[00:00.00] 作曲 : Andrew Joslyn/Ryan Lewis[00:02.76]I was seven years old, when I got my first pair[00:07.33]And I stepped outside[00:09.18]And I was like, Momma, this air bubble right here, it’s gonna make me fly[00:15.57]I hit that court, and when I jumped, I jumped, I swear I got so high[00:22.05]I touched the net, Mom I touched the net, this is the best day of my life[00:28.74]Air Max’s were next,[00:30.69]That air bubble, that mesh[00:32.69]The box, the smell, the stuffin, the tread, in school[00:36.40]I was so cool[00:38.60]I knew that I couldn’t crease ‘em[00:40.11]My friends couldn’t afford ‘em[00:41.36]Four stripes, some Air-didas[00:42.46]On the court I wasn’t the best, but my kicks were like the pros[00:46.13]Yo, I stick out my tongue so everyone could see that logo[00:49.49]Nike Air Flight, but bad was so dopeNike Air Flight,[00:52.40]And then my friend Carlos’ brother got murdered for his fours, whoa[00:58.74]See he just wanted a jump shot, but they wanted to start a cult though[01:01.07]Didn’t wanna get caught, from Genesee Park to Othello[01:05.93]You could clown for those Probings, with the velcro[01:08.41]Those were not tight[01:10.26]I was trying to fly without leaving the ground, cuz I wanted to be like Mike, right[01:14.77]Wanted to be him[01:16.54]I wanted to be that guy, I wanted to touch the rim[01:20.11]I wanted to be cool, and I wanted to fit in[01:22.07]I wanted what he had, America, it begins[01:26.18]I want to fly[01:28.00]Can you take me far away[01:32.74]Give me a star to reach for[01:35.09]Tell me what it takes[01:37.29]And I’ll go so high[01:39.69]I’ll go so high[01:41.27]My feet won’t touch the ground[01:43.86]Stitch my wings[01:45.62]And pull the strings[01:47.05]I bought these dreams[01:49.26]That all fall down[01:52.23]We want what we can’t have, commodity makes us want it[01:55.34]So expensive, damn, I just got to flaunt it[01:58.11]Got to show ‘em, so exclusive, this that new shit[02:02.31]A hundred dollars for a pair of shoes I would never hoop in[02:05.48]Look at me, look at me, I’m a cool kid[02:08.84]I’m an individual, yea, but I’m part of a movement[02:11.39]My movement told me be a consumer and I consumed it[02:15.04]They told me to just do it, I listened to what that swoosh said[02:18.58]Look at what that swoosh did[02:20.75]See it consumed my thoughts[02:23.88]Are you stupid, don’t crease ‘em, just leave ‘em in that box[02:26.04]Strangled by these laces, laces I can barely talk[02:28.11]That’s my air bubble and I’m lost, if it pops[02:31.34]We are what we wear, we wear what we are[02:33.90]But see I look inside the mirror and think Phil Knight tricked us all[02:37.61]Will I stand for change, or stay in my box[02:40.56]These Nikes help me define me, and I’m trying to take mine, off[03:48.74]I want to fly[03:50.49]Can you take me far away[03:55.30]Give me a star to reach for[03:57.70]Tell me what it takes[03:59.80]And I’ll go so high[04:02.06]I’ll go so high[04:03.78]My feet won’t touch the ground[04:06.31]Stitch my wings[04:07.91]And pull the strings[04:09.51]I bought these dreams[04:11.78]That all fall down[04:27.06]They started out, with what I wear to school[04:29.71]That first day, like these are what make you cool[04:32.81]And this pair, this would be my parachute[04:35.94]So much more than just a pair of shoes[04:38.30]Nah, this is what I am[04:40.36]What I wore, this is the source of my youth[04:42.61]This dream that they sold to you[04:45.21]For a hundred dollars and some change[04:47.76]Consumption is in the veins[04:48.30]And now I see it’s just another pair of shoes