Mr. Wilmett lived in London, England – a Brit just like Orwell himself.

He did not, however, own Goni Glass… nor a Sprinter van.

Orwell is quite prescient here. People have only recently begun focusing on the issue of the U.S. becoming a “corporatocracy” – a society dominated by the business class. However, these “rulers” are protected by the anonymity that being a sole dictator does not provide, what Sheldon Wolin calls “inverted totalitarianism”. As politicians grow more and more tied to rich magnates, the public should too grow wary, because, as Chris Hedges put it

There is no way in the American political system to vote against the interest of Goldman Sachs.

According to Frank, this girl really is on fire. This metaphor has been used foreeever in songs and emphasizes sexiness and unpredictablity.

Fire also, in a different way, can stand for a type of purity: remember that this song is called “Wildfire” and after such events new foliage is permitted to grow once again.

The use of this metaphor for his lover’s sensuality and their relationship overall means it will eventually consume itself, tying in with the next verse.

A juggernaut is an unstoppable force—Kendrick considers himself hip-hop’s steamroller.

The jugular vein are large veins in the neck that drains blood from the head, brain, and face and carries it to the heart. Essentially, Kendrick’s saying he’s at your neck. He also rapped about being at someone’s “neck” on his August 2012 song, “Westside, Right on Time”:

Now what the fuck is up? I’m at your neck like a Pendleton.

The “jug” syllable carried over from the previous line may indicate that while he can juggle, Kendrick isn’t to be taken as a jester–an itinerant entertainer—he’s to be taken seriously.

Sharpie is a brand that sells marker pens. They both permanent and non-permanent markers. Although the permanent marker ink will mostly dry after setting, it can be still be removed.

Big Sean’s clique is G.O.O.D. Music, Kanye West’s record label. At the time of this song’s release in 2013, the label housed eleven artists, which included John Legend, Malik Yusef, Kid Cudi, Mr. Hudson, CyHi The Prince, D'Banj, Teyana Taylor, Pusha T, Yasiin Bey, Q-Tip and Sean himself.

Also, “Clique” is the third single from 2012’s Cruel Summer, which features Ye, Sean and JAY-Z.

Big Sean “looking up” means he thanks God when he looks to the sky for the position he’s in and he feels blessed that his music and career has made it this far. He often mentions “looking up” in his music—for example, on his September 2012 song, “RWT,” he raps:

I look up
‘Cause I can’t look down on you bitch niggas no mo, man

The power moves Sean’s likely talking about is the release of his second studio album, Hall of Fame, which was released about two weeks after “Control” release. The album did moderately well, debuting at number three on the Billboard charts and being certified gold by RIAA.

An opposing viewpoint from law professor Geoffrey Stone:

It’s extremely important to understand that in order to protect civil liberties in this country, you not only have to protect civil liberties, you also have to protect against terrorism. Because what will destroy civil liberties in this country more effectively than anything else is another 9/11 attack.