best
[00:43.91] But my kicks were like the pros
[00:45.66] Yo, I stick out my tongue so everyone could see that logo
[00:48.91] Nike Air Flight, book bag was so dope
[00:51.91] And then my friend Carlos’ brother got murdered for his fours
[00:56.15] Whoa
[01:00.15] See he just wanted a jump shot
[01:02.15] But they wanted his Starter coat, though
[01:03.91] Didn’t wanna get caught
[01:05.40] From Genesee Park to Othello
[01:07.16] You'd get clowned for those Pro Wings, with the velcro
[01:09.16] Those were not tight
[01:10.91] I was trying to fly without leaving the ground
[01:11.90] Cause I wanted to be like Mike, right
[01:14.93] Wanted to be him
[01:17.16] I wanted to be that guy
[01:18.66] I wanted to touch the rim
[01:20.66] I wanted to be cool
[01:22.15] And I wanted to fit in
[01:23.66] I wanted what he had, America, it begins
[01:27.41] I wanna fly
[01:29.15] Can you take me far away
[01:33.65] Give me a star to reach for
[01:36.41] Tell me what it takes
[01:38.40] And I’ll go so high
[01:40.91] I’ll go so high
[01:42.65] My feet won’t touch the ground
[01:45.15] Just stitch my wings
[01:46.65] And pull the strings
[01:48.43] I bought these dreams
[01:50.90] That all fall down
[01:53.40] We want what we can’t have
[01:54.90] Commodity makes us want it
[01:56.41] So expensive, damn
[01:58.16] I just got to flaunt it
[01:59.40] Got to show em
[02:00.40] So exclusive, this that new shit
[02:02.66] A hundred dollars for a pair of shoes
[02:04.41] I would never hoop in
[02:06.15] Look at me, look at me
[02:07.90] I’m a cool kid
[02:09.40] I’m an individual, yeah
[02:11.15] But I’m part of a movement
[02:13.17] My movement told me be a consumer and I consumed it
[02:15.66] They told me to just do it
[02:17.15] I listened to what that swoosh said
[02:19.15] Look at what that swoosh did
[02:20.66] See it consumed my thoughts
[02:21.66] "Are you stupid?
[02:25.92] Don’t crease 'em! Just leave 'em in that box!"
[02:26.41] Strangled by these laces, laces I can barely talk
[02:27.41] That’s my air bubble and I’m lost, if it pops
[02:30.15] We are what we wear
[02:33.41] We wear what we are
[02:34.65] But see I look inside the mirror and think Phil Knight tricked us all
[02:37.90] Will I stand for change
[02:39.90] Or stay in my box
[02:41.66] These Nikes help me define me
[02:43.16] But I’m trying to take mine
[02:45.17] Off
[03:36.40] I wanna fly
[03:39.40] Can you take me far away
[03:43.66] Give me a star to reach for
[03:46.17] Tell me what it takes
[03:48.41] And I’ll go so high
[03:50.65] I’ll go so high
[03:52.65] My feet won’t touch the ground
[03:54.66] Just stitch my wings
[03:57.41] And pull the strings
[03:58.41] I bought these dreams
[04:00.67] That all fall down
[04:13.43] They started out
[04:17.15] With what I wear to school
[04:18.65] That first day
[04:19.65] Like these are what make you cool
[04:21.44] And this pair, this would be my parachute
[04:24.40] So much more than just a pair of shoes
[04:26.91] Nah, this is what I am
[04:28.68] What I wore, this is the source of my youth
[04:30.66] This dream that they sold to you
[04:33.66] For a hundred dollars and some change
[04:35.91] Consumption is in the veins
[04:37.66] And now I see it’s just another pair of shoes
