Thus begins possibly the most reference-packed section of any verse in any song in the history of the universe!

Remember that the JAY Z references represent me. The high density of references in this section creates a picture of a lot of me with just thoughts of Blue strewn around rather than a healthy more even ratio of the two.

This is a reference to a classic freestyle by Jay which was adapted into multiple collaborations with Coldplay’s Chris Martin.

– Most Kingz

Most kings get their heads cut off

Returning to the thorns concept, I am acknowledging the fact that being the king to my queen could be detrimental to me rather than beneficial. But just as in the balancing act of the rewards and risks of being king, I feel caught between the risks and rewards of trying to earn Blue’s love.

In his fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, American author George R. R. Martin uses the blue flower as a reoccurring symbol to represent young women of the noble House Stark, often with hints to an illicit love affair. In one instance, Prince Rhaegar Targaryen uses blue winter roses to crown the Lady Lyanna Stark as the “Queen of Love and Beauty” at the Tournament of Harrenhal, passing over his own wife, Princess Elia of Dorne.

Blue is my queen of love and beauty but rather than me choosing her to be such, it was inevitable.

Definition of BLUE BLOOD — Merriam-webster

membership in a noble or socially prominent family; a member of a noble or socially prominent family... See the full definition

This is where the metaphors all begin to collide and combine.

This revives the metaphors from the first verse: light/color, darkness & water; and ties them into a new metaphor through allusion to the story of Noah.

Remember that light and color represent a positive and strong natured relationship. Darkness represents a negative and week relationship. Water represents something that in little bits can be good in our relationship but can also be dangerous and destructive in large amounts.

chasing rainbows — TheFreeDictionary.com

To pursue goals that are unrealistic, fanciful, or unlikely to happen. You can't chase rainbows your whole life-you need to pick a stable career and start being an adult. Constantly pursuing things that are unrealistic or unlikely to happen. You can't always be chasing rainbows your whole life-you need to pick a stable career and start being an adult.

It takes light to make a rainbow, so it is impossible to find one in the dark, yet I still look. Even If I reach the end of a rainbow, I will only find a pot of fool’s gold instead of real gold.

Color is just how our mind interprets wavelengths and it is not actually tangible or acquirable.

Basically, I am running impossible errands with no possible reward, yet I can’t help searching.

This ties in with Noah because he had to build an ark (arc) which he’d hoped would help him survive the imminent doom brought on by massive amounts of water, only to land in a cleansed world. He sailed for forty days and forty nights and was finally rewarded with a renewed land and a rainbow that symbolized how a negative situation can bring an outcome more positive than before. I, like Noah, will search with little hope in order to find my ultimate reward.

Remember what happened last time I was on a boat?

This likeness to Noah brings on an even bigger metaphor that encompasses the entire song.

If you search for a blue rose your search will not be rewarded.

In the same way, I may search for love from Bluerose but my love may never be returned.

Very few people ever get the chance to land on the moon.

Cross those chances with the rareness of a blue moon and it seems pretty close to impossible.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon

Blue roses are a symbol of impossible love or the quest for such due to roses being strongly associated with love and romance and the lack of naturally blue-colored roses.

These lines play off of Rudyard Kipling’s poem Blue Roses which, of course, is built on the same concept.

Roses Are Red - Wikipedia — Wikipedia

"Roses Are Red" Written 1784 "Roses Are Red" is the name of a classic children's rhyming poem. It is also a class of poems inspired by that poem. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19798. It is most commonly used as a love poem.

Blue comb is a bird disease. My bluejay (relationship) could easily get sick and die while I am already sick with the blues.

I’m slipping into an alcohol (conflict) induced coma (breakup), when I remember that I still have my bluejay (the relationship is really rocky but it isn’t over yet). However…

Now that I’ve lost all of my money (time), I can’t pay for the alcohol (conflict in our relationship) that helps me cope with losing all of my money (time). Basically, it’s a vicious cycle of despair.

After graduation and a little bit of life, a little bit of gambling seems like a logical next step. Unless you suck at gambling and you bet your whole world.

blue chip — TheFreeDictionary.com

1. noun Shares of stock for a large, respectable company (which would be considered a low risk to invest in). You'll make a lot of money from these blue chips, don't worry. 2. adjective Describing such stock shares. The phrase can be hyphenated in this usage.