Numb
Jay-Z and Linkin Park Lyrics

Yeah
Opening exclamation

Thank you, thank you, thank you You're far too kind
Expressing gratitude towards the audience

Can I get an encore, do you want more Cooking raw with the Brooklyn boy So for one last time I need y'all to roar
Asking the audience if they want another performance before retiring from the stage

Now what the hell are you waiting for?
Urging the audience to get excited and participate in the performance

After me, there shall be no more So for one last time, make some noise
Announcing the retirement from the stage after this performance and encouraging the audience to celebrate with loud cheering

Get em Jay
Drawing attention to the rapper Jay-Z

Who you know fresher than Hov? Riddle me that The rest of y'all know where I'm lyrically at Can't none of y'all mirror me back Yeah hearing me rap is like hearing G. Rap in his prime I'm, young H.O., rap's Grateful Dead Back to take over the globe, now break bread I'm in, Boeing jets, Global Express Out the country but the Blueberry still connect On the low but the yacht got a triple deck But when you young, what the fuck you expect? Yep, yep Grand opening, grand closing God damn your man Hov cracked the can open again Who you goin' find doper than him with no pen Just draw off inspiration Soon you goin' see you can't replace him With cheap imitations for these generations
Boasting about being one of the greatest rappers and no one can copy him. He is in the prime of his career and is going to dominate the world with his music. Not even a lack of writing utensils can slow him down.

What the hell are you waiting for?
Urging the audience to join in the excitement

Look what you made me do, look what I made for you Knew if I paid my dues, how will they pay you When you first come in the game, they try to play you Then you drop a couple of hits, look how they wave to you From Marcy to Madison Square To the only thing that matters in just a matter of years (yea) As fate would have it, Jay's status appears To be at an all-time high, perfect time to say goodbye When I come back like Jordan, wearing the 4-5 It ain't to play games with you It's to aim at you, probably maim you If I owe you I'm blowing you to smithereens Cocksucker take one for your team And I need you to remember one thing (one thing) I came, I saw, I conquered From record sales, to sold out concerts So motherfucker if you want this encore I need you to scream, till your lungs get sore
Reflecting on his career and the struggles he has faced as a rapper. However, he has overcome these obstacles and is at his peak in popularity. Vowing to return to the game as the great Michael Jordan, and will pursue his goals relentlessly. Urging the audience for one last time to show their support through loud cheering.

I'm tired of being what you want me to be Feeling so faithless Lost under the surface I don't know what you're expecting of me Put under the pressure Of walking in your shoes
Feeling tired and lost due to the pressure to conform to others' expectations and live up to their standards.

Caught in the undertow Just caught in the undertow Every step that I take is another mistake to you Caught in the undertow Just caught in the undertow And every second I waste is more than I can take
Feeling trapped and overwhelmed by the constant mistakes being made in others' eyes, thereby causing stress and anxiety.

I've become so numb I can't feel you there Become so tired So much more aware I'm becoming this All I want to do Is be more like me And be less like you
Feeling emotionally disconnected from others, like becoming numb or invisible to social pressure. Despite this, finding a deeper understanding of oneself and striving to be authentic by eschewing social conformity.

I've become so numb Can I get an encore, do you want more? (More, more, more) I've become so numb For one last time I need y'all to roar (One last time I need y'all to roar)
Refraining how he has numbed himself emotionally over time, and then requesting the audience for one last performance.