Just another song for you ..

Looking east, towards the moon,
Waking up from its splendid slumber,
Showering my sight with her beautiful smile,
I wonder why I can't get closer ..

Its never too cold,
The rain never hard,
For me to look up at you,
And sing to you like your bard ..

Waiting for you to come up the horizon,
The bright starts I accompany ..
Singing songs of joy,
Just hoping you'd listen ..

For some it might sound like the wolves,
For some like the flutes ..
Here we are waiting for you,
So that I can say hello to you ..

The last leaf ..

When you were dying girl,
You never looked elsewhere ..
But at the seed you planted,
Grown into life, flowers everywhere ..

You lived together,
You could relate to each other ..
The plant turned out bright,
Like it grew from your beautiful smile ..

Folks call you this,
Friends called you that ..
You responded to both,
You thought you both were called life ..

Autumn's never a good time to go out,
You could feel for the flowers outside ..
But yourself never cared to go in,
And that made you lie sick inside ..

The leaves had begun to fall,
The less you began to speak ..
The breeze was getting colder,
The circles under your eyes darker ..
Almost like you were wishing aloud,
From the tears streaming from your eyes,
That when the last leaf falls,
Everybody calls you dead ..

That night was rough,
The rain hard ..
No moon to smile at us,
No stars to smile at ..

All you could manage was a wink or two,
All leaves fallen but a few ..
And before long,
All that were left were two ..

As another leaf drifts downward,
Your memories get clearer ..
You could see the smiles,
You could feel yourself smile ..
The people you loved,
And people who loved back ..
You wanted to share life again,
With the last leaf ..

The rain must have been weak,
Or the leaf strong, you wondered,
But when it was daybreak,
You couldn't wait to run to feel it ..
You never felt better,
You could feel the sickness break ..
You wanted to live forever,
Feel that life no storm can take ..

You must have felt the plain white wall,
On it painted a little green leaf ..
It has been my only masterpiece,
I now live with the last leaf ..


(O'Henry's idea totally ! Image stolen from here !)

Dragons & Tea

When we meet up,
Never when I'm by myself ..
The same way you come,
The same way you go ..
The things we speak,
The things you hear,
Are no different,
From what I've heard ..

Dragons and tea is what I think about,
Sometimes I wonder what it was all about ..
But then, it always made perfect sense,
And now, nothing seems to have changed at all ..

We plot a thievery,
We plot an assassination ..
It never dawned,
It was right round the corner ..
We plan mass bunk,
We plan world peace ..
We discuss life,
As it is meant to be ..

Lets get another drink !
Can you light the smoke for me ?
You got some change on you ?
Shall I light the smoke for you ?
I'm beside you,
We're gonna do good ..
We might as well plan of Rome,
But for now, I'll see you get home ..

Dragons and tea,
Is this how life's meant to be ?
Dragons and tea,
How much better can life be ?

Before / After

And then when I felt like I had to look for a door,
I took the second one I came across ..
Never knew what lay the other side,
I could have been greeted with frost ..

I wasn't running away,
I wasn't hiding the facts ..
I had a choice,
I could have ended up with the rats ..

The room was bright,
Not a rat in sight ..
Don't know why I felt so light,
But I was sure it felt right ..

And then there you were,
Like a fire to my grief ..
Before you, it was stuffy emptiness,
After you, it has been life ..

venus in transit

Venus in transit, you seem so lonely.
With a baggage so tiny, and you hair fall so lovely.
Your so lovely.
You carry yourself so, passionately.
Make everyone pass by, want you so badly.
Yeah so badly.
You're stuck here in transit, would you join if i insist.
Give us a chance lady, don't try hard to resist.
Oh! please don't resist.
( Your old man seems mighty, could even be a big bully.
But count on me babe now, ill make it seem easy.
Oo so easy)
Make me your only moon, so I don't have to worry.
From there to eternity, i shall be bound by your gravity.
yeah, just you and me.
You didn't seem to care when time came for you to leave..
You stole my heart love, with you trapped inside of it.
Venus in transit, you are so celestial !!

Soul for sale

Through my eyes I've seen destruction,
and the emptiness left behind ..
It ain't the day of resurrection,
stop the madness before it's late ..
Tales of pain and tears of sorrow,
will remain your only friend ..
It's just today and maybe tomorrow,
you'll still have a soul to relate ..

Is there no one in this world who can hear all the screaming ?
Turn blind, turn deaf, turn away, turn your soul into the devil ..

Stop killing in the name of religion,
War is not an idle past time ..
Put an end to discrimination,
Skin's always red from the inside ..
Enough with all the corruption,
The blood stains can be seen on those hands ..
Seek a life of the needed redemption,
Souls sell well but there'd be no one left to buy ..

Delusion-Life as it is and death

Is this how my life will always be,
Feeling like a small fish in the sea,
Its like I am running an endless race,
Where I am totally out of place,
Is this just a passing phase,
Or will this only end when I blow up in blaze,

I can't stop thinking,
Or am i just dreaming,
I feel this pain, That makes me pale,
I have no peace of mind, lord please be kind
Save this soul of mine,as it is getting blind,

Or is my mind so confused, Not believing what I choose,
From the light so bright, Piercing through my head
Lord is this how it all ends,when all the pain ends,
When I feel nothing see nothing hear nothing but the voice of my burning soul,
O lord please free me from this world,Trapped inside of my head

Bloody Mary

Clouds decided to unite,
And pour until midnight ..
Got done with my chore,
When heard a knock on the door ..
A woman wearing bright red,
Soaked but was well bred ..

Wine from the potato,
Juice from the tomato,
And some salt & pepper,
All put in a shaker ..
And I ask her,
How about another ..

Bloody Mary ..
It's dark and red,
But it ain't blood ..
Bloody Mary ..
It'll get to your head,
Faster than a flood ..

We spoke by the fire,
Ask if she wants to retire ..
She wanted to play a game,
Refused to give me the name ..
It was just an urban legend,
About a lady seeking revenge ..

Candles we lit,
She moved closer by a bit ..
My neck felt her breath,
It felt cold as death ..
I stood on the floor,
Spoke to the mirror ..

Bloody Mary ..
Show yourself to me,
Hide no more ..
Bloody Mary ..
I need to see,
You're just a lore ..

For thine protection I now pray,
Let all evil turn away,
Protect me night, Protect me day,
And keep misfortune well at bay.

Bloody Mary ..
Bloody Mary ..
Bloody Mary ..
Bloody Mary ..
Do you wear red ?
And covered in blood ?

She looks eerily familiar,
I've even seen that attire ..
Can't look away from her eyes,
Only blood she cries ..
She can't be in my house,
She can't be my spouse ..

My heart went wild,
The cold seemed mild ..
The image began to blur,
And I turned to look at her ..
The way she did spawn,
She was gone ..

Flying High

Where do u see yourself in 5, she asks.
I give it my best, wait for the impact.
she's not impressed,and she says we're all done .
Its all over now, its back to square one.

Its 5 minutes before the bell rings at last.
time just flew by, it was so damn fast.
it takes sweat and tears to bell the cat.
the way it went, I know i dont stand a chance.

Chorus : I just wanna fly, so high, into the Blue & Velvet sky.
Reaching for the stars, fly so high.
Turning back to look, at the wasted years gone by.
There is hope, of a new start in life.

Lying awake in fear, it consumes my mind.
tomorrow is a new day, hope its better than last.
that uncertain feeling is one of a kind.
I know now what i need to do, and do it fast.

So I check in my bags, Im waiting for the call,
I have time to kill, maybe walk around the mall.
Running away from home, to a new and distant world.
Hope to change my luck, get rich and walk tall.

Solo & Chorus

Now I am what they call, a wise and learned man.
I draw a six figure now, just like i planned.
Then the bubble bursts, and ends all the fun
i am back home now, Im back again to square one.

Chorus......

Racing pulse

As I sip on my beer,
The road becomes clear ..
I deserve another treat,
I want to feel her heartbeat ..

As I walk out of the pub,
And the smoke as I stub,
I think about her lovely feet,
I need to feel her heartbeat ..

I think of her skin, of dark ivory,
And it makes me move in a big hurry,
Her beauty is no deceit,
I have to feel her heartbeat ..

I see her standing there,
The way I like it, all bare ..
She was looking so petite,
I can't wait to feel her heartbeat ..

When I run my hand along her curves,
Can feel her respond with a verve ..
I can still feel her heat,
And I can almost feel her heartbeat ..

When I turn her on with my keys,
It makes me weak in the knees ..
And when we hit the street,
I can then feel our hearts beat ..

The chalk outline

And there I was,
Accepting the applause,
Looking at the sky line,
Feeling the adrenaline ..

And then I saw her,
And heard her purr ..
All she did was shine,
She was no concubine ..

She stole my heart,
It was Cupid with his dart ..
I offered her some wine,
And I was on cloud nine ..

I walked her to the edge,
It was harmless I pledge ..
She said she's fine,
I took it as a good sign ..

I offered her a smoke,
And for hours we spoke ..
Her hands I took in mine,
And she felt so divine ..

I could feel her kiss,
But her push I did miss ..
Now the only part left of mine,
Is the white chalk outline ..

Feel the steel

Bleeding from my fingers,
Standing on my toes,
Screw all you critics,
I'll write another prose ..

It ain't about the money,
And it ain't about the fame ..
It ain't for the country,
Hell, it's not even for the dame ..

It's always been about this selfish me,
Won't change a bit even if you plea ..
Try sending an army to defeat me,
You'll just see me go on a killing spree ..

All my enemies, I'll make them squeal,
I might even take you out for a lovely meal ..
Or this big bloody deal I might seal,
But my day ain't done till I feel the steel ..

I'm gonna do what I want to do,
Don't care if it's not always something new ..
A lake of fire if I'm going to jump into,
Please don't ever come to my rescue ..

You know it's the next best thing after the wheel,
And it's just something you can never steal ..
I know that this song will make you squeal,
But who the fuck cares, I got to feel this steel ..

Reflections

You must have made some money,
Or you must have found some peace ..
But now you're just angry,
Coz everything seems to decrease ..

You must have shot to fame,
You must have fallen in love ..
You think you've lost the game,
Maybe coz you've lost all of the above ..

Do you want to be a ship without an anchor ?
Do you want to be a question without an answer ?
Don't you want to just get to the next chapter ?
You've got to stop looking at the rear view mirror ..

Look at the road ahead,
Move into a higher gear ..
Just put the past to bed,
But stop for some chilled beer ..

If you come across a fork,
It might look a little obscure ..
But just feel the torque,
Coz there's always a detour ..

Do you want to be a bird with just one feather ?
Don't you want to be the knight with a world to conquer ?
Do you really think you've got no future ?
You've got to stop looking at the rear view mirror ..

Oh ma !

Chopping up everything that looks green,
Leaving us only with memories of what we had seen,
Walking this world like a pirate crew,
Oh mother, what have they done to you ?

Listening to the commands of a mad priest,
And sever heads of many a beast,
Now, the only place to see them is at a zoo,
Oh mother, what are they doing to you ?

These sore eyes miss the sight of your rich brown skin,
Took it for granted, and I used to break into a grin,
From this concrete jungle I wish I could see through,
Oh mother, what have we done to you ?

The sweet milk from you has become so hard to taste,
Even your tears, are all blocked by plastic waste,
How long do we sit and hang our head in rue ?
Oh mother, what are we doing to you ?

Shed no tears

I know I've known you for not too many years,
But you've given me nothing but something to say cheers ..
So I'm here to listen, I'm all ears,
But please shed no more tears ..

Not everything is as it appears,
Some may lead to uncontrollable jeers,
While some may lead to unshakable fears,
But please shed no more tears ..

As we walk our life upstairs,
We shun all the glares,
But there's someone to answer your prayers,
So please shed no more tears ..

You'll find someone who shares,
Your hopes and despairs,
Remember there's someone who cares,
So please shed no more tears ..

Disoriented ?

As you come down from the flyover,
You can't help but notice on your left the glare,
You notice the wine shop and decide to buy some beer,
And you ask yourself, so am I there ?

Looking left, you think you might see founder of the church of Alexandria,
Looking right, as the Scottish say, the man who lived near an enclosure,
You feel the right way is neither,
And you ask yourself, so how do I get there ?

You see a place, and you think about Hendrix,
You see another, and want to own a huge mare,
You stop to have a smoke and you know where to get a few toothpicks,
But you're so confused, you don't know if you're there !

You've had enough & think maybe you should go right,
And show Him how good you can be with a prayer,
You see the palace of the God of heart,
And you can feel you're almost there ..

To enter, you need them to raise the bar,
And you think maybe you ended up nowhere,
But then you might hear the sounds from a guitar,
You would know you're near, almost there ..

You can take the lift, but make sure you close the door,
Or take the stairs, but make sure you don't swear,
Whatever you do, just make it to the second floor,
Ring the doorbell and you might even see me there ..

Sigh

In your dreams you see many a firework,
But only until you open your eye,
You remember you have to get to work,
You can hear yourself sigh ..

You read about the man leading the onslaught,
You probably think maybe he should die ..
You shake you head to throw away the thought,
And you can hear yourself sigh ..

Why does everyone in the world cry ?
Why do loved ones have to die ?
Why do friends have to say goodbye ?
Why do you think so many people sigh ?

When you run out of money,
And ask no one because you're shy,
You can't even seem to get angry,
You can hear yourself sigh ..

When you speak to the one you love,
And you feel their voice is tainted with black dye,
You think it's the iron hand behind a velvet glove,
You can hear yourself sigh ..

Why cry when there's no clouds in the bright blue sky ?
Why do people leave others to dry ?
Why do so many of us ask ourselves why ?
Don't you think everyone has a reason to sigh ?

How does it feel ?

How does it feel,
to be a mole in the hole,
with a hole in the soul,
with the soul full of coal,
with the coal that you stole,
when you stole it from a troll,
when the troll was on patrol,
on the patrol that adds to its payroll,
with the payroll the only goal,
the goal that puts him control,
to control even a mongol,
a mongol who looked through the keyhole,
a keyhole he came across when he was on a stroll,
the stroll on his foal,
the foal with an iron sole,
and the sole that has taken its toll,
a toll added by the pothole,
in the pothole where lives a tadpole,
the tadpole sadly stuck in a loophole,
but the loophole playing a much bigger role,
the role of a man on parole,
the parole because of his pistol,
the pistol that he won in a poll,
the poll that gave him console,
console from the hellhole,
in the hellhole as big as a fishbowl
the fishbowl with an eyehole,
the eyehole as big as a pinhole,
the pinhole which you unroll,
when you unroll becomes a flagpole,
the flagpole hoisting a scroll,
the scroll with a name called cole,
cole was the name of the mole ..
So how does it feel ?

Growing distance

I hate this feeling,
Of being pushed away,
Into an infinite mass of blackness,
Never knowing if I'd ever stop ..

I stretch my arm towards you,
To stop myself from plunging into the void,
But when you step back to watch me,
I can feel nothing but the growing distance ..

Would I get as far as I was before I met you ?
I thought I was living in the wilderness then ..
Would I have to start over life without you ?
I thought I was incapable of love then ..

Maybe it's time I have to disappear,
And get myself far away from your life ..
Of all the things I've done to see you remain happy,
The toughest has been living through this growing distance ..

Did you know ?

Did you know ?
You see my lack of willpower,
And call me lazy,
But that's only because I don't know what I'm looking for ..

Did you know ?
I might seem very distant,
When I meet new people,
Only because I'm just too nice to pass a judgment ..

Did you know ?
When you talk to me about money,
I get all polite and formal,
Only because losing you could prove more costly ..

Did you know ?
Every time I smile at you,
When you make fun of me,
Only because I think its too early to say adieu ..

Did you know ?
I can pretend very well,
And that I can hardly lie,
I'm indifferent to hell,
Would hardly mind if I die,
Will side with you when you rebel,
But deep it would hurt when you say goodbye,
Did you know that's just me hiding in my shell !

Tattooed

She's a piece of art,
Sweet like a musical by Mozart,
Beautiful like a Michelangelo's statue,
Isn't love like a permanent tattoo ?

Can't get her out of my head,
I'm ready for any bloodshed,
I wish I could take her away even on a cart,
Isn't love like a tattoo on your heart ?

For her I'll die more than twice,
If i could spend all eternity in paradise,
To her I'll remain forever true,
I think love is like a permanent tattoo ..

For her I'll give my life,
Even if my soul's cut deep with a knife,
She would always remain my sweetheart,
I think I've been tattooed on my heart ..

Disease & the cure

Now if I die,
I wonder if you'd cry ..
I just don't know why,
But I'm tempted to try ..

Need to find a cure,
Before the feeling takes over ..
But I got to be sure,
Else, its all over ..

Reasonable ambition ?!

Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form,
Sometimes it seems nice, sometimes it even feels warm ..
But it is not something that'll always bring reform,
It might feel like you're drinking your tea lukewarm !

So I reason, why am I stuck at work,
working like a clerk,
Because all it brings to me is irk,
all thanks to that jerk ..

How I want to be a rock star,
driving around in a big car,
playing to the world my guitar,
all cheering even though it always sounds bizarre ..

I'll work my ass off so that i'll make it one day,
take out from my life everything that is in disarray,
i'll make sure i'll be nobody's prey,
i'll mold my life like a potter does to clay ..

The foolish land

I had once set out to explore the beautiful world,
Came across things of beauty and things that were bizarre ..
When I saw a man trying to drink from the far side of the glass,
Thought I was just passing by the foolish land ..

Felt like I watching a snake that's being uncurled,
Ammunition shops that formed in what they called a bazaar ..
Houses where people are said to be fed to the gas,
Corpses dumped in heaps, like it was a wasteland ..

The king, angry with the abuses being hurled,
Contemplating the future while smoking a cigar,
Recites a speech trying to change the mood of the mass,
Arguing that he's the biggest patriot in the homeland ..

So surprised to see how swiftly people enter the dreamworld,
Like they are swaying to the gentle music from a guitar,
Forgetting all about the recent incident of the teargas,
I just hope done passing by this foolish land ..

A name

I've been searching around the world,
Trying to find out my name ..
One day maybe I will find,
And maybe it will gain me acclaim ..

Before I get too old,
Need to accomplish my aim ..
Maybe it's a name that changed mankind,
Hearing it they might exclaim ..

Need to find it, so some stones I hurled,
And set some to flame ..
Maybe the way its designed,
It might put some to shame ..

Like a mystery that unfurled,
I found out my name ..
It was nothing the way I outlined,
But like they say, what's in a name ..

Logophobia

Will he ask me to elope,
Will he ask me to buy some dope,
Will the dame say nope,
I'm afraid to open the envelope ..

Have the enemies moved closer,
Does he really have cancer,
Did I lose another acre,
I'm afraid to read the letter ..

Did they reject my vote,
Didn't all fit on the boat,
Did he make me a scapegoat,
I'm afraid to read the footnote ..

Do I say goodbye,
Do I say lets meet in July,
Will they raise an outcry,
I'm afraid to reply ..

The day that couldn't get worse ..

Woke up in the afternoon with a bad hangover,
Everything seem to move much slower,
A big heavy head I had to nurse,
Can't help thinking about the day that couldn't get worse ..

Gathered my clothes and headed to the bath,
But I always thought it was a straight path,
An empty tank meant I had to go without a shower,
And I thought the day couldn't get any lower ..

Picked up my keys and headed towards my bike,
In the front tire, found a nail as big as a pike,
Muttered something that sounded like a curse,
Thought the day just couldn't get worse ..

Got on a bus to get to work,
All day I had to listen to that jerk,
I even had to skip my lunch,
That was one day I could have used a punch ..

Spoke to the one on whom I had a crush,
On any other day, you could see the blush,
But made me feel I was speaking in reverse,
Was sure the day couldn't get any worse ..

Headed home with a mind to read a book,
Found it in disarray, thanks to that crook,
Called the cops who said it would take a while,
Can't forget that day which forced upon me a smile ..

Seeking Utopia

Fed up with the world I live in,
Like a note on the board stuck with a pin,
Leading a life with the melancholy of a violin,
Need to put an end before the madness begins ..

Threading through the wheel of time,
I realise this when I'm in my prime ..
I think I'm suffering from myopia,
For I'm not able to see as far as Utopia ..

Heard it is a place filled with peace,
Where you can always feel the gentle breeze,
A place without the need for any police,
A place where your happiness will just increase ..

I want to start this noble quest,
I need to find this ideal society,
I hope I'll be invited as a guest,
For all my life, I've been seeking Utopia ..

Confused !

I'd like to walk away,
But not go too far away ..
Maybe I should stay at the same place,
Maybe I should increase my pace ..

I stay awake in bed all night,
Listening to the sounds the clock doesn't make ..
My thoughts all wandering out of turn,
About the dreams that never come ..

Brightened blackness

How I long to see a shooting star..
How badly I need to make a wish ..
Times like these show who you really are ..
The sky's the ocean and you just a small fish ..

Can I walk away from these troubled times,
Without being called a coward ?
Can't life be like a song that rhymes,
Coz mine feels like an anchor being lowered ..

Nothing seems to be going right ..
However high I fly, I always fall on the ground ..
I feel like getting into a fist fight,
With the crunching of bones the only sound ..

I don't mind if I leave the mother,
Who's taken care of me like no other ..
Because In this world I just seek happiness,
But all around me I see only the blackened brightness ..

There are times you ask yourself,
Is this how I want to lead my life ?
Breeding greed using something they call a job,
But eventually realising you're nothing but a door knob ..

When did the destruction of the human begin ?
Were we so ignorant we couldn't even see ?
Were we blinded by the money and the power ?
I think He just sat back and said let them be ..

But when you feel like the dark cloud with the silver lining,
You can't help but wonder if it's all His doing ..
There's an infinite joy you feel that's beyond your reach,
But find it you will eventually if in the right place you search ..

There have been wars fought,
Sometimes for the women they sought ..
You'll realise whatever happens life goes on,
And I think I'll stop before i go on and on ......

Still life

A place where smiles never disappear,
A place where friends are there forever ..
You could even see the beauty of the captured soul,
That's just life as seen through a pin-hole ..

Let there be music

And we were all sitting at a big round table,
I could even spot Kane, you and Abel ..
There are lots of fruits and meat to dine,
Strangely, I could even see all kinds of wine ..

We were celebrating something I didn't really know ,
There was only one at the table who looked really low ..
I knew He was the one throwing the party,
I noticed He was just sipping on some coffee & tea ..

I walk up to Him, with a wine glass in my hand,
Told Him with a smile, it was the best in the land ..
He looked straight into my eyes, I could see His hurry ..
The lines on His forehead were definitely of worry ..

Pull a chair son, He said, and sit to my right,
Let there be light, He said, and the room was very bright ..
Let there be music, He said, and looked at me,
I gulped down hard, & thought, why does it have to be me ?

I sang Him a song, about the only thing I thought we had in common ..
About the forests dark green and the earth rich brown ..
About all the crawling creatures & all the wild beasts ..
Of the fish underwater and the birds and their rhythmic beats ..

Midnight snack

Just around midnight, I remember going to bed,
Needed no invite, for heaviness was filling up in my head ..
Didn't need the warmth of the covers, I could have slept on hay,
But sleep I did, thinking about the woman I met during the day ..

Was it a dream or was it a nightmare ?
It felt so real, for with the other ones I cannot compare ..
My emotions were a flood, the ocean just a speck,
Then why did I drink her blood, by biting her neck ?