Gardish-e-waqt sataaley | Mai abhi zinda hoon

An excerpt from the song Meri Kahaani by Strings. One of my personal favourites. Thought of sharing these lines today.

Yeh hai meri kahaani by mscube

बजाए प्यार कि शबनम मेरे गुलिस्तान में 

बरसते रहते हैं हर सिम्त मौत के साए

सियाहियों से उलझ पड़ती हैं मेरी आँखें

कोई नहीं, कोई भी नहीं जो बतलाए

कितनि देर मैं उजालों कि राह देखता रहा

कोई नहीं, है कोई भी नहीं 

न पास न दूर 

एक यार है, 

दिल कि धड़कन 

अपनी चाहत का जोह एलान किए जाती है 

ज़िन्दगी है जो जियेह जाती है

खून के घूँट पिए जाती है

ख्वाब आँखों से सिए जाती है 

five of i don't know how many

Here are some more lyrical excerpts I thought of sharing. This is the fifth post in the series and I am clueless as to how long I will be writing for the same label.


1. You raise me up by Josh Groban

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

 This song can be regarded as a motivational although it reflects the feelings of someone who desperately needs someone else's support. It is universally acclaimed that behind every man's success there is a woman, but this song can be more than an elaboration of that proverb. We all need someone to inspire us to motivate us and to make us do things that we normally may feel nervous about. After all no man is an island, we all need someone to help us understand what we truly can do. At the end we all race and we raise only because we want to replace.

2. Burning in the skies by  Linkin Park

I used the deadwood to make the fire rise
The blood of innocence burning in the skies
I filled my cup with the rising of the sea
I poured it out in an ocean of debris

Contrary to the previous song, this is one of the good works by Linkin Park. The lyrics are dark and make you ponder about the mistakes although very subtly. It also hints about the necessary evil that prevails in our society. This song is about regret but still invokes some kind of hope with the line "don't apologise, i'm loosing what i don't deserve". The lyrics and the music have been styled and composed very beautifully bringing out the true essence of the song.

3. No illusions by 78 Saab 

I'm under no illusions now,
How can I see when I am blind
To all the same old thoughts now.
You sure do make it kinda tough,
Not gonna make me change my ways,
I've come too far for that now.

This song featured in one of the episodes of Gray's Anatomy. This song is a narrative and the narrator is attempting to justify the deeds and the shortcomings of his. All this is done, without alleging the opposite person and keeping the  benefit of doubt to himself. This song is all about hope and pesters you to move on in life.

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I've been sharing these songs for quite a while and I have no clue for how long I'd be continuing with this. However, off late I figured out that I've been sharing these songs in sets of three and they were themed upon one aspect or another and mind you it wasn't deliberate. Anyways, here's another set of three and even this set has been discussed spontaneously, wonder if there's a theme in this too.


1. How to save a life by The Fray

As he begins to raise his  voice -You lower yours and grant him one last choice

Drive until you lose the road - Or break with the ones you've followed

He will do one of two things - He will admit to everything

Or he'll say he's just not the same - And you'll begin to wonder why you came

This song is a journey of perhaps two friends attempting to come closer to each other after a disruption of some sort. Unfortunately the distance between them eventually grows by time. One of them narrates his side of the story and recollects if there were any of his mistakes. In this process we are taken through some very important aspects of human behavior. The above lines describe the will to standby on someone's side even after the last thread in the rope breaks. 

2. Rehne de by Lucky Ali

जो भी सोंचा हो सही, ये ज़रूरी तो नहीं

रह भी जाए कुच्छ कमी, तो समझाऊं बताऊँ किसी से - अब रहने दे 

कह दे तो कह दे, चुप तो चुप रहे

बदले तो बदले, क्या अब हम कहें - रहने दे 

सहले तोह सहले ना भी कह सके - रहने दे

 This melodious track talks about betrayal from someone very close and once dependable. It subtly hints on the universal fact that the truth is ugly. This song is about moving on and looking at the brighter side of life upon betrayal. This betrayal need not necessarily be of the romantic kind, it could very well be between friends or siblings. The bottom line is to move on and apply what I call 'the take it easy policy' to it. Just turn a blind eye to it and you'll be happy. Do not reciprocate!

3. Carnival of rust by Poets of the Fall

It's all a game, avoiding failure, when true colors will bleed

All in the name of misbehavior and the things we don't need

I lust for after no disaster can touch, touch us anymore. And more than ever,

I hope to never fall,where enough is not the same it 

was before

With a very dark back drop, this song deals with a fossilized subject in a very mature manner. It's all about the undying the hope, to get closer to the loved one and the fear of getting perished if taken away. It's about expectation that the ones you're counting on will not walk away when you need them 'the' most or as it says when your world is burning.

three of i don't know how many

Some more of the songs I couldn't miss but share.

1. Fix You by Coldplay 

When you try your best, but you don't succeed

When you get what you want, but not what you need

When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep

Stuck in reverse

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And the tears come streaming down your face

When you lose something you can't replace

When you love someone, but it goes to waste

Could it be worse?

Huh...what do i say about this? It's motivational, inspirational, emotional and rational. I personally like the hard fact with which i can easily relate for not getting what i want but thankfully getting what i need.  How at times the  feeling of utter helplessness haunts us when we lose someone and for the worth of this world can't get that person back. Tears really come streaming down at such an instance (not necessarily physical tears).

2.Jaage hain form the movie Guru 

जागे है देर तक

हमें कुछ देर सोने दो

थोड़ी सी रात और है

सुबह तोह होने दो

आधे अधूरे ख्वाब जो

पूरे न हो सके

एक बार फिर से नींद में

वोह ख्वाब बोने दो

This again is a motivational kind, and if you haven't listened to it please do. The whole feeling would certainly be mesmerizing. How at times we have unaccomplished missions and we strive hard to bring them to a successful halt and how we long for a snap in the middle but can't and won't. It deals with that sense in which we hope that every day is a new day and every dawn brings in a renaissance along with the sunshine.

3. Marching on(timbo version) by Timabaland ft. One Republic

So many hills we had to climb, 
Almost been out of strength,But we kept,

Slowly marchin’ on…

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Tryin’ to heal the wounds, we couldn’t get to clouds,

That’s where the tears dried up,

We’re okay,

We kept marchin’ on…

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There's so many wars we fight,

There's so many things we're not,

But with what we have,

I promise you that,

We're marchin' on,

We're marchin' on,
We’re marchin’ on…

I just love the way this song has been moulded from it's RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, LEFT RIGHT version to this Timbo version. This number is also very attractive and the tunes are bound to remain in your head for quite a while. I really like the above line which were added presumably by Timbaland. They give a special meaning to the entire song and raises the worth to a whole new level. It explains you very explicitly how we should try, try and try and never say die.

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I couldn't stop but write about some more songs that i liked. Here are a few of i don't have a clue how many.


1. Here without you by 3 Doors Down

The miles just keep rollin'

As the people leave their way to say hello

I've heard this life is overrated

But I hope that it gets better as we go

The song, the music, the lyrics and everything about this is just awesome. The feeling that is expressed in the above lines is very trembling especially for those who stay away from their loved ones so as to earn them a better living. It can also be thought of as the situation in which you miss someone very badly yet have no choice to reunite and you count on life and attempt to move on.

2. Do Nishaniyan from the movie 'Jhootha hi sahi'

 किसकी नवाजिश हुई रूखी सी ज़िन्दगी पर

हलकी सी बारिश हुई सूखी सी ज़िन्दगी पर

है खौफ के ना चुराले कोई कल

मेरे आसमा से यह चोरी के बादल

माना के नाजिल ना होना था यह फ़रिश्ता

माना के हासिल ना होना था हम हो यह रिश्ता

लगे खूबसूरत मुझे अब खुदा तू

फ़रिश्ते से मेरे ना करना जुदा तू

This melody, a more of a ballad is the result of a lethal combination. Sonu Nigam's voice and Rahman's score spell nothing but true magic. The song has a great depth in terms of lyrics and depiction. The moment where your life completely transforms due to the induction of a new personality and how you get addicted to this new element of your life and how you suddenly get insecure about the trivial turned precious possessions of yours is very beautifully expressed. Then the lyrics move on to suggest how unworthy you feel of having this sacred angel with you and how you'd turn to stone if you are distanced from it. Very beautiful flow of thoughts indeed.

3. The reason by Hoobastank

I'm sorry that I hurt you

It's something I must live with everyday

And all the pain I put you through

I wish that I could take it all away

And be the one who catches all your tears

Thats why i need you to hear
I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new

           and the reason is You

Pretty much like the earlier song, this one also walks through the same path of showcasing the importance of that special element without whom you'd be as dead as a stone. However, there are a few negative shades in this one. It shows in a very subtle manner as to how sometimes we end up hurting and pretty badly the ones whom we love, respect and care the most. But, at the end of the day your concern for that same person is un-equalled and you are apologetic since you feel and most certainly are incomplete without them and a quick repair of the slightly withered trust is more than what you need for your world to make sense.

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Whoa! Finally got to write on my blog after a long time. These work loads and responsibilities make you nothing less than a machine. Being human is becoming a challenge day by day. Anyways, from here on I am starting this new label 'lyrical excerpts' wherein I would be taking some lines or paras from the songs I liked or listened to. It can be of any language or context, all I share is the way it was portrayed or what those lines mean to me. I am starting off with a few lyrics that i can remember as of now. Here we go...................


1. Your body is a wonderland by John Mayer

Something 'bout the way the hair falls in your face

I love the shape you take when crawling towards the pillowcase

You tell me where to go and

Though I might leave to find it

I'll never let your head hit the bed

Without my hand behind it

This is a very beautiful number and perhaps a John Mayer signature. The way he describes the sensual features of the fairer sex in the start of this song is worth mentioning (porcelain skin, candy lips, bubble gum tongue). The above mentioned part however describes the concern, the empathy and the love in a very subtle fashion and leaves the listener spell bound(at least I was).

2. Title track of the movie Kaminey

क्या करें ज़िन्दगी इसको हम जो मिले

इसकी जान खा गए रात दिन के गिले

कभी ज़िन्दगी से माँगा पिंजरे में चाँद लादो

कभी लालटेन देके कहा आसमा पे टांगो

This is a very slow and smooth ballad that runs in the background when it is played in the movie. This song has got a lot of depth in terms of the music and the lyrics. It reflects pretty straight forwardly the hardships faced and humongous efforts put in to live and not just exist. This reminds me of the quote "maturity is said to be achieved only when we accept life as full of compromises!". Tough to decipher but true when understood.



3. You'll never know by MLTR

Take a look around this lonely place

Where a mask is worn on every face

And painted lips gently kiss

The end of their cigarettes

This world is dressed in such finess

To cover all the emptiness

We're standing here in between

The pages of a magazine

Although I am not a great admirer of MLTR (Michael Learns to Rock) simply because of their monotony and utter lack of diversity, I enjoy this particular number however. I actually started relating to this song until lately because the lyrics grow onto you slowly yet steadily, are very compelling and make you ponder about the false hoods of this life and how we all tend to run marathons despite being blind folded. And yeah painted lips kissing the cigarettes hints towards the glamor and bling that every young and old is fascinated with and how we go through this voyage called life all alone despite being in a caravan of some sort.