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not in books

Verse 1] Life won't live in pages, no — not in books you read. But if you meet the people, oh, you'll learn the words they need. [Verse 2] What is this devotion? I don't know it yet, not quite. But when the hard times find me — I'll learn to pray at night. [Chorus] Don't trust today's learning like it's the only way. What to learn, and what to leave — you'll know it day by day. [Verse 3] Walk the road and watch the world, just listen and you'll see — You'll learn more out there, my friend, than any school can be. [Verse 4] How does love truly feel? Not in stories that they tell. In a silly joke, a promise broken — you'll learn that as well. [Chorus] Don't trust today's learning like it's the only way. What to learn, and what to leave — you'll know it day by day. [Bridge] Books give you the letters, But life gives you the song. People, pain, and passing rain — That's where you belong. [Outro – softer, slower] Life won't...

Inside these 4 walls

Under one same roof we live, But why are we so far apart? Inside these four walls, tell me, How many walls still hide a heart? [Verse 2] Every person in this house Has walls around them, cold and tall. They're locked inside their own small world, And that small world becomes their all. [Chorus] Under one same roof we live, But we're so distant, you and me. Four walls around – yet who can count The hidden walls we cannot see? [Verse 3] In this prison made of rooms, There's no space for anyone. No one meets without a reason — What has this home become? [Verse 4] What's the point of living here? Duties grew and stole the light. Between the ones who once were close, Unwanted distances creep at night. [Bridge] When one of us finds a little time, The other's lost, nowhere to find. This unspoken, careless mistake Leaves even more silence behind. [Outro – softer, slower] Under one same roof we live… Still worlds apart, endlessly. Inside these four cold walls… Are walls you...

slowly my friend slowly

Verse 1] Don't you rush, my friend, good things come slowly, don't you know? Even years pass week by week, like a river's gentle flow. [Verse 2] Everything arrives on time, its own appointed day. Why does a restless heart keep counting minutes on its way? [Chorus] Slowly, my friend, slowly — That's how the world moves on. The year slips through your fingers, But the week is never gone. [Verse 3] If you keep trying, you'll succeed, that's how it's meant to be. The destination finds you when the road has set you free. [Verse 4] You'll only get what fate has written in your name. And still, fools go searching — that's their quiet, endless game. [Chorus] Slowly, my friend, slowly — That's how the world moves on. The year slips through your fingers, But the week is never gone. [Bridge] The one who walks with time, not against its quiet tide — That traveler keeps smiling, with no need to run or hide. [Outro – spoken softly or sung slowly] So don't ...

Empty pocket

Intro – spoken softly over Ravanhattha] They said, "Your pocket is empty." I said, "So? My life is not." --- [Verse 1] So what if my pocket has nothing to show? This life of mine overflows, you know If this is my story till my very last day Then I bow my head and I say — "Okay." --- [Chorus – solo first, then crowd joins] Empty pocket? I don't care This life is rich beyond compare Let it stay like this for years I'll take these struggles — and my cheers --- [Verse 2] I've seen the rich, I've seen their game Some are broken, some in shame And those who aren't are drunk with pride Their hollow hearts have somewhere died --- [Bridge] Money and worry — they walk as one That's no lie, the truth's been spun Ask anyone, it's always been The more you grab, the more you spin --- [Crowd singing – clapping, joyful] Empty pocket? I don't care! This life is rich beyond compare! Let it stay like this for years! I'll take these str...

love out loud

Verse 1] Whenever you love someone, love them wide and free Don't do it quietly — that's no way to be This house of pretense won't stand on a lie First show the truth, let the mirror not lie --- [Chorus] Oh, don't you dare love with a whisper in the dark A half-lit flame won't ever leave a mark Love out loud, let the whole world see Or don't call it love at all — just let it be --- [Verse 2] The moment your lover starts keeping a score That's where love ends — go back no more Hear my prayer like an old, worn page When their touch feels like mine, that's your stage --- [Chorus] Oh, don't you dare love with a whisper in the dark A half-lit flame won't ever leave a mark Love out loud, let the whole world see Or don't call it love at all — just let it be --- [Bridge – slower, then building] A heart who lost still knows one thing Sorrow from morning to evening — that's what defeat can bring But listen, broken love still has a song Somehow, eac...

Rumor

Verse 1] It never feels quite like the truth More like a rumor, wild and loose And when I look myself in the eye I’m a senseless crime with no reason why --- [Chorus] Oh, I’m here but I don’t belong A half-heard verse in a half-read song One moment needed, next I’m wrong Like a rumor that moves along --- [Verse 2] If I stay or if I go Does the river stop? Does the wind not blow? Once I think I matter, then ten times more I’m a nothing-knocking at a closing door --- [Chorus] Oh, I’m here but I don’t belong A half-heard verse in a half-read song One moment needed, next I’m wrong Like a rumor that moves along --- [Verse 3] Given for free, no one asked me to speak Just time that passed – broken, weak Even if it helped, who would ever know? Cheap advice with no place to go --- [Verse 4] It keeps watching but never sees Quenches a thirst but the mind won’t ease Madly in love, then bored by noon A restless glance that leaves too soon --- [Bridge] I only talk when silence breaks Because I know...

Argument

On one side — my wandering, gypsy nature. On the other — the world's questioning eyes. And the question keeps rising: If this is how you travel… how far will you ever really go? So I tell them: All the sheep go first. The shepherd? He's always at the back. So I will stay behind. Like a wild bird… I did whatever I wanted. No compulsion here. I’m living by choice. --- Verse 1 All my years got spent in arguments, my love Neither you moved toward the destinations… nor did I Every debate kept circling, never found its end All that stayed was the illusion of "you're wrong" and "I am right" --- Your way, my way — they ran like parallel lines Never wrong, never less — just different designs If we had just walked our own roads, let them be Time wouldn't have ended so quietly… But no… One argument after another… that's where life went, my love Neither you moved toward the destinations… nor did I --- Verse 2 Your thinking and my thinking — they stayed so fa...

one wish

That one wish I carried… made me need someone this way… And a helpless era… slowly began its sway… See, my friends, the madness of a heart that chose to fall – What came to me yesterday became the crown above it all. Every hidden secret opened up when he came near – Everything that never happened… happened now, right here. --- Oh… this heartbeat of mine… Has turned into a melody… Every breath now echoes… Only your story… I am your mad lover… You are my life's own glory… Everything has merged now… Into one shared story… - Listen, even I have music flowing through my veins – My own heart began to sing, became the strings, the refrains. Wherever she placed her wish, my feet would walk that land – Whatever she desired of me… became my very brand. -- Oh… this heartbeat of mine… Has turned into a melody… Every breath now echoes… Only your story… I am your mad lover… You are my life's own glory… Everything has merged now… Into one shared story… --- I walked so far inside my wishes, lo...

Chasing joy

When I couldn't find it near me, I went searching through the tales Wasn't on the ground, so I chased it past the clouds and through the veils Went from place to place, chasing joy like it was hiding from the light In the taverns, in the gatherings, in the homes that felt so tight -- Won't someone come and taste it, tell me what this feeling's worth? Everyone's just dressed up love and buried it inside the earth Every single thing on this world now comes with a price tag stuck Why are we turning our own homes into stores where feelings lag? --- Watching all the feelings vanish, here's the thought that crossed my mind: Human beings are turning into products of some factory line I'm so tired of the clever, of the ones who know it all So I went and joined the mad ones — let the sensible ones fall --- Won't someone come and taste it, tell me what this feeling's worth? Everyone's just dressed up love and buried it inside the earth Every single thing o...

drowning willingly

Verse 1) Celebrations, celebrations — the streets are blooming wild We've launched our little boats into the river of time No more holding back — into the current fast We're not here to float… we're here to sink at last (Chorus) Swimming is not our way — drowning is what we choose Otherwise, just breathing in and out — you live, you lose One more breath, one more year, then what's the point to prove? We'd rather burn than bore ourselves… we'd rather break than soothe (Verse 2) From here to there — we've measured every mile And called those distances destiny's own style Wrapped ourselves in helplessness, wore it like a crown Then broke every guard we built… and let ourselves fall down (Chorus) Swimming is not our way — drowning is what we choose Otherwise, just breathing in and out — you live, you lose We'd rather burn than bore ourselves… we'd rather break than soothe We lost ourselves completely… and found a treasure, strange and loose (Verse 3)...

the scent of self alone

Verse 1) How quickly talk turns to transaction now Everything arrives at the what's-in-it-for-me somehow Profit and loss on every tongue they ride Gain and damage — nowhere left to hide (Chorus) And in every voice I catch the scent of self alone Even love becomes a deal, even flesh and bone Relationships, affection — all get swept away Into the same cold current of what do you owe me today (Verse 2) Good words without a purpose — they just don't feel right But let self-interest slip inside — And suddenly everyone sees the light Suddenly it shines, suddenly it pleases Suddenly the whole room eases (Chorus) 'Cause in every voice I catch the scent of self alone Even love becomes a deal, even flesh and bone Relationships, affection — all get swept away Into the same cold current of what do you owe me today (Bridge) From every mouth I hear the same — My story, my loss, my name Nobody steps outside their own small round Nobody touches unclaimed ground (Final Chorus — slower, empt...

man from man

Verse 1) The circles have been drawn so sharp and wide That man from man has been pushed aside A silent separation, a quiet, bleeding scar Man from man — left drifting, left apart (Verse 2) The old ways of joining heart to heart are gone Only the ritual of shaking hands lives on The warmth has faded, the meaning lost its way Just a custom now — with nothing left to say (Chorus) Man from man, left drifting, left apart A stranger in the mirror of another heart We wait for something real to start But man from man remains apart (Verse 3) We keep waiting — maybe it will come back home That lost era, nowhere left to roam Where is it now? Where did it disappear? Only the waiting — year after year (Chorus) Man from man, left drifting, left apart A stranger in the mirror of another heart We wait for something real to start But man from man remains apart (Verse 4) Those who lived with laughter — they're all gone Behind them, a crying world carries on They took their smiles to some silent sho...

No Trust Left in Me

No Trust Left in Me (Verse 1) Taking every opinion, nodding along — how did that feel? Now I don’t even trust the one who knows me well The voice inside, the one I used to lean on quietly Has turned into a stranger I can barely see (Chorus) No trust left in me — in my own own heart No faith in the choices that tore me apart I keep counting the cost, but the balance won’t stay No trust left in me — I’ve given it away (Verse 2) Month after month, I just calculate the loss How much I spent, how much is left — at what cost? I tally every scar, every step I couldn’t take And the mirror shows a face I no longer believe is safe (Chorus) No trust left in me — in my own own heart No faith in the choices that tore me apart I keep counting the cost, but the balance won’t stay No trust left in me — I’ve given it away (Bridge) The one thing I wanted my whole life through Never came — and what came, I never knew How to call it mine, how to hold it tight Now I second-guess my own shadow at night (Ver...

Say Something More

Say Something More (Verse 1) Enough of the world, the same old lines Say something more, a new design I’m thirsty now for a tale untold Say something more — let it unfold (Chorus) Say something more, don’t rehearse the past The flavor’s gone, nothing lasts A story unknown, a different shore Darling, tonight — say something more (Verse 2) I know your kindness, I’ve kept the score Don’t need to remind me what came before Words without weight, they tire the soul Give me the part you’ve never told (Chorus) Say something more, don’t rehearse the past The flavor’s gone, nothing lasts A story unknown, a different shore Darling, tonight — say something more (Bridge) Don’t comfort me with that old ache Don’t fix what time already broke Pray I forget, and I’ll pray too Then start a verse I never knew (Outro – soft, spoken-sung) Say something more… Just something more…

This pain is different

This Pain Is Different --- Chorus: Some pains don't show up on the skin They don't ask where to begin Not every door, not every name This pain is different – it doesn't come to everyone the same --- Verse 1 – Soft, wondering Tiptoe quiet, without a sound Tears don't fall when they come around No breaking glass, no crying loud Just a heavy fog inside the cloud You won't see it from the outside No bandage, no bruise, no scar to hide But something shifted under the skin And the world feels thin – so thin --- Chorus – Gentle ache Some pains don't show up on the skin They don't ask where to begin Not every door, not every name This pain is different – it doesn't come to everyone the same --- Verse 2 – Deeper, searching You can watch another fall apart Feel nothing moving in your heart Until it walks into your own chest And puts your whole soul to the test A wound on the body forgets in a while But a wound on the heart keeps its own style One moment of it, and...

door to door

Door to door, we roam alone Built a house, but not a home The day we left, we lost the key Now every street belongs to me Door to door, just door to door --- Verse 1 – Quiet, heavy Wrinkles carved upon my brow From drowning in the here and now So scared of time, so scared to fall We bent ourselves, lost standing tall A suffocation in four walls A helplessness that slowly crawls So we broke through, we tore them down And wandered lost from town to town --- Chorus – Rising softly Door to door, we roam alone Built a house, but not a home The day we left, we lost the key Now every street belongs to me Door to door, just door to door --- Verse 2 – Deeper ache Could never be someone's while alive But now that we're gone, they all arrive "Dear one, dear one," they finally say But love came a funeral too late --- Bridge – Turning point, raw What did we build with these two hands? A house of bricks, not understanding Four walls standing, but no one inside Just echoes of a life...

If only

Title: If Only --- Chorus: If only they had shared what life had shown I wouldn't have to walk this world alone Not handed rules, but held my hand instead Maybe then I wouldn't be so lost --- Verse 1 – Soft, regretful The elders had so much to give But wisdom stayed inside their chest I couldn't learn the way they taught They never saw my childish quest One-way lessons, cold commands No room to ask, no space to fall They got upset I didn't understand But who explains "forgive it all"? --- Chorus – Rising gently If only they had shared what life had shown I wouldn't have to walk this world alone Not just scold me when I went wrong But sit beside me, make me strong If only they had changed their way Maybe I'd be standing straight today --- Verse 2 – Deeper ache Instead of changing how they speak They wanted me to bend and break A clumsy age, a foolish heart Needed love, not just a shake The lessons that come with passing years Only time itself can teach ...

yes dad - I mean it

Yes Dad – I Mean It --- Verse 1 – Soft, tender I won't let you grow old, Dad There's so much left to do So many things that only you Can pull me through You hold the reins when I run wild Lost in my own storm You keep my feet on solid ground Call me foolish – keep me warm --- Chorus – Simple, rising Yes, Dad… I mean it Every word, every line You gave me life, now give me time I won't let you grow old Not your heart, not your soul Just your body might get tired But the you I love? I'll hold --- Verse 2 – Warm, hopeful Some day I'll get married And I swear this to be true A thirty-five-year-old love story Will come on honeymoon too We'll learn from you the secret Of a happy, long, long game Then when I have my own kids I'll learn from you again Not how to be perfect Not how to be always right But how to be a father Who lets his children shine their light --- Chorus – Stronger, deeper Yes, Dad… I mean it You never played God's role You just let me be the so...

Only When I Turned Around

Only When I Turned Around Build-up structure: Verse 1 (quiet, reflective) → Chorus (soft rise) Verse 2 (deeper ache) → Chorus (stronger) Bridge (shift / awakening) → Final Chorus (full feeling) --- Verse 1 – Low, slow When they were right here, I saw nothing at all No view, no moment, no rise, no fall I walked through days with unopened eyes Blind to the stars buried in goodbyes --- Chorus – Rising gently Only when I turned around Did the silence make a sound All the truth I couldn't see Showed its face and looked at me Every gift I called a loss Every path I didn't cross Life was never out of place I just never turned my face --- Verse 2 – Aching, building How could I know others while hiding my own The heart was a book I had left unstoned Page after page, untouched, unseen Now every line cuts clean and keen --- Chorus – Stronger, fuller Only when I turned around Did the silence make a sound All the truth I couldn't see Showed its face and looked at me Every wound I though...

Just the Names Remain

Title: Just the Names Remain Chorus: Ties and bonds have come undone Only hollow names live on No warmth is left, no pouring rain Just the names, just the names remain Verse 1: The wine of care has lost its taste Empty glasses, time erased Every hand holds just the frame Of a love that never came Chorus: Ties and bonds have come undone Only hollow names live on No warmth is left, no pouring rain Just the names, just the names remain Verse 2: Hearts don't find a quiet place Only bodies, cold embrace Words fall flat, they can't explain Silence echoes every pain Verse 3: Where's the fire, where's the nerve Small routines are all we serve Nothing dares, nothing aims Just the names, just the names remain Outro (spoken-sung soft): You walked away from the life we knew Now every morning’s lost its hue What's left of us? A windowpane Just the names... just the names remain

When I Paused to Live

When I Paused to Live Chorus: The pain scares more inside my mind But when I paused to live, I found it kind The stars I thought were far away Were right there with me, night and day Verse 1: The pain in thoughts, it haunts too deep It makes the broken soul still weep But when I paused and let things be I saw that life was holding me Chorus: The pain scares more inside my mind But when I paused to live, I found it kind The stars I thought were far away Were right there with me, night and day Verse 2: Every day had a chance for love A little gift from up above But I just wrote it off as date By the time I saw, it was too late Chorus: The pain scares more inside my mind But when I paused to live, I found it kind The stars I thought were far away Were right there with me, night and day Verse 3: Everyone’s voice felt louder than mine But trust that’s thin is just a line And all the knots in every tie Were lessons wearing a disguise Final Chorus: The pain scares more inside my mind But when...

My doors are open, my eyes won't close

The rain clouds fall, my eyes want the same My eyes keep crying again and again, like the rain Burning in this pain of being apart My love is so far from home, and it breaks my heart --- Green grass grows outside every door But thirst still waits right outside my door The rain has bloomed, the air is sweet But my empty heart has nothing to meet The rain clouds fall, my eyes want the same --- My doors are open, my eyes won't close This bed feels like thorns, as everyone knows I shut my eyes, my mind gets scared All my dreams have turned into knives that tear The rain clouds fall, my eyes want the same --- I roam and I get lost, forgetting the way No drink, no games, nothing helps me stay Tell me, what’s the use of all I own? My boat is still far from shore—alone The rain clouds fall, my eyes want the same --- The rain clouds fall, my eyes want the same My eyes keep crying again and again, like the rain Burning in this pain of being apart My love is so far from home, and it breaks my...

there's an age for that

Verse 1 – soft, reflective] We want to change everything, every game we play But there's an age for that, too, that slips away Then we try to fit right in, be like all the rest But there's an age for that as well — each phase is blessed --- [Chorus – melody lifts, higher energy] Some days the heart just wants to stay where the lights are bright And some days it wants to walk alone all through the night You wanna lose yourself in crowds, you wanna stand apart There's an age for every feeling inside your restless heart --- [Verse 2 – steady, warm] We take a little light from others, no shame, no regret But there's an age when burning your own flame is all you wanna get You borrow, then you offer — you learn to give and take There's an age for every fire your soul decides to make --- [Chorus – repeat, more energy] Some days the heart just wants to stay where the lights are bright And some days it wants to walk alone all through the night You wanna lose yourself in crow...

on a pedestal

Chorus (Original Hindi): Baahar baahar pooje mujhko duniya re Bheetar bheetar ghure mora manwa re Duniya jo ruse to phir bhi chal jaaye Manwa na maane to kuch na chalna re --- Verse 1: The world outside puts me on a pedestal, you see But deep inside, my heart keeps grinding me If the world turns its back, I can still move along But if my own heart says no, then nothing’s strong Verse 2: My heart keeps trying to tell you something, little by little Just stop and listen — yeah, I know it’s difficult You’re running around, chasing who knows what number The world says stay ahead, don’t ever slumber You couldn’t eat your fill, couldn’t sleep a wink Every single day, a new tangle makes you sink Verse 3: Counting in God’s name, counting in the name of love Now it’s WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram — push and shove --- Chorus (Original Hindi): Baahar baahar pooje mujhko duniya re Bheetar bheetar ghure mora manwa re --- Verse 4: First learn to live a moment just for you, my friend Then go ahead, ta...

What moment does forgetting you become?

Verse 1 (soft, aching) In ev'ry word I speak, why are you still there? Tell me which moment lets me lose you — I swear I choose my roads, I choose my destination too But ev'ry day, you change the plan — what can I do? --- Chorus (build — then release) What moment does forgetting you become? Just tell me — is there even one? I've tried, I've burned, I'm already undone What moment does forgetting you become? --- Verse 2 (more desperate) I get so tangled in some hope inside their eyes Then like a ghost, tomorrow slips away and dies You ask me how I walk this road with no rest left There's a dream-castle still crushing on my chest --- Chorus (stronger, more broken) What moment does forgetting you become? Just tell me — is there even one? I've tried, I've burned, I'm already undone What moment does forgetting you become? --- Bridge (quiet, then rising — intense) Everywhere I go, I hear them preach their rules But I've never seen them live one — not th...

won't let me go that way

Verse 1 (frustrated, tired) Why won't time ever let me stop somewhere for good? When I want to go that way — that way that I should — It won't let me go that way --- They gave me distance from her, but they gave her memory too It won't let me live, won't let me die — what am I supposed to do? When I want to go that way — that way that I should — It won't let me go that way --- Verse 2 (bitter, fragile) I never got to be the necklace resting on her chest So why won't it just let me fall apart beneath her steps? When I want to go that way — that way that I should — It won't let me go that way --- Chorus (swelling, desperate — repeat twice for intensity) Why won't time ever let me stop somewhere for good? When I want to go that way — the only way I could — It won't let me go that way --- Verse 3 (dark, pulled apart) The world pulls at me with a hundred hands from every side But it won't let me sink inside her soul and there reside When I want to go ...

Whenever you look

Chorus: Whenever you look, let your gaze be pure, Open your heart's eyes, and then see for sure. Verse 1: Racing looks can mislead, yes, that's possible to find— Pause and look carefully, wherever you turn your mind. Verse 2: What do you truly know from glancing once or twice? See the changing ages inside a person's life. Verse 3: Oh, this strangeness of stares will be the end of me— Look at me too with the warmth of family. Verse 4: No hurry in judgments—that’s a wise endeavor, Look at both ends of any matter forever. Chorus repeat

until bodies meet

Verse 1 Until the bodies learn to blend Love remains forever young, my friend When not a single drop can spill The heart still holds a rising swell Chorus When we don’t overflow, not even a trace The tide keeps living inside this space Distance stays — and that’s the flame The heart still calls out your name Verse 2 When rituals of union come A crowd of dreams still beats the drum And if you don’t arrive, still I ache Just this one wish — for heaven’s sake Chorus When we don’t overflow, not even a trace The tide keeps living inside this space Distance stays — and that’s the flame The heart still calls out your name Verse 3 The one who has everything in sight Finds their world so empty, night by night Life is only worth living through When a trial waits to test the true Chorus When we don’t overflow, not even a trace The tide keeps living inside this space Distance stays — and that’s the flame The heart still calls out your name Bridge It’s good that space exists between us two This emp...

मजहब की दुकाने है , खुदाओ का व्यापार है

मजहब की दुकाने है , खुदाओ का व्यापार है अब शहर में सबसे ज्यादा इनके इश्तिहार है  अब लबों पे वाइजों के ही इबादत न रही  कि जुंबा पे तोहमते है जहन में बाजार है  क्यु खुदा के रास्तो पे दुनिया वाली दौड़ है उसके बंदो को फरक क्या जीत है कि हार है के खुदा खामोशियो से , दे गए कुर्बानियाँ या तो तुम झूठे हो मियां या कि वो लाचार है भीड़ का न मजह्बो से, ना खुदा से वास्ता बस तमाशा देखने वालों की ये भरमार है उसको मंदिर में , मस्जिद कैद करना भूल है जर्रे जर्रे में है वो हमको कहां इनकार है साथ हो लो उसके या फिर लोगों को खुश कीजिए कि खुदा हमसे शुरू हमपे ख़तम सरकार है मजहब की दुकाने है , खुदाओ का व्यापार है अब शहर में सबसे ज्यादा इनके इश्तिहार है 

तेरी तरफ

बड़ी कोशिश से चला  हूँ मगर  यही डर  है  फिर लिए आएगी मुझे कोई लहर तेरी तरफ मैं न देखू तुझे  ये कितनी देर मुमकिन है  कि जरा देर और ये मेरी नजर तेरी तरफ   मैं अपने आप को आठो पहर धकेलता हूँ  इक  कशिश खिचती है शामो सहर  तेरी तरफ  यार हर बार कही से किसी बहाने  से  मुड़ ही जाती है हरेक रहगुजर तेरी तरफ  अक्ल कहती है किसी मंज़िल , किसी हासिल को  चल  दिल ये  कहता है जब भी पछु किधर ,तेरी तरफ  यही उलझन है कि मैं  ना चलु तो  जी न सकू    दुनिया नाराज़ है चलता हूँ अगर तेरी तरफ  बड़ी कोशिश से चला  हूँ मगर  यही डर  है  फिर लिए आएगी मुझे कोई लहर तेरी तरफ

मज़हब कहू किसे 'मैं सियासत कहू किसे ?

आते है दोनों ऐसे एक दूजे के भेष में किसको कहूँ मैं ख्वाब ,हकीकत कहूँ किसे ? ये सब न सोचूं और बस चलता चला जाऊ अक्लमंदी ये है तो फितरत कहूँ किसे ? फाके में जीता है वो,जिसमे खुददारी है नागवार जिसको मतलब की दुनियादारी है बर्बाद हो तो हो ,मगर बेईमान नहीं हो ये अगर कमजोरी है, ताक़त कहूँ किसे ? खुश रहके जी रहा है 'जो अपने हाल में उलझा नहीं अभी तक किसी भी सवाल में खुद से,खुदा से ,दुनिया से शिकवा नहीं कोई इसको मैं बौनापन कहू तो अजमत कहू किसे ? दूर से उनपे लिखना ,तस्वीरे  बनाना मजबूर मुफलिसी से पैसा नाम कमाना उनको तजुर्बों की कोई चीज़ समझना क्या ज़र्रा नवाजी है ,ज़िल्लत कहू किसे ? खुद का ईमान जाये,या किसीकी जान जाये भीड़ जितनी हो सके ,पीछे हमारे आये दोनों के तरीके ही इतने मिलते जुलते है मज़हब कहू किसे 'मैं सियासत कहू किसे ? देखो लबे आशिक पे  जरुरत का जिक्र है प्यार तो है लेकिन पहले अपनी फिक्र है रिश्तों में छोटे बड़े सौदों को देखकर सोचता हूँ आखिर मोहब्बत कहू किसे ? आते है दोनों ऐसे एक दूजे के भेष में किसको कहूँ मैं ख्वाब ,हकीकत कहूँ किसे ? ये सब न सोचूं और बस चलता चला जाऊ अक्लमंदी ये है...

you are my very being

Gone far away, didn't see or hear, still you exist in me That's why I say—you are my very being It's good that we have distance, this experience is necessary Now I know, I believe—life without you is ordinary Gone far away, didn't see or hear, still you exist in me That's why I say—you are my very being When we meet again, we'll argue over everything again Why you did that, why I did this—same old refrain Pre-chorus: "I'll leave you, I'll leave you"—saying this, you've become my habit You feel like my weakness, but you're my strength, dammit Chorus: That's why I say—you are my very being My only dream is you, but you have so many dreams You ask for this and that—I ask, "Really? Or so it seems?" I'll fulfill all your wishes, just pick the ones you hold true Don't run away, sit beside me, let's listen to our hearts anew Chorus: That's why I say—you are my very being When you come, will you put your phone asid...

What is home, what is my door

What is home, what is my door What is my street, or the city’s core If I could tear these walls of mine What’s theft or murder to fear anymore What is home, what is my door Lost inside this cage so deep Where’s the sky, what are these wings for What is home, what is my door Kept reciting poems of liberty Just kept stacking cages, endlessly What is home, what is my door Felt some pain, found a pill to buy Who ever stopped to ask, what does “cure” imply What is home, what is my door These eyes wandered views on end If only I’d known what “seeing” meant back then What is home, what is my door If walls came down, we’d meet as one Building walls again — where’s the art in that done What is home, what is my door What is my street, or the city’s core

Life, after all, bargains in every fight

Tell me, for whom does she do everything with delight? Life, after all, bargains in every fight. Children insist only on stars so bright Grown-ups make peace with fireflies at night Ask for a kilo — she gives a quarter, that's her way Life, after all, bargains in every sideways sway. Ask for too much — she gives less and less One bandage for four wounds, she will bless A scratch she stretches till it's a deep scar Life, after all, bargains near and far. Children insist only on stars so bright Grown-ups make peace with fireflies at night Ask for a kilo — she gives a quarter, that's her way Life, after all, bargains in every sideways sway. At first, hearts attach for free anywhere Every pleasure later comes with a bill to bear She repeats the world till you're bored to death Life, after all, bargains with every breath. Children insist only on stars so bright Grown-ups make peace with fireflies at night Ask for a kilo — she gives a quarter, that's her way Life, after a...

How Loneliness Feels"

How Loneliness Feels" How togetherness happens — who really knows that? Who truly knows how loneliness goes? --- When I go on solo trips deep into the mountains Inside my mind, there are fairs of so many faces Who truly knows how loneliness goes? --- All the silenced screams keep echoing — All the pains that we somehow endured Who truly knows how loneliness goes? --- Living among people, yet never able to connect Inside my head, I've played so many games with myself Who truly knows how loneliness goes? --- In the warmth of togetherness, relationships turn sweet But these cold, cold ties — they leave a bitter taste Who truly knows how loneliness goes? --- If emotions kept flowing, they would stay fresh It's only in some embrace that tears gather in crowds Who truly knows how loneliness goes? --- How togetherness happens — who really knows that? Who truly knows how loneliness goes?

Whenever I was killed

Only My Fingers Left Behind" Whenever I was killed — however, wherever it happened Only my own fingerprints were found there --- Destiny weaves our life in such a cruel way — We keep screaming, but when does reason ever listen? Just a moment ago, the circumstances were with me — now they've changed Sometimes fire couldn't burn me — sometimes even the smoke killed me Whenever I was killed — however, wherever it happened Only my own fingerprints were found there --- Time changes — so do the people around Status shifts — situations turn around Today's worthless man — who knows when he becomes the ruler? Even a donkey will sound in tune — if everyone claps for him Whenever I was killed — however, wherever it happened Only my own fingerprints were found there --- Not every tree bears fruit — and not every skill pays off Tried so many times — still, nothing comes my way When my own feet went numb — how could I ever reach? The road was right there — the address was in my pock...

forget....forget

I spent my youth just running from every question Now the same old story spreads in every direction Machines hand out answers, clean and cold But the one still asking — that's the human I know It's hard to understand anything at all Forgetting everything just feels easier If dreams keep waking, they'll never let me be So putting them to sleep just feels easier Fields are empty, homes are bare, no one on the road Long lines form outside every house of prayer Just trying to do something — it wears me to the bone So only offering prayers feels easier, I swear It's hard to understand anything at all Forgetting everything just feels easier If dreams keep waking, they'll never let me be So putting them to sleep just feels easier Living takes so much — but dying's not a door You leave the world behind, but not its endless war Even to be buried, you need money and a plan So forgetting everything — that's the only way I can It's hard to understand anything at all...

मकान बनते जा रहे

Houses keep getting built Homes keep scattering away Destinies seem lost, lost Paths keep getting better Homes keep scattering away Sleeps are wounded, wounded Dreams keep getting mended Homes keep scattering away In words, the enthusiasm is great But we just keep spreading thin Homes keep scattering away Staring all day at strangers Our own keep grating on us Homes keep scattering away Houses keep getting built Homes keep scattering away मकान बनते जा रहे घर बिखरते जा रहे मंज़िलें गुम-गुम सी हैं रास्ते सुधरते जा रहे घर बिखरते जा रहे नींदें घायल-घायल हैं सपने संवरते जा रहे घर बिखरते जा रहे बातों में तो जोश बड़ा है बस हम पसरते जा रहे घर बिखरते जा रहे अनजाने को घूरे दिनभर अपनेअखरते जा रहे घर बिखरते जा रहे मकान बनते जा रहे घर बिखरते जा रहे

कहीं भी वक़्त क्यों हमको ठहर जाने नहीं देता

कहीं भी वक़्त क्यों हमको ठहर जाने नहीं देता  कि जाना चाहें तो चाहें उधर जाने नहीं देता  जो दी उनसे जुदाई साथ में दी याद भी उनकी  ये जीने भी नहीं देता, ये मर जाने नहीं देता  कि जाना चाहें तो चाहें उधर जाने नहीं देता  गले का हार उनके मैं नहीं बन पाया हूँ लेकिन  क्यों मुझको उनके क़दमों में बिखर जाने नहीं देता  कि जाना चाहें तो चाहें उधर जाने नहीं देता  ये मुझको खींचता है बन के दुनिया सौ सौ हाथों से  मुझे ये रूह में  अपनी उतर जाने नहीं देता  कि जाना चाहें तो चाहें उधर जाने नहीं देता  कहीं भी वक़्त क्यों हमको ठहर जाने नहीं देता  कि जाना चाहें तो चाहें उधर जाने नहीं देता  तेरी खुशियों की खातिर मैं जहन्नुम में चला जाऊ  जाऊं आज ही मैं वक़्त ,पर जाने नहीं देता । कि जाना चाहें तो चाहें उधर जाने नहीं देता 

मै कहाँ जाऊ, मैं किधर जाऊ

मै कहाँ जाऊ, मैं किधर जाऊ बात करने को किसके घर जाऊँ मेरे घर टीवी सुबह से चल रहा है मेरा मुँह खोलना भी खल रहा है घर के छोटे बड़े सब अपने फ़ोन में थे रूम एक था, सब अलग ही जोन में थे मैं उठा, सीधा आ गया हूँ बाजार म और चुप खड़ा हूँ लोगों की भरमार में  लोग दीखते तो है पर मिलते नहीँ है सब भागते ही जाते है चलते नही है किसको देख मुस्कुराऊ, हेलो किसे कहुँ मेरे साथ कुछ दूर तक चलो किसे कहूँ मैं कहाँ जाऊ मैं किधर जाऊ दो ब्बत करने को किसके घर जाऊँ

sirf paas na raho

sirf paas na raho Sirf paas na raho mere saath ho jaao Kuch jism se upar utho,jazbat ho jao Khud ko chhod ke, mohalle ki,shahar ki baate Tumhare zehen ko ghere he duniya bhar ki baate Main kabhi khil jaun woh haalat ho jao.. Jitni hamko pyass hai utni kaha di Bas karo ab payaar ki ye boonda baandi Bheeg jau tar batar ,barsaat ho jao..... Aate jaate kal ka har darr yaad hoga Jiske pichhe Aaj bas barbaad hoga Bachpan jaisa so loon, woh ek raat ho jao...... सिर्फ पास ना रहो सिर्फ पास ना रहो, मेरे साथ हो जाओ कुछ जिस्म से ऊपर उठो, जज़्बात हो जाओ खुद को छोड़ के, मोहल्ले की, शहर की बातें तुम्हारे ज़ेहन को घेरे हैं दुनिया भर की बातें मैं कभी खिल जाऊँ, वो हालात हो जाओ सिर्फ पास ना रहो, मेरे साथ हो जाओ... जितनी हमको प्यास है उतनी कहाँ दी बस करो अब प्यार की ये बूंदा-बाँदी भीग जाऊँ तर-बतर, बरसात हो जाओ सिर्फ पास ना रहो, मेरे साथ हो जाओ... आते-जाते कल का हर डर याद होगा जिसके पीछे आज बस बर्बाद होगा बचपन जैसा सो लूँ, वो एक रात हो जाओ सिर्फ पास ना रहो, मेरे साथ हो जाओ...

Clouds

Maybe not today, but someday You'll turn into something new Maybe not today, but one day you'll become the rain Saved up all that heaviness, now you're the clouds and pain And clouds either pour or just drift through the empty sky The more you spread yourself outside, the more you curl up inside So go on, drift where the wind wants to blow But don't forget the ground you used to know You can fill the sky, you can touch the stars But you'll always end up right where you are Every tear you never cried just hung around too long Stacked 'em up so high one day, now singing a different song And the louder that you laugh out there, the quieter you become A hurricane that everyone sees, but a whisper to someone So go on, drift where the wind wants to blow But don't forget the ground you used to know You can fill the sky, you can touch the stars But you'll always end up right where you are Float if you need to Roll if you must But rain always falls back to dust A...

Rainwater lies

Did whatever I could And another day just died There was no water left So I filled the world with lies Nobody asks anything anyway Everything's broken so everything's okay Wherever they went, I just followed the same Did whatever I could And another day just died Left behind all the laughter Counted coins from dusk to dawn Life stayed empty even after Every pocket overdrawn Nobody asks anything anyway Everything's broken so everything's okay Wherever they went, I just followed the same Did whatever I could And another day just died They were watching me all morning Sentencing me with their eyes Looked into the mirror at midnight And scared myself alive Nobody asks anything anyway Everything's broken so everything's okay Wherever they went I just followed the same Did whatever I could And another day just died Left my house every sunrise Chased a dream I couldn't hold My soul kept wandering somewhere My body just came back home Did whatever I could And anothe...

clothes of my thoughts turn into skin

When did the clothes of my thoughts turn into skin Built a cage of mirrors to keep the world out from within In the rush to blind the others, in the great and hollow game In the lie to fool them all, I fooled myself again There was light enough to fill the house, the rooms were warm and bright But I chased the sun too reckless, burned my hands reaching for the height Now the ashes taste like victory, but the silence knows my shame In the lie to fool them all, I fooled myself again Oh, I fooled myself again Wore the mask until the mask became my face Oh, I fooled myself again Built a dream and lost myself inside the space I collected all the sorrows of the yesterdays like gold And the dreams of all tomorrows were too heavy for me to hold All the hopes came down like rain, every promise turned to rust Now the only thing remaining is the echo of the trust Oh, I fooled myself again Wore the mask until the mask became my face Oh, I fooled myself again Built a dream and lost myself inside th...

How many wishes

How many wishes will really matter? How many will stay? How many will scatter? Some will stay half-finished, some will come complete Out of all the ones we carry — how many will we need? Don't hold dreams too tightly, don't lock them in your palms The ones that find their answers were written to be calm Out of all the ones we carry — how many will we need? Keep walking, keep walking — the end is close they say But stop for just a moment, and it all just drifts away Out of all the wishes calling from the deep Tell me, how many will really matter when we sleep? If you believe it, every trouble's just a little thing But make it heavy in your mind — and it becomes a king You frown, the world will frown right back, same tune, same floor You smile, and even hard times learn to smile a little more Out of all the wishes calling from the deep Tell me, how many will really matter when we sleep? Every small desire dressed up like a need Every silent prayer pretending to be greed But w...

The longing ...still has more

Waiting for You I thought the fire had died out long ago But embers still burn deep and slow My eyes just stuck upon that door The longing… still has more My eyes just stuck upon that door The longing still has more Took everything, left nothing new Nothing in this world shines through Then I thought of you — my heart just soared Life… still has more My eyes just stuck upon that door The longing still has more Years have walked till their knees gave way Hunger feels smaller day by day But thirst for you wakes up so raw This body… still has more My eyes just stuck upon that door The longing still has more We've wandered somewhere so unknown That every feeling's overgrown Just one bitter word from you — oh That sting… still has more My eyes just stuck upon that door The longing still has more You've melted into who I am I've dissolved into your plan But let someone just mention us That jealousy… still has more My eyes just stuck upon that door The longing still has more T...

Inside ME

Yeah… Look inside yourself, man We all got voices in here Some angels, some demons Let me show you Inside me, everyone's here, my friend Everyone's got a reason, a "why," a where and when Inside me — There's an innocent child and a schemer too A rich man's dream and a beggar's view A madman's chase, a dealer's cool A patient sick and a doctor fool I've got everyone inside (everyone) Every war and every peace I hide (that's right) The sinner and the saint collide Yeah, everyone inside And they all got a reason to be alive Something fragile, something stone A heart of ice, a poet's bone A disbeliever, and one who prays A rebel who fights, and one who obeys Sometimes I know the whole damn room Sometimes I'm a stranger underneath the moon I'm brand new, I'm ancient too Colorful soul, but simple and true Capable of love, capable of hate Careless as luck, careful as fate Wrapped in the crowd, locked in my cell The king of heartbre...

let our hearts align

Don't just stay beside me, won't you become mine Lift above these bodies, let our hearts align Leave behind the gossip and the walls they built so high Every voice that fills your head — the world's noise, the why I could bloom into myself, just change the sky Lift above these bodies… become the feeling's tide Don't just stay beside me Come and be my side Lift above the skin and bone Become the love inside All the thirst we carry — do they give that much? Stop this counting drops of love, this desperate, gentle touch I want to drown completely, rain until I'm soaked Become the storm that breaks me open Let myself be choked Don't just stay beside me Come and be my side Lift above the skin and bone Become the love inside Every fear of every tomorrow waits to pull me down What's behind today is ruins — ashes on the ground I just want to sleep in peace, one night with no disguise Become the silence where I don't have to be wise Don't just stay beside...