Music

The song "Wings" by Macklemore has a very deep meaning to it. He talks about today's generation caring about things in life that aren't important like being popular in school. An example of what they do to try to fit in is buying the newest shoes and clothes. In the song, he says "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." This line is powerful because he talks about the media taking advantage of kids and giving them happiness if they buy their product. What’s sad is he talks about what they would do anything to try and get these products, even kill someone over a pair of $100 sneakers. At the end of the song, he raps "What I wore, this is the source of my youth. This dream 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." This line is very big because he realizes that it isn’t necessary to spend so much time and money on trying to fit in because it does not matter at the end.