Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis - Wing$(2012)

[00:00.24] I was seven years old, when I got my first pair
[00:04.90] And I stepped outside
[00:08.06] And I was like, momma, this air bubble right here
[00:11.01] It's gonna make me fly
[00:15.07] I hit that court and when I jumped
[00:17.23] I jumped, I swear I got so high
[00:21.48] I touched the net, mom, I touched the net
[00:24.31] This is the best day of my life
[00:28.24] Air Max's were next
[00:29.42] That air bubble, that mesh
[00:31.41] The box, the smell, the stuffin', the tread
[00:34.76] At school, I was so cool
[00:36.46] I knew that I couldn't crease 'em
[00:38.55] My friends couldn't afford 'em
[00:39.91] Four stripes on their Adidas
[00:41.77] On the court I wasn't the best
[00:43.32] But my kicks were like the pros
[00:44.99] Yo, I stick out my tongue
[00:46.43] So everyone could see that logo
[00:48.22] Nike Air Flight, book bag was so dope
[00:51.37] And then my friend Carlos' brother
[00:52.69] Got murdered for his Fours, whoa
[00:57.40] See he just wanted a jump shot
[00:59.71] But they wanted his Starter coat, though
[01:02.02] Didn't wanna get caught, from Genesee Park to Othello
[01:04.93] You'd get clowned for those Pro Wings, with the velcro
[01:07.00] Those were not tight
[01:08.49] I was trying to fly without leaving the ground
[01:11.16] 'Cause I wanted to be like Mike, right
[01:13.26] Wanted to be him
[01:15.14] I wanted to be that guy, I wanted to touch the rim
[01:18.02] I wanted to be cool, and I wanted to fit in
[01:18.78] I wanted what he had, America, it begins
[01:25.81] I wanna fly
[01:27.32] Can you take me far away?
[01:31.94] Give me a star to reach for
[01:34.44] Tell me what it takes
[01:36.81] And I'll go so high
[01:39.65] I'll go so high
[01:41.08] My feet won't touch the ground
[01:43.63] Just stitch my wings
[01:45.16] And pull the strings
[01:46.95] I bought these dreams
[01:49.09] That all fall down
[01:50.62] We want what we can't have
[01:52.16] The commodity makes us want it
[01:53.97] So expensive, damn, I just got to flaunt it
[01:57.25] Got to show 'em, so exclusive, this that new shit
[01:59.96] A hundred dollars for a pair of shoes
[02:02.50] I would never hoop in
[02:04.27] Look at me, look at me, I'm a cool kid
[02:06.53] I'm an individual, yeah, but I'm part of a movement
[02:10.41] My movement told me be a consumer
[02:12.77] And I consumed it
[02:13.75] They told me to just do it
[02:15.12] I listened to what that swoosh said
[02:17.30] Look at what that swoosh did
[02:18.76] See it consumed my thoughts
[02:20.41] Are you stupid, don't crease 'em
[02:22.28] Just leave 'em in that box
[02:23.51] Strangled by these laces, laces I can barely talk
[02:26.66] That's my air bubble and I'm lost if it pops
[02:30.08] We are what we wear
[02:31.50] We wear what we are
[02:32.77] But see I look inside the mirror
[02:34.40] And think Phil Knight tricked us all
[02:35.94] Will I stand for change or stay in my box?
[02:39.21] These Nikes help me define me
[02:40.91] But I'm trying to take mine, off
[02:46.18] I wanna fly
[02:49.70]
[03:50.20] Can you take me far away?
[03:54.55] Give me a star to reach for
[03:57.05] Tell me what it takes
[03:59.45] And I'll go so high
[04:01.95] I'll go so high
[04:03.88] My feet won't touch the ground
[04:06.42] Just stitch my wings
[04:08.02] And pull the strings
[04:09.83] I bought these dreams
[04:12.08] That all fall down
[04:16.94]
[04:27.43] It started out with what I wear to school
[04:30.20] That first day, like these are what make you cool
[04:33.52] And this pair, this would be my parachute
[04:36.34] So much more than just a pair of shoes
[04:39.18] Nah, this is what I am
[04:40.38] What I wore, this is the source of my youth
[04:42.85] This dream that they sold to you
[04:45.19] For a hundred dollars and some change
[04:48.03] Consumption is in the veins
[04:49.57] And now I see it's just another pair of shoes
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