Swoosh [x10]... naaaaailed it

Sure you can-hundreds of folks out-drove the waters of the inland swoosh that day-

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"Ya'll think I'm kidding? It's no big thing
What I'd seen made my heart hurt, stomach turn, throat burn, teeth cringe
Spine tingle, and ribs sting
I noticed that the swoosh symbol was nothing but a whip in mid-swing."

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 backcourt, and when I jumped, I jumped, I swear I got so high
I touched the net, Momna 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, in school
I was so cool
I knew that I couldn’t crease ‘em
My friends couldn’t afford ‘em
Four stripes, some Air-didas
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 bad 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 to start a cult though
Didn’t wanna get caught, from Genesee Park to Othello
You could clown for those Probings, with the velcro
Those were not tight
I was trying to fly without leaving the ground, cuz 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

[Chorus]
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
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, damn, 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, yea, 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, and I’m trying to take mine, off

[Chorus]
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
Stitch my wings
And pull the strings
I bought these dreams
That all fall down

They 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

Curious what people seem to think is a "bang for your buck" logo? Does everything need a bevel, a glow, or a swoosh?

@A10anis - Just a heads up.

Actually you just proved they aren't wheeled shoes. The videosift title says they are, but it's incorrect. Put the video you linked in 720p and go max screen, you notice the Nike Swoosh on each shoe. Nike DOES NOT MAKE WHEELED SHOES!!!!

You notice the green one, where it's a black outline with the swoosh inside of it, you notice he is wearing that same shoe pair in this video. So thank you for actually proving me right. I couldn't see what kind of shoe he was wearing in the original video, this confirmed it.

Here are the shoes he is wearing. Nike Free Run +3.

http://store.nike.com/us/en_us/?l=shop,pdp,ctr-inline/cid-1/pid-463068/pgid-450899

TL;DR = Nike doesn't make Wheel shows, dude is wearing Nike.

>> ^bareboards2:

@Bloodscourge @A10anis
http://videosift.com/video/Super-Moonwalker-also-does-bac
k-flips-In-his-wheelie-shoes
Does this settle whether there are wheels or not?

That is no Kung Fu master -- that's a drunken Emperor Palpatine. Watch out for his mental lightsaber! SWOOSH!

Swoosh it up a bit!

>> ^raverman:

Funny...
but i hate that they added lame foley sound effects over the top.
slap! swoosh! thump! scream! crash!
Seriously? are people getting so dumb that everything has to sound like a cartoon?

I wouldn't have understood what was happening without those sounds.

>> ^robbersdog49:

>> ^undefined:
Funny...
but i hate that they added lame foley sound effects over the top.
slap! swoosh! thump! scream! crash!
Seriously? are people getting so dumb that everything has to sound like a cartoon?

I agree. This video should be taken far more seriously than that...


BECAUSE EVERYTHING IN LIFE IS SRS BSNS.

>> ^undefined:

Funny...
but i hate that they added lame foley sound effects over the top.
slap! swoosh! thump! scream! crash!
Seriously? are people getting so dumb that everything has to sound like a cartoon?


I agree. This video should be taken far more seriously than that...

Funny...
but i hate that they added lame foley sound effects over the top.
*slap! swoosh! thump! scream! crash!*

Seriously? are people getting so dumb that everything has to sound like a cartoon?

Dude, this foley artist is amazing! My favorite were the rope swooshing sound effects...