The filings from my fingernails are
Semi-precious jewels
On a trip north
I caught a cold and blew
My nose giving oil to the Arab world
I am so hip even my errors are correct
I sailed west to reach east and had to round off
The earth as I went
The hair from my head thinned and gold was laid
Across three continents
I am so perfect so divine so ethereal so surreal
I cannot be comprehended except by my permission
I mean...I...can fly
Like a bird in the sky
A play on the pop culture phrase “fly,” meaning amazing/great. The speaker compares herself to a bird to further illustrate her coolness and literary ability to “fly.” 
 Also a quotation from “ I Can’t Get Next to You ,” a then-recent hit by The Temptations. 

Ego-Tripping there may be a reason