On the way up he looked down and said, "I don't want to be there" XV – American Dream
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Earlier in the verse he said:
Fresh off the boat
With a dream of stepping in a couple connections in murder and coke
Which indicates that he has changed his mind, this life wasn´t what he thought it would be. Maybe he bought into what´s on TV or the mainstream rap artist who glorify guns, murder and drugs. He could also have gotten into the “game” because he saw that as the only option out of the ghetto, but now he is stuck in the “game”.
With a dream of stepping in a couple connections in murder and coke XV – American Dream
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Back in the days, immigrants came to America in boats. They were poor and lost their homes to the war and was promised a better life in America. Many got tricked, died and some made it, but everything wasn´t what they promised. Low salary, bad benefits or just saw the opportunity to make more money made men enter the world of crime—This guy is one of the latter
It can also possibly be a metaphor for that before the boat he was a child, but dreamed of being a criminal. He became one when he got older since he later says.
Straight from the ghetto he thought he would never leave there
Fire! Hellfire can't scorch me
Fire! Hellfire can't scorch me
Fire! Hellfire can't scorch me
I'll see you burn, hellfire can't scorch me CunninLynguists – Hellfire
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Triple Entendre…
Beating the case by scaring the police core from shooting at them.
Beat the case by murdering the police officers that are investigateing him.
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Metaphor that Nas is so untouchable that he can do whatever he wants to, without them finding out. Kind of like Eminems extended Metaphor on Forgot about Dre
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