Compared to the “I still love” from the hook, this instance of “I still don’t wish death on ‘em” is a masterful use of litotes. Nicki defines the way she’s feeling by negating the opposite. This emphasizes the fact that even though their behavior warrant death threats, Nicki can’t help but love them.

The verse ends with some wordplay:

• She thinks about them (reflects on them)
• They are like mirrors and Nicki sees herself in them, in their behavior.

There’s a shift in subject here – while the first verse is about a love interest, the second addresses Nicki’s fans, supporters, and haters.

https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/468794562752696320

The common thread between the two is the fact that people change on you, inflict pain on you, but you can’t help but loving them anyway.

Nicki addresses that some people in this world will only be your fan or your friend if it’ll do some good to them – in other words, she comments on the selfishness of people. She ends the lyric by putting a spin on the common phrase, “Forgive and forget.” She insists that she’ll forgive whoever who acts selfishly towards her, but she won’t forget. Still, she “deads the issue” – as in, she doesn’t dwell on it.

Nicki has explained that this song comes from a very personal place. She mentioned the song is about a couple of people.

https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/468795074537459712

It’s possible this is about a past relationship, but it’s worth noting that Nicki’s current relationship with long-time boyfriend and hype man Scaff Beezy had a little public dispute just a week before this song came out – but they’re cool now!

Another possible target for this verse is Nicki’s “wig guru” Terrence Davidson, who pursued a 30-million-dollar lawsuit against Minaj. He claims that her brand was based off the wigs he created for her, for which he received no credit. Nicki is obviously hurt by the lawsuit and his behavior, but she can’t dwell on that.