Zack Hemsey - "The Pursuit Of Knowledge"

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Track 9 from the album NOMAD.
Music, Lyrics, Production, and Vocals by Zack Hemsey
Mixed by Zack Hemsey
Mastered by Lou Hemsey
Artwork & Design by Omead Afshari
Website: www.zackhemsey.com/

[@ZackHemsey]

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[@tchangtsung]

AAAAHHHHH Nice ! Love all your sound, but not found any album in France. Finally found from Amazon US, i'm happy (expensive but need this album so much) hope reissue for other or maybe used on ebay ^^'

[@Michael0697]

"I’ve seen love bring some to their knees, And some lift hearts when they smile for no reason, I’ve seen fairytale endings to believe in, And now I see a man who’d see the same if he’d but seize it." - Z. Hemsey Damn. These songs speak on a different level.

[@kccockran1183]

In a world of mumble rappers.... you are a shining light with intellectual lyrics. Thank you.

[@Reincarny]

Sir... I just wanted to congratulate you for getting your own squad.

[@icata12345]

took me a second to remember this reference .. ^^

[@user-ie9lk6ud3y]

dishonored

[@Zayindjejfj]

Should we gather for whiskey and cigars tonight?

[@creamurr]

Intelligent*

[@echoecho3155]

My favorite part of this song is that the scholar the nomad visits feels that he's wasted his life on learning. He thinks he hasn't lived his life. The nomad then says that no, he has lived his life, and that the only thing keeping him from seeing the wonder of his own life and experience is himself.

[@brucesnow7125]

This man is phenomenal, I mean seriously, such a meaningful and amazing songs. This songs should get millions of views, it's sad that shitty songs get so popular but something amazing as this is ignored

[@rcb6ocs414]

Bruce Snow Mumble rap

[@JW-nv3dv]

Deepest songs never to be famous keep it secret!

[@jameshealer1395]

people dont understand the word and world thats why

[@Anu-Rag]

@@jameshealer1395 Some of them Sure

[@Thaldren2024]

its because the Truth hurts

[@jaqshidy534]

This song brings me to tears every time. I am this with one exception... sacrifice has always been a sort of sorcerer stone for me. I was an alter boy and spent 16 years in prison. My mom isn't my mom anymore, my younger brothers are locked up and left the planet. All i was worth was my faith and I studied passionately. It's too late, but there must be something I can do for good people...

[@edwardogarca8462]

This still hits me every time. One of the greatest song out there. Amazing

[@Hadriantheemperorofrome]

Listen to whole RONIN album. IT Will destroy you, how many legendary songs Are in this album. Dont get in my way Slave Nice to meet me Teachings of Ronin I Can get IT back Silver crimson Black Greeting the menace Only Is So silent And the zoo Are litlle bit off,but great also..but not as legendary

[@ahmadjabareen4730]

One of, if not, the best lyrics I have ever heard, so emotional with a story that some take ages to observe how important its lesson is.

[@WisemanChris1on1]

lyrical king, he is so much better than mainstream

[@fairyprincess1010]

I didn't think I would ever like rap and yet here it is. This is so lyrically poetic, deep, and intelligent. I do not think I will ever find an artist quite like this. Thank you for making the world a more beautiful place with your music.

[@LuciusMeyers]

You would like NF, I think

[@Yamsonnl]

Found this guy yesterday and now i am addicted - the poetry, the lyrical flow - the philosophical depth - all to a beat that is captive

[@Shod1990]

This guy has so much to say, and he says it so well! And the best part about it? IT'S ALL MEANINGFUL

[@hitzkooler15]

so grateful I discovered your music!

[@jackjames2295]

Me too ;)

[@ClaasicMan]

Pursuit of knowledge lyrics: The sun was scattered through the colored glass The floor was stained as light enveloped in a bath And shadows on the wall from piles of books were cast With rows that formed an aisle in through which I passed These the quarters of a recluse whom I'd come to ask About the origin of wisdom he was said to have To get the story of "the man who knows more than any", or so I read He welcomed me to sit with affection and then he said: "Since I was seven I've traveled the globe through words Set on a mission to devour all I could learn I've studied the writings of the greatest minds you've heard Discovered the tenets that the finest thinkers observed The more I gained, the more that I sought to earn The more I attained, the hotter the fire burned With every book I finished another was there to serve For every text I read there were pages still left to turn I've learned from all the migrants and drifters to whom I'd listen Philosophers and soldiers whose knowledge I would solicit I know histories of nations I'll never have chance to visit Complexities of science and language with great precision But in the end I've seen nothing of what's been given This life that I've employed, while I love it, it has its limits The failing I regret, though it's painful, I must admit it For everything I know of this world, I never lived it" A silence hung for a moment's thought As echoes from the room decayed and tapered off And there we sat reflecting, was it all for naught? Until I spoke in earnest with this brief remark I said that "while it's evident your knowledge is rivaled by much shrewdness I've never met a man with such wisdom who's so foolish" Then he grinned and he chuckled and asked if I Would speak on what I'd seen through my travels, so I replied: "I've seen the treasure that waits for a man to find I've seen the consequence when the sun and the moon combine I've seen the peaks of mountains that reach out and touch the sky The struggle to survive and the desert where dreams have died I've seen the best and the worst that we try to hide The salt of the earth and the evil of humankind I've seen the wrecked and ravaged and scavengers rummage through debris And those that searched in hope, finding meaning where none once used to be And some that stormed the beaches Some that pledged allegiance Some that scorched the earth for motives that they don't agree with Seen some get lost among the current of their grievance While the tide of death and birth left some speechless I've seen love bring some to their knees And some lift hearts when they smile for no reason I've seen fairytale endings to believe in And now I see a man who'd see the same if he'd but seize it"

[@epsilon47]

Someone already posted this .-.

[@abhijiththampi]

Such soul stirring lyrics put to wonderful music. I've tears in my eyes.

[@Shod1990]

I keep coming back to this. What starts at 3:36 is possibly the most heart-wrenchingly bittersweet and beautiful ode to life I've ever heard. "Some lift hearts when they smile for no reason", so beautifully true. Thank you Zack, I don't know you, but your music has lifted my heart more times than you'd know.

[@The_Quota_Official]

Shod1990 can you explain that a little more?

[@Shod1990]

Well, life's full of overwhelming and cruel things, and yet something as simple and heartwarming as a smile, no matter the reason for it, can improve another person's day. Happened to me many a time, that's why it resonates with me I guess :) If that's what you referred to, anyway.

[@outa11bizness]

I think it refers to being kind and empathetic to people ... even to those you don't know.

[@piotrczarnecki2985]

Zack does not just make songs, he tells stories, and his stories enlighten.

[@LoneMaestro-]

a long time ago man made music to tell a story to guide their children with songs of legends and heros, love and tragedy. and with each story of song their would be a lesson. I've searched endlessly and found what I was looking for.

[@ausaramun]

I am glad you did.

[@hatakekakashi3381]

Happy that you found it :)

[@baseless4191]

After my daily reading of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, I find myself here. Its almost fate that I find two overlapping ideologies nearly thousands of years apart in the span of 10 minutes. This is a passage I had summarized from Meditations that I believe adequately summarizes this song as well, "Knowledge and great study is nothing without the breath of life. Put down your books and get a breath of fresh air. It is often true that experience and earnest struggle will yield knowledge greater than anything in written text. Study is important, but study is just one of many great faculties to be used not abused."

[@siddhantsharma7728]

Baseless So apparently they are telling you to learn new things and then use it, because if you don't you will regret not having done things you read about and visited places you heard about.

[@parkerjeans5777]

Baseless or KZbin just connects similar subjects lol

[@Esbro]

Great quote thanks ! :)

[@nelsoluc000]

Hey I'm out here living this world. Walking through the desert where dreams have died and experiencing the evil of human kind. Trying learn and gain wisdom. I know y'all are just strangers but please pray for me that I make it through.

[@knightawz]

i''l pray for you lucas :)@@nelsoluc000

[@EforEvery1]

Such poetic art. I love it.

[@rufioreed3953]

Man your music hits like no other. We want more... There are some of us that need it

[@luisfernandonunezreyes2852]

Im Still listen this powerful song.

[@sinzetsu5760]

Ladies and gentlemen ZACK HEMSEY The man who humbly updated philosophy And yet getting no recognition

[@NishitSoniYT]

Yet another mesmerizing composition. You're a genius, Zack!

[@wolliwodiee5306]

just wow. Everything is perfect. Zack Hemsey you´re the best.

[@arandomzoomer4837]

this bit of dialogue in the lyrics gave me inspiration for a D&D character, just some old wizard dude who was the guy that this song focuses on. A dude who learned a ton of things about the world but now wants to actively participate it and put his skills to the test. (also since these games usually start early level I suppose he never studied that many spells until now)

[@puffypig8544]

The only upload notification i actually care about..

[@eslamsaad7517]

I listen and cry. I have had my share of both: Experience and knowledge; suffering from a fire accident when I was almost two years old, then shifted my career from chemical engineering to philosophy of religion. Every word in the lyrics hits my core.

[@MarkCrowtherTheTester]

Did I just listen to a RAP song espousing the value of intellectual pursuits? Wonders never cease.

[@allandevil1337]

Never cease to wonder, that's one of the last things that don't cost a penny XD

[@dustind4694]

Early rap was pretty big on improving the self and often nerdy as fuck, and the underground never lost it. Warp Nine is old school, there's Illogic, Saul Williams, El-P and Company Flow... For individual songs, ChinoXL's Wordsmith or Nas's Rewind. It's a smarter genre than people want you to believe.

[@jordanedson5906]

Rapping was the art of the story teller. The preserver of knowledge. The knowledge must resonate as to be preserved

[@cameronm5597]

KRS-One....................... And basically any other hip hop other than gangsta hip hop was all about self knowledge and intellectual themes until negative hip hop was made mainstream. It was an intentional thing to take power away from hip hop... the most powerful form of informative music

[@kpaxian6044]

A lot of Hemsey's stuff is about moral issues, emotional states people go through in the face of grief or loss, feeling isolated, being drawn to a passion that no one around you seems to share and so on. He's amazing.

[@guillermoramirez688]

Real rap!

[@zenowyvern167]

Inspired

[@realdeal2165]

The best of NOMAD in my opinion.

[@markanthoney93]

This is better than mainstream music on the TV channels and radio stations, a true song with a great beat and great enlightenment.

[@lemon274]

this song is genius imo

[@firstnamelastname-uz2ng]

These songs are not just songs, if you listen and compare your life you start to realize that these song are a book with every page as a lifetime, he is calling out to his listeners, to make them open our minds, much like these songs there's more to life than meets the eye, knowledge is life, LEARN before it's too late...

[@chriscicek4246]

love the instrumental.

[@loveistheanswer5495]

Still here from 2 years ago. I'll be honest, I was 16 years old when I listened to this, and I was also stoned for the first time. No doubt that this music changed my perception in life. Thank you for making outstanding music, Zack. I hope to hear your voice soon again.

[@LoomerCuber]

20 years buddy how you doing now?

[@fantasticman374]

@@LoomerCuber 😂

[@LightAndDarkMdness02]

God damn it Zack, now you got me all emotional. T_T Seriously though, I've never met a man as talented and hard working before. We need more people like you in the world.

[@josearambula3887]

No.. WE need to become more so like him in that sense

[@imtfanboy7173]

When i listen to your songs, i feel something that i havent feel before. Its beatiful. Thank you so much for this.

[@stillfinding9237]

Zack hemsey broo you are legend

[@multiverseone]

This guy makes me love hip hop again

[@ausaramun]

This song is so amazing! The lyrics are the most amazing and well-crafted lyrics ever thought of. It represents the idea fairly nicely and it is full of powerful expression. And the instrumental version of the song really fits the album's name, because it gives an amazing feeling of living in the desert. Hemsey needs the attention of millions of people...as he is one of the only rappers who put full meaning and thought in the lyrics as well as in the music, and I can say it is worth waiting for his album releases.

[@Arbiter902]

My favorite song of all time.

[@raleighscales106]

God SPEAKS through you, Zach Hemsey. Keep shining that light and deliver the message inside you.

[@arbitor_thel2105]

Knowledge is not equivalent to experience. To know something is not living, it is simply knowing. Experiencing something is both learning and living. That's just my interpretation of his art here though.

[@WhiteoutTech]

when you see Zack Hemsey in your subbox :3

[@chiffmonkey]

Email notifications are less shit.

[@swordarmstudios6052]

Honestly some of the best work I've ever seen. Rap is kind of like poetry. Alot of shit, but every once and a while you find some gold. I'd put this right up there with Oh Captain my Captain. It makes you think, which is rare.

[@webertheo5448]

i just discovered him, and his flow is great , his lyrics ... are great, the beats is also great, and the whole is ... well amazing

[@akashkapoor9476]

I love you zack hemsey

[@randommadman7348]

When he said "violin sound" i felt that on a deep emotional level.

[@hvsepunkatsinhnahjinniemoo1781]

honestly listen to this daily its such a good song. love your music zack hemsey.

[@lebeckchris]

Just found this guy, i was being deprived! Now I'm thriving with a lyrical genius!

[@hobiewankenobie3994]

Holy shit this one has to be the best after Lesson from a Nomad

[@Harcaress]

Beautiful.

[@junaidkhan-vz5br]

another masterpiece

[@gav254]

Probably my favorite song ever.

[@LoneMaestro-]

The Song Speaks of two men that devoted their lives to the pursuit of knowledge. The First man is a Nomad that traveled the world to learn. While the other man speaks that he knows all things languages, history going far back through ancient times and science. As the Nomad found the Wise man he calls him foolish because he lacks experience. The difference between these two men is one lived life learning while the other lived life in solitude to pursuit knowledge.

[@derekhill4960]

This is incredible.

[@user-xi6eb3wo7t]

I still listen to this song! It's amazing

[@camiloconde2224]

Genius man

[@luishuerta1071]

this is my new fave album from ZH

[@scornedprince8260]

your songs are magical

[@chimichangadude514]

This is the official theme for philosophy

[@seeking_the_sun]

This song epitomizes my own predicament, in a way I couldn't get close to articulating. The " man who knew the world" was who I wanted to be, but along the line, experiences that I didn't have, and reflections on the same, opened my eyes to where I was lacking in - the essence of a life vived in the mind, while most alluring, to begin with, just wasn't compelling enough for me. And that is from when I embarked on the path of life and study

[@ashleyoliver6936]

Beautiful

[@soareverix]

I love these lyrics

[@matthiasrobinson8197]

Genius poet prophet

[@footballbrainer279]

Found out bout Zack today by accident.. my next addiction.

[@Wulk]

How many great songs are there to lisent this is the first time I listen to this and is 4 years old

[@zanonymous11]

I’ve seen the consequences when the sun and the moon combined 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@user-mn3rw7ud2n]

I love this music.This is music of the life of the all

[@Son.of.Freyja]

I could hear this forever....

[@rosariasdream2546]

This is beautiful

[@EDarien]

"If I am guilty of anything it is the simple pursuit of knowledge." - Magnus the Red

[@seeking_the_sun]

This could have been my life. Now, thanks to Hemsey, I know better than to make books the be all and all of my life

[@syncshot3677]

Exactly

[@caitlynamber9]

Always a favorite

[@professordrabhijitsayamber2299]

Om pure love ❤️😍

[@shefalirambhurosh5419]

The second part. Life couldn’t be defined in any other way. Hope at its best description. I adore the lyrics!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@AmitKumar-pj6tz]

Listening in 2024…,

[@ahmadjabareen4730]

My #1 in the Album next to Lessons from a nomad and Soothsayer!

[@motivationg9105]

This song speaks to me.I love learning about subjects and disciplines and I just want to keep learning, Am a loner, artist and scholar.I don't care if people call me an imposter or fraud but I believe am a unique person for I seem so different from most people I know. These lyrics describe me perfectly, as said in Latin by Virigil the author of the aeneid Amor vincit omnia, love conquers all -Virigil.

[@kristinakrd9494]

Lyrics like a needle pierce through your heart and soul... yeah if only MOST rappers were philosophers, if only...

[@evestoonia]

omg love that song😍😍

[@TheMathman7]

AMAZING album!!

[@edmundomatheus2074]

Love your work

[@RichardRingo1]

An amazing talent!

[@ghabsterlol7768]

SO GOOD!

[@thor0780]

Such amazing music, really! Love it :)

[@EarthChildYoga]

Everyone, people of my generation, do yourself a favor and question everything you've ever been told.

[@andreluizcastro1166]

Quite the opposite I think. Sometimes there is much too ""critical thinking"", which drives to relativism and nihilism. The fuel of that drive is fear. When you talk a lot, your hear little. Fear is what pushes one to run from the abyss. That's why in Pythagorean school you'd have to wait 5 years to ask a single question. Questioning is important, especially if thruth is feminine, as Nietzsche says, you got to know how to speak to a woman, and yeah, most philosophers don't. But masculine principle is also much important, tradition is important. "The future is female, because the future is potential. The past is male because it is tradition. The present is the union of the two." Jonathan Pageau.

[@azkni]

EarthChildYoga, okay then. Why should I question everything I'm told?

[@jacco4418]

@@azkni because we are mostly told lies

[@Explosivo55]

Questions have answers.. can you accept the answer too your question.. that is the question ======================== for those of you that are the Lord gods flock (lions on the land) or for wanting to be.. i'll bring us out of the exiled servitude too the corrupt nations we was scattered into, so bringing us back under his rule over us (separated) facebook.com/groups/564121650373359/ (virtual meeting place) the best way to describe the UK/US/EU/ISRAHELL (iniquity nations). is that it is a ship (corporation) the establishment are the crew officials (iniquity spirits) and the voters (human employees/slaves) are its rowers.. the rowers that play up end up getting put in the holding cell (jail time) and the non-voters (rebels) are the rats scurrying around on their ship getting exterminated where they can get them I'm the man going around this corporate ship looking to take those worthy enough (equitable spirits) off of that ship and sail our own righteous ship instead this righteous ship (to which the lord will give us) will sail with our Lord god watching over us and policing ourselves as we should in his eyes (todays writings are not originals but they do still contain some top notch commandments that i hands down before the Lord agree with) not only from within the ship.. but from outside vessels looking to sink our ship or even capture it (all within a motionless enclosed pressured level plane world) however instead of it being called a ship... it'll be a kingdom on the land surrounded by nations (other vessels) kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6vFlHirqJaAmNU proverbs 14 2Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is devious in his ways despises him. 11The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. 28In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined. May the Lord god bless those of us (house of israel) and not all

[@lycurgus1036]

Wow, how anti-semitic of you lol.

[@Elk911]

love it...

[@petor95]

Just another comment full of gratitude for making this piece. Thank you for the philosophy/wisdom.

[@MsEquilibrium77]

Great!

[@allrounderal2958]

i'am amazed by the lyrics,man.

[@thermthehopeender9255]

HOLY SHIT HE`S BACK, EVERYONE SPREAD THE WORD!!!!!!! ZACK IS BACK!!!!!

[@fableshearth2457]

Still a banger

[@philross3995]

Truly amazing content. Lyrics blew my mind!

[@daniloeric3905]

of all, the most exciting of the album, melancholy instrumental 😑

[@multiverseone]

thank you

[@whateveryouwish6242]

The golden triangle of mantras: I haven't understood much, but mantras are a blessing. This for everyone who is willing to walk that road of mantra chanting or who is walking it already. There are so many mantras out there, it's hard to know which on is for you. This builds the foundation of all other mantras and activities. Start here. It will lead you. If you can't see the worth these chants please listen to the 3. Mantra. 1. Mantra: Om The road to everything. Who am I? What is the universe? Builds the foundation for a good life. It should be chanted everyday at least 108 times. It's like brushing your teeth. 2. Mantra: Aap sahaee Hoa A guide. What should I do? Where should I go next? What do I need to change? There will be an idea in your head. Follow it. 3. Mantra: Gian Khand The road to understanding. Why should I do it? Why is it important. This is a jewel. Take it serious. A motor to the a life speeding on the fast track. Spin it every day. You step over the line the sand, break out of that cage and jump into the abyss. Why have a life and choose to be blind. So take that arrow and shoot it straight into the empty sky. I dare you to experience it.

[@JayPatel-ne6jf]

There has never been a song more profound