What up Pensmen. This is Pensmen J.T and I got student of the month for metaphor May so this is my verse using Letaphors and Number Puns for those that asked to see it. Here goes....
Its boomerangs in my rappin's design
that go over your head then hit you in the back of your mind
the tactical kind, Tetris collasping the lines
Its P.I the cultures mathematical Pi
alphanumerics, powerful lyrics its not a dream
not just any ol criminal against the machine
Could've been facing 25 with a L
one of the street crew that hit a lick wit metal
then caught by a T2
instead I'm with the Pendulum indelible ink
The E books plutonium thats the elemental P
We the Hip Hop STEM with an A making steam
making Sistine chapels out of every 16
an MC since Gen Z, quick math quiz
whats todays equation, how you zig zag zig
the holy trinity of numbers, supreme with the language
battling three sixes with 36 chambers
The Breakdown
in the line "not just any ol criminal against the machine" the "any ol" sounds like N-E-O the cyber criminal against the machine.
"One of the street crew that hit a lick with metal" sounds like "liquid" metal then caught by a T2
"The E books plutonium thats the elemental P" - sounds like LMNOP
"We the hip hop STEM with a A making steam - A for Art
"An MC since Gen Z, quick math quiz
whats todays equation, how you zig zag zig" - So if you were hanging out with me talking with the youth in my neighborhood you may hear me ask them "what's todays math"? What I'm asking is for them to breakdown how the see the day using the date and how they break that down comes in three parts which is the day, the month and the year. Thus making a Z in a three part responce.
"The holy trinity of numbers, supreme with the language
battling three sixes with 36 chambers" - so the zig zag zig is knowlegde, wisdom and understanding with the zag being the wisdom between the two which is "holy trinity" for a supreme language meant to defeat the forces of evil (three sixes) and the 36 is a nod to the Wu Tang Clan.
Appreciete all the students, the whole Pendulum Ink team and professors. Long Live Lyricism 🔥
COME ON PENSMEN JTTTTTTT!!!! YOU BETTER TEACH!!!!! Keep Inspiring and writing Dope Bars! Your Pen is Already Amazing but its getting more FIREEEEEEE
Appreciate everybody and just so we're clear even though I'm reppin for the Gods & Earths in the verse that what we do here transcends race. Your all my brothers and sisters as far as I'm concerned. LongLiveLyricism 🔥
Thank you SO MUCH for posting this! I was so impressed by your performance the other night. Really inspiring; probably convinced several of the outsiders in attendance to seriously consider enrolling. This breakdown is especially beneficial to us theorists!
Supreme Pen work my brotha! 🔥