Winters are here

Winters are here,

and so are you,

singing songs with me,

in the howling winter winds,

wrapping ourselves in the dark nights,

as we share our secrets new,

Where were you,

for the rest of the year?
It seemed like you had forgotten me,

But now that you're here,

I'll remind you of everything,

Starting from the morning tea,

Brewing it with old dreams,

Dreams we dreamt

while sipping some mornings,

together,

talking about forever,

a long ago …

Winters are here,

and so are you,

walking with me,

into the dazzling sun,

I feel your warmth encapsulating me,

protecting me,

from this hostile world,

Did you think about me,

from where you've been?
Dreams of me,

have you seen?
While you were travelling,

in a foreign land

and I waited for the time,

to slip away like sand,

Stars I saw,

Did you noticed them too?
But now that you're here,

I don't wish to know where were you …

Winters are here,

and so is the one I love,

Back into my arms,

Suddenly I feel more joyous,

I feel free,

But this lingering sadness,

it's still there, haunting me

Will I see your face,

Once the spring comes by,

and will it finally be the winters,

when never again I'll have to lie …

Yesterday Taai asked me,

Will he be here for rest of the winters?
All she cares about is the money,

And says,

All you care about is the pleasure,

Tell them the truth yourself,

So they won't laugh,
As I tell them the same story ...

That when the spring is here,

We'll be standing by the tracks,

Waiting for the morning train,

As through the fog it'll arrive,

to snatch us from all this pain …  

Incurable madness

Search for the place

where you always wanted to go

and the face,

you always wanted to know,

a heart,

where you'd live forever,

and a dream,

you'd die to live …

Be the fire,

that can't be doused,

and a storm,

that shatters all inhibitions,

like sand,

slipping through their fingers,

but a love,

living beyond conditions …

Be a smile,

in their moist eyes,

the curse,

to your own sadness,

as all the fear,

disappear, disapparate, disintegrate

turning you into the one you are,

your own incurable madness …

Alone

No one's here for you,
neither are you for them,
Your stories are yours,
Your own beautiful entities,
Don't unmask them for us,
Don't dwell too much in ours,
'cause you'll always be a stranger,
The one who comes,
and goes,
So don't be the one,
who thinks he knows ...

You know nothing about us,
we know nothing about you,
Let it be that way,
so we can stop pretending,
Comprehending,
The meaning of each other's,
existence,
Until we find the meaning
of our own,
And it's time,
You learned to walk alone ...

Same old story

When the sunlight slowly,
starts fading away,
when you can't make out,
if it's a night or a day,
when breathing feels like a chore,
and the pain starts to rise,
and it's all happening again,
and you're growing insane ...

When the stars twinkle,
but darkness starts gripping,
you in its arms,
Tightly, so you can't escape,
when living is never worth it,
and all you do is cry,
trying to wither away,
and then die ...

When your mind is numb,
the thoughts are all hazy,
you're going crazy,
and nothing makes sense,
'cause it all stopped mattering,
a long ago,
And you wish you forget,
whatever you know,
You just lie there,
twisting and turning,
thinking of days,
you spent with her,
they felt like a dream,
and then you scream ...

When you let it all out,
everything in your heart,
And every end,
becomes a new start,
Don't lose it boy,
Don't lose it,
You'll stand up,
You'll smile
Once you've realized,
It's been a while,
You'll stand up,
you'll sing,
The fears,
And the tears,
They'll dry up soon,
Sun will shine,
and skies will be blue,
The world will be beautiful,
Everything will be sane,
And then you'll walk up to that girl,
To fall in love once again ...

Yaadein Keylong ki: Socho kabhi...

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सोचो कभी अकेले हों,
एक अनजाना सफ़र हो,
एक अनजान रास्ता ...

कुछ दूर चलकर
हम यूँही थक जाएँ,
और प्यास बुझाने हमारी,
कुछ काले बादल आयें ...

भीगा जाएँ हँसा जाएँ,
पल वह याद दिलाएं,
जब फिर किसी मंजिल की तलाश में,
यूँही चल पड़े थे ...

तोह सोचो कभी जो अकेले हों,
और दूर एक नया शहर नज़र आये,
एक नदी कोई बहती हो,
और वादियाँ हमारा दिल बहलायें ...

कुछ लोग मिले रास्तों में,
पागल समझ हमें,
हम पर मुस्कुराएं,
कुछ हमसे पूछें,
तो कुछ अपनी सुनाएं,
दुश्मनी बहुत मोल ली दुनिया से,
क्या पता इन्ही रास्तों में,
अब न जाने अपने,
कितने ही दोस्त बन जाएँ ...

तो ज़रा सोचो कभी यूँही,
किसी दिन अचानक से
फिर किसी मंजिल की तलाश में,
हम अकेले ही निकल जाएँ ...


Socho kabhi akele hon,
ek anjaana safar ho,
ek anjaan sa rasta...

kuch duur chalkar
hum yunhi thak jaayein,
aur pyaas bujhane hamari
kuch kaale baadal aayein...

bhiga jaayein hasa jaayein,
pal woh yaad dilajaayein,
jab fir kisi manzil ki talaash mein,
yunhin chal pade the ...

Toh socho kabhi akele hon,
aur duur ek naya sheher nazar aaye,
ek nadi koi behti ho,
aur vaadiyan hamara dil behlaayein ...

kuch log mile raaston mein,
pagal samajh humein,
hum par muskurayein,
kuch humse poochein,
toh kuch apni sunaayein,
dushmani bahut mol li duniya se,
kya pata inhi raaston mein,
ab na jaane apne,
kitne hi dost ban jaayein ...

toh zaraa socho kabhi yunhin,
kisi din achanak se,
kisi nayi manzil ki talaash mein,
hum akele hi nikal jayein ...