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The Tensai

by Arkh Zeus

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1.
The Tensai 02:45
[Intro] I always wanted to be the best So I will be the best Yo yo, listen [Verse] Aloha, tell your children drop the soda Listen to Yoda, as he teaches you the force and the forza Within yourself if you're willing to find it And if you're blinded my brother, don't be alarmed, Zeus will bring you guidance I never asked to be agreed with, only understood But that ain't matter, cause I was getting attacked By all of these damn faggots that actually told me that I was a wannabe Joey and I simply couldn't rap, chill If I sound like Joey then I must have mass appeal Which means it won't be long until I'm seeing dollar bills Until then I'm just gonna keep practising Writing and recording these songs 'til something's happening Not saying I'm waiting, the fact is that I'm broke for now So I just gotta work to be the best local around Hopefully in a year or two, I could start making green Invest to build a bigger audience through networking Cause unlike most I understand how advertising works That's why I post a track and don't tag all my listeners Let them decide, I'm not a slave master That probably explains why I never got labeled as an internet rapper You'll probably never get the picture that I'm trying to cap Cause apparently I go over heads like camshafts Well I ain't mad, that means my writing's getting more effective Unleash the power every time I'm verbally expressing I never understood why niggas wouldn't take the office They'd rather pipe catbacks 'til they get exhausted Me I'm trying to make a profit off of prophecies Monopolize the whole industry with my dynasty And it's possible because I put my mind to it No doubting, no negativity, just do it Reality is keeping up with my imagination Because I have perseverance and lots of dedication I'm not above the ones I speak to, I'm just thinking different It's all a matter of perspective, so just take a listen I'm not the only special one, we all got gifts inside Mine's in my mind, and I call that gift The Tensai
2.
Dreamchaser 04:01
[Intro] Thank you, thank you, thank you So how many of y'all got dreams out there? Everybody, right? Alright, listen [Verse 1] Write me a list of all your dreams Are any of them realistic? If so tell me, do you believe That you'd be able to complete the mission? To achieve it, gotta be strategic No more begging and no more pleading for handouts Gotta go out ya way And keep grinding to see another day Gotta retract from your lazy ways Wake up, put in more work than yesterday Who's to say you were sleeping anyway? Up all night, busy working Cause it's worth it, and you deserve it All your friends, they getting nervous Cause they don't wanna be a lame nigga asking for handouts when they see your life is perfect And theirs isn't, cause they weren't striving to get it They were expecting your assistance Forget them, they're lazy and persistent It's all a hustle and they don't respect it They don't comprehend the message But you needn't explain a thing to them to try and change their perspective, teach them a lesson That they can't leech off of you They need to find something to do With their lives, cause you're not the dude To provide for them like mama dukes If they find that to be cruel and mean You'd be better off with a different team One that puts time and effort into their crafts to get closer to their dreams You have a dream, you better chase it Don't say you ain't got motivation Always have positive thinking And lots of determination Don't even think bout a vacation Cause you'll never see no changes Guarantee that you will make it The key to your craft is patience There's no rush to it, you're not racing Simply keep a steady pace in Traction and stability is more important than running lace-less Don't let me hear you complaining Loser's action, and you ain't it Leave it to your future haters Lifestyle of a dreamchaser [Hook] Lately I've been more in tune with nature Committing more thoughtful actions and not out of anger You get what you give in this universe, watch your behaviour My destiny's ahead of me, and I am the creator So if you're not putting in work, then I will simply see you later I'm a dreamchaser [Verse 2] Dreams are what keeps you alive When you are burning up inside So why not work to make them real To change overall how you feel? The answer to that is laziness And inability to make commitments What I'm saying is craziness To those that's afraid to admit it How pathetic, there's more things in life and all you do is let it Pass you by as you ask yourself if you really regretted Not putting time into this and that when you know you should have Just look back at all the possibilities, know you could have Become something so great I'm telling you now, it's not too late As long as you didn't hit the grave You can live life a better day, at a time All it really is is time Don't waste that being trapped in your mind Invest it properly into your craft and go harder than punch lines You will shine, and before you kick back Make sure you don't forget to give back To your supporters, cause you didn't Do it all alone, that doesn't exist Who's to say that you are finished? You still got more dreams here listed Time's of the essence, don't start later Go achieve them all, you dreamchaser [Hook]
3.
Beyond 02:39
[Hook] Talking to you from beyond the beyond And these songs, they get to you And go beyond your mental Sometimes they're not sense-full But that should not let you Believe you're not meant to Comprehend, but you're not because I'm special [Verse 1] Live from the dimension Where one is expressing Their mind with no stressing And they get all attention That's what is expected Norm form of respecting No comments, just accept it That might teach you a lesson Now time to think out the box Opposing opinions that you got When they're expressing all their thoughts You intervene and take your shot To change their current state of being Make it sound very believing Persuading and you must be witty Then you just might fit in with me [Hook] [Verse 2] Lucifer flow, illumination tenfold No conspiracy theorist can decipher what you're hearing Their paranoia got the best of them It's bound to happen again Anytime any place, with a flick of the magical pen Now what's magical, the ink the pen or actual writer? Lived in all eras so I am a lyrical survivor Don't doubt your intelligence, I know you can comprehend Cause what's near is the end, and there's no need to pretend [Hook]
4.
#Olde 04:17
[Verse 1] A nigga never been as esoteric as me, I like that My language was spoken but not fluently, besides that My prominence is no longer lowkey, cause my path Help guided them pigheaded niggas into the climax So now they all know that Zeus is killing it And they all know I jack up mics when I'm ripping it Rap on satellite, I hope the galaxy is listening You know fragments are non-existent when I'm sentencing And I'm guaranteed to make it out the projects Why is that? Cause Zeus is the motherfucking prospect More like the prophet, cause I'm spitting prophecies To all of these younger Indigo's that are watching me And there ain't no stopping me, I think I've made that very clear Whether you want to accept it or not, this is my year To make in happen, cause I'm taking action Not going to rap just for the sake of rapping Gotta go platinum and win a couple Grammy's Get a majour deal, typical rapper fantasy Still messed up by reality, but I'm managing Never feeling unprotected, I got the amulet Perfect isn't good enough, I gotta go the extra mile Gotta keep going 'til I make mommy and daddy proud Gotta keep going 'til I'm performing in bunch of crowds Gotta keep going 'til the whole world is feeling my style Everything's going exactly as I predicted Gonna be the best, so fuck an honourable mention Top 5 better be where MC Zeus is sitting Don't think I deserve it, well then take a closer listen Cause Zeus the name, I came for the game Gonna take over, never gon' change Chasing the dream, chasing the fame Ain't got the time for all of you lames This is for you, mainly for me Mainly for us, my family Cause I got the game in the bag yo And this is #Olde [Verse 2] And they say that when I rap, I speak in metaphysics Cause I question why they go to church to ask for forgiveness Simply because personally, I don't believe in sinning Nobody is perfect, be comfortable with how you living And life is simple my nigga, you don't need much to win Cause all I did was tap into my higher self within And since then, I've been perfecting the technique Writing hieroglyphics and flowing them on the right beat God's always scripting but never loses papyrus Zeus translated through rap, now I'm the highest Nothing positive, nothing negative, only balance We spoke a lot, but never have I been to his palace He told me go hard and speak for all of these Indigo Individuals, spread knowledge through subliminal Messages, so the simple minds couldn't step to this They always talk down, but never were a threat to him Him meaning me, going hard simply It is not hard to see, that we all equally Have the right to live free, and to speak as we please And with that being said, I am going to be The greatest MC to ever live, check the throne I smash the shit up into bits and take the pieces home And rebuild it on Mt. Olympus to be left alone Then brag to Hera about how I'm success prone She tried to tell that I am an overachiever Just because I like to go extra hard for no reason But the fans told me that I should go hard or they leaving Cause my music is the only reason that they are breathing And they said that I'm getting closer to my dinero And they said that my competition is lyrically zero And they said that I'm a lyrical hero So I smiled and told them that I ain't stopping 'til I'm rocking with STEELO
5.
[Hook] We're moving forward, because it's really important To avoid all the world's distortions In hope that our legacies' recorded [Verse 1] It's time to advance, forget about recollection Flashbacks, and all of your post traumatic stresses Anything unfortunate interrupting your slumber The cause and effect of you not eating or feeling hunger The last album you dropped The pressure on you to top The fear that you might flop Your mind saying to stop Your right brain being blocked Being someone you're not Your life being in a knot, with tightness like no other You gotta be positive And to anybody that isn't, remain anonymous They'll call it arrogance when it's just you being confident And try their best to make sure you're not living so prosperous This is cliche at its finest What better way than to rhyme with A simple recycled topic That's been bettered by your highness? Slight twirl with my stylus No need for the papyrus Cause this will be recited By anybody that's rhyming with desire [Hook] [Verse 2] What ever happened to forgive & forget? So many grudges with one another are held to their deaths "What do you expect?" is what they say but I can't even cope With the fact that earth revolves around evil and there's no hope If you have that mentality do yourself a favour Pull the trigger slowly and blow, turn into a crater Delusional human beings like you deserve no neighbours No acknowledgement, no greeting, not even a waver Closed minds pushing us back Like how we still wear shacks? Accept everything as fact? No questioning, that's that Afraid of a new chapt' Stick to before, no aft' No rising, we stay flat And gaze at, the sky and ask the universe why We've been telling each other lies about the end of time Because we won't let our minds live up to its prime Imbalanced chthonians are how we choose to live our lives [Hook]
6.
Lotus Flower 04:22
[Hook] Nelumbo nucifera Problem child, old soul, lives in every era Never smiles, never frowns, only in between But sinks back in the waters to make sure it's never seen [Verse 1] Exquisite's an understatement when you're describing me I'm probably purer than what people make me out to be Cliche to mention that I've always been one that's different My surroundings opposite of glistening, but I always came out clean I disappear then reappear, I'm rebirth and the Sun Already reached that level when the journey just begun An endless knot my life is, these lyrics are karmic cycles Never feeling transparent but I still let the light through So do whatever you want cause you cannot soil me Drown myself inside the murk but I won't come out oily Just awaken your soul and be aware of your spirit-ness All this truth inside of you without seeing the pyramids A balanced being, tied myself to all my chakras Nothing less than a divine soul, like "In God We Trust" Anything is possible, I flew away with just a twirl If I united Egypt then I could unite the whole world [Hook] [Verse 2] Admired by all religions Nomadic fits the description, however So I got no time to decipher linguistics Nothing default bruh, I'm universal, and the transversal Between the pyramids that separates truth from commercials Chromatic, they thought I was on the wrong side of the fence At the same time they could not tell cause of my innocence Pink be the supreme that's in me every time I speak Purple be the esoteric sensei teaching mystically White is my purity, perfection in majority It's only logical that the people would want more of me Blue, wisdom, knowledge, intelligence, all of the above Wait, don't be fooled, you know all this but I don't open up Red, my love and compassion with these actions Fly away from all of these bastards when I'm rapping Now mix all the colours up Black that isn't dark enough Practically that but I guess God is what I'm the product of [Hook] [Bridge] You don't need bifocals just to notice the perfection You can't handle it, keep getting blinder by the second Your sight isn't needed, simply listen to the message But to be safe, make sure your pineal gland is flexing [Verse 3] Just imagine if Eve & Adam Took a bite out of that flower instead of that stupid apple That would mean they're enlightened individuals and cannibals Their curiosity and ignorance is understandable Had to unfold just to twirl in the Beautiful air as I fly away perfectly Roots, they cannot shackle me Hope you get the analogy SLR-tier actually Might have to visit my waters so it can be fathoming And when you fathom it can be so enlightening All based on your views on living Free with no such thing as sinning The last stage of my cycle, time for me to diminish Make sure you remember my name, written in hieroglyphics [Hook]
7.
[Verse] Forget talking, you'll never understand me You'll just judge out of ignorance then pan me Out so you'll never have to hear me speak again So why am I wasting my time expressing this then? You'd be lying to yourself if you say we're the same I'm practically perfect in every single way But times come where I'm not feeling so perfect Questioning myself, like yo what is my purpose? If I am on earth then why can't I feel the surface? I need to be worshiped, these lines are just not working A day in the life, Saturdays after Saturdays Fuck that, more like sadder days after sadder days Mixed emotions play with my mind, fucking up all these rhymes The universe is mine, take it from me, won't you try Leave you peasants laying on the floor crying and dying Now you have entered Come join me and be my intern And I will be your mentor
8.
#Mind 03:37
[Verse 1] I am like the most bent nigga in this mental prison I'm only gonna say this once so just shut up and listen This place isn't safe so snap back into reality Too late motherfucker, now you're trapped inside this fantasy So I welcome you to this euphoria, but don't enjoy it Cause you will start to see the real world as a disappointment And you'd do anything to make this fantasy come true But reality kicks in and that's something you cannot do I bet you'd love to live this life, oh so imaginary Don't speak of these adventures dog, or I'm telling the fairies Just keep it a secret, simply seal it and lock it up And if you speak of it just once your social life is fucked Your friends will think you're crazy your parents will think the same It's not something you have control of or you can explain This ain't no acid trip, you're not on 'caine or heroine You're simply on a little adventure inside my mind [Verse 2] Mentally, I'm dying I don't know why I keep trying If I told you I was happy, then I'd easily be lying Everything's underwhelming And nothing I do is helping I shouldn't even be thinking like this dog, I'm only a teen So what does that mean? A teenager can't have feelings? Are we not equal because we don't have to work for a living? Cause we don't pay bills, and we're still dependent on our parents? Those aren't valid reasons to make us feel so transparent It's not hard to understand adults cause they're all the same Subconsciously they envy how advanced our gen became Until I'm older, I won't be taken as serious So I stay trapped in my mind while they call me delirious [Verse 3] I want it all but the problem is I'm way too lazy My heart tried to tell me but my mind said that's crazy My mind is my escape from all of my world problems Instead of facing them, I guess that means I'm a coward awesome But fuck it, I know everything will get better in time Just gotta stop waiting for shit and actually try Continue to ignore all of the negativity And that's from everybody sending it, including me No more complaining, it's time to start working on myself Develop some new habits because my health is my wealth And when I'm down, just pick up the pen and start writing rhymes Bring out the thoughts instead of trapping them inside my mind [Outro] Said everything will be fine #Mind
9.
Nope. 01:39
[Intro] Nope. (x4) [Verse] I said everything will not be fine Not even a little bit, someone hand me the ritalin Swear on everything it's not easy being this little You claim to comprehend, you're just trying not to belittle I can see all of the lies, it's so simple To comprehend you, what did you get into? Into the darkness of an artist That's trapped in the subconscious of a subconscious What's the problem? Nothing at all How can I take flight when I just keep falling? Straight into the abyss, where everything does and doesn't exist I can't continue to keep up with this If I hold on any longer I might slip Cause I'm at the edge And if I fall then I'll just be repeating the cycle again I just need love, what ever that might me I spend too much time with myself, I'ma fight me I hate people, but depend on their attention These contradictions are causing me tension And not that you could relate After all, you find my existence to be fake So fuck you, I hope you die a slow death So your soul can reabsorb all your regrets Especially judging me, that's so pitiful Trapped in my mind and you calling me mental But I still spazz all over instrumentals That's because nigga I'm god with a pencil Fuck that, I'm god with any writing utensil So go ahead and pull the trigger, they won't miss you
10.
[Hook] This is an annunaki invasion This is an annunaki invasion [Verse 1] Annunaki invasion, we coming, thought we was a myth? No mercy for your people when we begin to conquer them Gonna take over all your territories and continents Even planning on taking over all the Atlantians Coming for Naacals, the Mayans and the Sumerians Aztecs, Assyrians, Romans, Babylonians And of course, we can't forget the Mesopotamians Parents do not worry, we got something for your children Gonna train them to become some Annunaki militants "Veni, vidi, vici", the only terms in their language Kill the governor, he thought we was ignant to currency Tried to bribe us with 3 dollars but that's just not phasing we And you all better be prepared and battle with all your might Even if you do, it's no use cause you just won't stand a fight There's no use in hiding once you see all of the beaming lights And you'll never know that it's us cause we'll be disguised as Christ [Hook] [Verse 2] Hold up wait a minute, there seems to be some sort of mistake All we see are a bunch motionless zombies with no brains But they're holding up devices that we've never seen before It appears that this device is what has been rotting their cores "Ice phone", or however you pronounce this contraption Has been deleting these people's brain cells fraction by fraction We must find the creator of these since he's the mastermind Of this plan of conquering that took us many centuries If he's really a genius, it makes perfect sense to be with us He doesn't deserve to be with these brain-dead slaves that he created You cannot tell me that he is gone Had he went to the next dimension? Sounds like a better alternative huh Instead of live in this planet so dumb Fuck it, no point on causing a ruckus You just continue to rot and you'll love it We bring you peace by avoiding your public Cause everybody's a victim to something Even though they're all victims to the same shit They don't notice so they're not complaining New target yeah it's time to change it For the next annunaki invasion
11.
Stuff 04:13
[Verse 1] Days pass and I'm thinking about stuff again But when will this self-conflicting pain just come to an end? I bring it upon myself with my unrealistic thoughts But I cherish them so much that I cannot seem to stop Why do the things that we cannot have attract us? Makes me so mad but makes me feel even sadder I can't the grasp the fact that I let this shit happen When I said from the get go that there shall be no catchin' Well months later and the catching occurred No reasons either and that's what really gets on my nerves My excitement took over but I wasn't thinking first Regret and sorrow on a platter is what I was served Sorry for my imagination being so vivid I paint in a picture when I should stick to written scriptures But as I go back to my lane you keep following I don't need another negative cycle to slaughter him [Verse 2] Something that you want, not something you need Something that you want, not something you need Something that you want, not something you need Get over it, cause happiness ain't guaranteed Something that you want, not something you need Something that you want, not something you need Something that you want, not something you need Get over it, cause happiness ain't guaranteed This is something that I want, not something that I need This is something that I want, not something that I need This is something that I want, not something that I need So I'll get over it, cause happiness ain't guaranteed This is something that I want, not something that I need This is something that I want, not something that I need This is something that I want, not something that I need So I'll get over it, cause happiness ain't guaranteed [Verse 3] Well there I go, putting another cycle on him What's the problem? You know it so why don't you simply solve 'em? That's the problem, I can't, I just can't Cause I still think that my unrealistic thoughts have a chance My mind is so bent, my mind is so slanted This isn't the picture that I painted all on the canvas I can't resist, but I'll get better some day Hope it's in that day, somehow or someway [Outro] Cause this is everything that I want, everything that I need This is everything that I want, everything that I need This is everything that I want, everything that I need So I won't get over it cause happiness is guaranteed This is everything that I want, everything that I need This is everything that I want, everything that I need This is everything that I want, everything that I need So I won't get over it cause happiness is guaranteed
12.
[Intro] Even though it's easier to express It isn't worth day after day being depressed No, I gotta do what's right My vision is blurry right now but I can see the light [Verse 1] The time has come to do this I can't afford to wait any longer cause I might lose it This negative energy can no longer pin me down Who would've thought it'd have a good influence on my sound? And my style, everything is seeming to develop Now I can master this without you trying to envelop And embed yourself deep inside of my head And make me feel like a zombie that is better off dead Acknowledging you was the best when I first got into Murdering pencils and flowing all over instrumentals You made it simple, and the complexity was there You didn't see it as such, you just thought it was weird How people could enjoy or relate to what's being told Still can't seem to fathom why you are such a dark soul There's been a cosmetic mistake, we are not one at all It's time to break apart so I can actually evolve [Hook] This ain't the me I know It's no longer in my control I just need to let go I can't be a dark soul Something's trying to say no I already made my mind up so Into the light I go Into the light I go [Verse 2] It's easier said than done though As if I was lead into the wrong tunnel Or maybe it was the wrong channel Prolly one that my box just couldn't handle Something not expected from me Should've overcame it and tame it professionally No need to sympathize for me or show me love This is my fucked up karma and I know that because I am my own problem My problem becomes the monster The monster becomes these lyrics I jot and record, you hear it I do it for the closure And not for the exposure But I hope to one day hold it so the whole world can notice I hope that they don't "no" this But all of them should know this You might as well note this Cause I too have lost focus On what's really important Everything seems euphoric Then everything's the exact opposite and I'm not for it [Hook] [Verse 3] Into the light I go Every light you follow has a dark hole That's Yin-Yang, so you understand why You're a strong soul, so don't let me see you cry You can't eliminate what is inside You're not escaping, we'll be one again in no time This separation will do you good, like a fresh start Into the light you go as I get sucked into the dark
13.
I Am 03:40
[Hook] I am, I am, the esoteric king I am, I am, the Aloha supreme I am, the emperor with the Pharaoh's eye I am, I am, I am The Tensai [Verse 1] Aloha, tell your children drop the soda Fuck it, they don't wanna be healthy then I ain't bugging It's a balance anyway, you need some bad inside your life So you can never forget the differences between wrong and right Flexing with the mic, I wouldn't even call it a weapon Even though with it, I murder everything in my direction No recollection, I do it for the sake of expression And venting, and to also teach the masses a lesson About The Tensai, who's the best I move with el sly Right into your left eye Travel through your mental Spark the cells, with every single personal hymn I tell I rose from my psychological hell And proved to myself that I can prevail Stage of ascension, only excel And hope that I will never ever fail [Hook] [Verse 2] In layman's terms, I showed my true colours And from that I recovered From these assorted bars in high numbers Did it without the care from a lover That situation caused me self doubt, but I know that I'm above her Finally found myself and know who I wanna be Gazed at my reflection in the waters, saw the greatest to be And that's exactly what I'll be, I swear it With an aura so bright and strong, that you will be blinded by staring The cause & effect of my problems That manages to resolve them Now what can you really him? Nothing that's less than godly The antonym of modest The embodiment of honesty Delivering so properly while you're monitoring Amazing journey through the channel of The Tensai Now you comprehend the outside and the inside Thanks for the listen, time for you to exit Peace & Aloha goes out to my brethren [Hook] [Refrain] I be that god that's always defying odds No I don't need no facade And this right here is my monologue I be that god that's always defying odds No I don't need no facade And this right here is my monologue I be that god that's always defying odds No I don't need no facade And this right here is my monologue I be that god that's always defying odds No I don't need no facade And this right here is my monologue [Verse 3] With every gift, there's a curse Experience the best, plus the worst You have dumb, you have smart You have light, you have dark You have the moon, you have the sun You have the end, when this has just begun You have lies, you have truth There's me, then there's you [Hook]

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Arkh Zeus' debut album.

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released December 5, 2014

Executive Producer(s): Arkh Zeus, Ralik & Jon
Recorded @ BGC Everett, Ralik's House
Mixed & mastered by: Arkh Zeus, Ralik
Artwork by: Arkh Zeus

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Between the several albums packaged with many layers of emotions and eccentricity, Zeus has proven himself to be an artist who will stay true to his core ideas — while still being ready to push the envelope that may fly even higher than his metaphorical BUTTERFLIES. Being only 24, it’s safe to say he’s got time. ... more

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