He is able to tell that Malcolm is suffering the effects of withdrawl from cocaine addiction.

This is him talking to the newer rappers in the game. He is accepting the fact that he is old by saying “I used to run with yo pop.” As we can see through this freestyle though, he still can rhyme.

Powerful nations send troops to other countries to have a presence there. This has occurred many times in history with major powers like Rome or Great Britain. The idea being to have a presence in these countries but also to seek economical gains.

He says “moving away our economics.” He means that once the U.S comes into these countries they essentially take over their economy. “Like we share a tectonic plate” tectonic plates are large rocks the size of continents located under Earth’s crust. There are several in the world, but the U.S doesn’t share the same tectonic plate as the Middle East. He believes that a country’s economy should function on it’s own without outside help.

This person must have been in the hospital nearing the end of her life. She tells her family that at least she isn’t in pain up to her death.

He never has to carry drugs on him because his runners do all the dealing for him and give him the money.

This relates to the theme of the song being about passion. He is willing to do everything for this girl and be there for her. His passion for her allows him to support her even though he is broken himself.

Exhume: to dig up, usually a grave.

He is saying that he is pretty much dead on the inside. So much so that he is colder than a dead body.

He will do anything for her. This could be taken literally in that he will actually carry her when he is in no condition to do so. Or it could be taken as he is willing to support her emotionally even though he is having problems with his emotions too.

He is wondering if he can convince this girl to rethink their relationship. “An emphasis on function rather than design” means he wants the two of them to focus on obtaining a healthy relationship rather than focus on looking good for other people.

This could be referencing the malt liquor Colt 45. Because of the high alcohol content, it “blows his mind.” It could also be a reference to the colt.45 handgun.