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What is the main theme of the song "Wing$" by Ryan Lewis?
What is the main theme of the song "Wing$" by Ryan Lewis?
- The narrator's journey to becoming a professional athlete
- The narrator's experience with sneakers and how they define him (correct)
- The narrator's struggle with consumerism
- The narrator's love for basketball
What is the narrator's opinion on the high prices of sneakers?
What is the narrator's opinion on the high prices of sneakers?
- He thinks they are worth the cost
- He believes it is a trick by Phil Knight to exploit consumers (correct)
- He acknowledges the consumerism but still buys them
- He thinks the prices are reasonable
What is the narrator's internal conflict in the song?
What is the narrator's internal conflict in the song?
- Whether to stay in his box or stand for change (correct)
- Whether to become a professional athlete or not
- Whether to buy more sneakers or not
- Whether to start his own sneaker company
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Study Notes
- The song is called "Wing$" by Ryan Lewis
- The lyrics focus on the narrator's experience with sneakers and how they define him
- He started with Air Jordans and felt like they made him fly
- He then moved on to Air Max's and felt cool in school
- He wanted to be like Michael Jordan and touch the rim
- He acknowledges the consumerism and high prices of sneakers
- The narrator questions whether Phil Knight tricked consumers
- He wonders if he should stand for change or stay in his box
- The narrator reflects on how sneakers have defined his youth
- The song ends by saying that consumption is in the veins and that sneakers are just another pair of shoes.
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