By: Isabel Heller

"Wing$" By: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis I was seven years old, when I got my first pair And I stepped outside And I was like, "Momma, this air bubble right here, it's gonna make me fly" I hit back-court and when I jumped, I jumped, I swear I got so high I touched the net, "Mom, I touched the net," this is the best day of my life Air Max's were next, That air bubble, that mesh The box, the smell, the stuffin', the tread, At school I was so cool I knew that I couldn't crease 'em My friends couldn't afford 'em Four stripes on their Adidas On the court I wasn't the best, but my kicks were like the pros Yo, I stick out my tongue so everyone could see that logo Nike Air Flight, but that was so dope And then my friend Carlos' brother got murdered for his Fours*, whoa See he just wanted a jump shot, but they wanted his Starter coat, though Didn't wanna get caught, from Genesee Park to Othello You could clown for those Pro Wings, with the Velcro Those were not tight I was trying to fly without leaving the ground, Cause I wanted to be like Mike, right Wanted to be him, I wanted to be that guy, I wanted to touch the rim I wanted to be cool, and I wanted to fit in, I wanted what he had, America, it begins I want to fly Can you take me far away? Give me a star to reach for Tell me what it takes And I'll go so high I'll go so high My feet won't touch the ground I stitch my wings And pull the strings I bought these dreams That all fall down We want what we can't have, commodity makes us want it So expensive, ****, I just got to flaunt it Got to show 'em, so exclusive, this that new shit A hundred dollars for a pair of shoes I would never hoop in Look at me, look at me, I'm a cool kid I'm an individual, yeah, but I'm part of a movement My movement told me be a consumer and I consumed it They told me to just do it, I listened to what that swoosh said Look at what that swoosh did See it consumed my thoughts Are you stupid, don't crease 'em, just leave 'em in that box Strangled by these laces, laces I can barely talk That's my air bubble and I'm lost if it pops We are what we wear, we wear what we are But see I look inside the mirror and think Phil Knight tricked us all Will I stand for change or stay in my box These Nikes help me define me, but I'm trying to take mine off I want to fly Can you take me far away? Give me a star to reach for Tell me what it takes And I'll go so high I'll go so high My feet won't touch the ground I stitch my wings And pull the strings I bought these dreams That all fall down It started out with what I wear to school That first day, like these are what make you cool And this pair, this would be my parachute So much more than just a pair of shoes Nah, this is what I am What I wore, this is the source of my youth This dream that they sold to you For a hundred dollars and some change Consumption is in the veins And now I see it's just another pair of shoes [* Air Jordan IV]

This song relates to me because I used to think that Jordan shoes were so cool and they made you cool if you had a pair but then I realized it was really just another pair of shoes.

"Royals" By: Lorde [Verse 1] I've never seen a diamond in the flesh I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies And I'm not proud of my address, In a torn-up town, no postcode envy But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room, We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams. But everybody's like Cristal*, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece. Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash. We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair. And we'll never be royals (royals). It don't run in our blood, That kind of luxe just ain't for us. We crave a different kind of buzz. Let me be your ruler (ruler), You can call me queen Bee And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule. Let me live that fantasy. [Verse 2] My friends and Iwe've cracked the code. We count our dollars on the train to the party. And everyone who knows us knows that we're fine with this, We didn't come for money. But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom. Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room, We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams. But everybody's like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece. Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair And we'll never be royals (royals). It don't run in our blood That kind of luxe just ain't for us. We crave a different kind of buzz. Let me be your ruler (ruler), You can call me queen Bee And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule. Let me live that fantasy. Ooh ooh oh We're bigger than we ever dreamed, And I'm in love with being queen. Ooh ooh oh Life is great without a care We aren't caught up in your love affair. And we'll never be royals (royals). It don't run in our blood That kind of luxe just ain't for us. We crave a different kind of buzz Let me be your ruler (ruler), You can call me queen Bee And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule. Let me live that fantasy. [* Cristal is a form of sparkling wine produced by Louis Roederer.]

This song relates to me because Im kind of poor and i dream of driving cadillacs in my dreams...

"Wake Me Up" By: Avicii Feeling my way through the darkness Guided by a beating heart I can't tell where the journey will end But I know where to start They tell me I'm too young to understand They say I'm caught up in a dream Well life will pass me by if I don't open up my eyes Well that's fine by me [2x] So wake me up when it's all over When I'm wiser and I'm older All this time I was finding myself And I didn't know I was lost I tried carrying the weight of the world But I only have two hands Hope I get the chance to travel the world But I don't have any plans Wish that I could stay forever this young Not afraid to close my eyes Life's a game made for everyone And love is the prize [2x] So wake me up when it's all over When I'm wiser and I'm older All this time I was finding myself And I didn't know I was lost Didn't know I was lost I didn't know I was lost I didn't know I was lost I didn't know (didn't know, didn't know)

This song relates to me because everyone always tells me that im too young to understand. I also really wish i could stay this young forever!

"White Walls" Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (feat. Schoolboy Q & Hollis) I wanna be free, I wanna just live Inside my Cadillac, that is my shit Now I throw it up (now throw that up) Thats what it is (thats what it is) In my C A D I L L A C ***** (*****) Cant see me through my tints (nah ah) Im riding real slow (slow motion) In my paint wet dripping shining like my 24s (umbrella) I don't got 24s (no oh) But Im on those Vogues Thats those big white walls, round them hundred spokes Old school like old English in that brown paper bag Im rolling in that same whip that my granddad had Hello, haters, **** yall mad 30k on the Caddy, now how backpack rap is that? I got that off-black Cadillac, midnight drive I got that gas pedal, leaned back, taking my time Im rollin' out, roof off, letting in sky I shine, the city never looked so bright Man Im lounging in some **** Bernie Mac wouldve been proud of Looking down from heaven like **** thats stylish Smilin, dont pay attention to the mileage Can I hit the freeway? Illegally going 120 Easy weaving in and out of the traffic They cannot catch me, Im smashing Im ducking bucking them out here Im looking ******* fantastic, I am up in a classic Now I know what its like under the city lights Riding into the night, driving over the bridge The same one we walked across as kids Knew Id have a whip but never one like this Old school, old school, Candy paint, two seater Yea, Im from Seattle, theres ***** Honda Civics I couldnt tell you about paint either But I really wanted a Caddy so I put in the hours And roll on over to the dealer And I found the car, junior, there's a bargain with this geezer Got the keys in and as I was leaving I started screaming I got that off-black Cadillac, midnight drive Got that gas pedal, leaned back, taking my time Im rollin' out, roof off, letting in sky I shine, the city never looked so bright

I got that off-black Cadillac, midnight drive Got that gas pedal, leaned back, taking my time Im rollin' out, roof off, letting in sky I shine, the city never looked so bright Backwoods and **** White **** in the backseat snorting **** She doing line after line like shes writing rhymes I had it ***** my love, tryna blow her mind Cadillac pimpin, my uncle was on 14 I stole his keys Me and my ****** was gone Stealin' portions of his liquor, water in his Patron Drivin' smiling like I won the ******* lottery homes (******' lottery homes) Tires with the spokes on it and the Vogues, too Mustard and mayonnaise, keeping the buns All of my dogs hanging out the window Young as whoosh, ******* like we ball Tryna **** em all, kill the ******* wimps See whats poppin at the mall, meet a bad ***** Slap her booty with my palms You can smoke the *****, I was tearing down the walls Im ************* awe...some Son, swear these eyes tryna hypnotize Grip the leather steering wheel while I grip the thighs See the lust stuck up in her eyes Maybe she like the ride or did she like the smoke? Or does she want it low? This **** a Coupe de Ville so youll never know So we cool with ******, my ***** **** the limit Got a window tinted for showing gangstas in it Slice off when the gas is finished, Q I got that off-black Cadillac, midnight drive Got that gas pedal, leaned back, taking my time Im rollin' out, roof off, letting in sky I shine, the city never looked so bright Got that off-black Cadillac, midnight drive Got that gas pedal, leaned back, taking my time Im rollin' out, roof off, letting in sky I shine, the city never looked so, looked so bright.

This song relates to me because i love cadillacs. Theres also a huge white wall in my wall of getting one..

"Can't Hold Us" By: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (feat. Ray Dalton) [Intro:] Ay, ay, ay Good to see you, come on in, let's go Yeah, let's go Alright, alright OK, uh, alright, OK Alright, OK Return of the Mack, get up! What it is, what it does, what it is, what it isnt. Looking for a better way to get up out of bed Instead of getting on the Internet and checking a new hit Get up! Fresh out, pimp strut walking, little bit of humble, little bit of cautious Somewhere between like Rocky and Cosby. Sweater gang, nope, nope yall cant copy Yup. Bad, moon walking, this here is our party, my posse's been on Broadway, And we did it our way. Grown music, I shed my skin and put my bones into everything I record to it And yet Im on. Let that stage light go and shine on down, Got that Bob Barker suit game and plinko in my style. Money, stay on my craft and stick around for those pounds, But I do that to pass the torch and put on for my town Trust me. On my I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T **** hustler, Chasing dreams since I was fourteen with the four track bussing Halfway cross that city with the backpack, fat cat, crushing Labels out here, Now they cant tell me nothing We give that to the people, Spread it across the country Labels out here, Now they cant tell me nothing We give it to the people, Spread it across the country Can we go back, this is the moment Tonight is the night, well fight 'til its over So we put our hands up like the ceiling cant hold us Like the ceiling cant hold us Can we go back, this is the moment Tonight is the night, well fight 'til its over So we put our hands up like the ceiling cant hold us Like the ceiling cant hold us

Now, can I kick it? Thank you. Yeah I'm so **** grateful. I grew up, really wanted gold fronts But thats what you get when Wu Tang raised you Yall cant stop me, go hard like I got an 808 in my heart beat And Im eating at the beat like you gave a little speed to a great white shark on Raw. Tell me go up. Gone! Deuces goodbye. I got a world to see, and my girl she wanna see Rome, Caesar make you a believer. Now I never ever did it for a throne. That validation comes from giving it back to the people. Now sing this song and it goes like Raise those hands, this is our party We came here to live life like nobody was watching I got my city right behind me If I fall, they got me. Learn from that failure gain humility and then we keep marching ourselves Can we go back, this is the moment Tonight is the night, well fight 'til its over So we put our hands up like the ceiling cant hold us Like the ceiling cant hold us Can we go back, this is the moment Tonight is the night, well fight 'til its over So we put our hands up like the ceiling cant hold us Like the ceiling cant hold us And so we put our hands up And so we put our hands up Wa oh oh oh wa oh oh oh wa oh oh Let's go! Na na na na na na na na (aha) Hey And all my people say Na na na na na na na na (that's right, feels good) Hey And all my people say Na na na na na na na na (it's alright) (oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh) And all my people say Na na na na na na na na Ma-ckle-more [Album version ending:] Can we go back, this is the moment Tonight is the night, well fight 'til its over So we put our hands up like the ceiling cant hold us Like the ceiling cant hold us Can we go back, this is the moment Tonight is the night, well fight 'til its over So we put our hands up like the ceiling cant hold us Like the ceiling cant hold us.

This song relates to me because no matter what i cant be held back i will chase my dreams no matter what.