You seek truth...
Living a lie all your life...

You seek peace...
Holding a weapon by your side...

You seek love...
Holding grudge and hatred beside...

Set yourself free...
From your own shackles that you hide...

Life is beautiful...
We just need to seek inside...

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From childhood hopes and youthful passion...
To lonely hearts and broken dreams...

From living in communities...
To not know who your neighbor is...

From evening gatherings for a cup of tea...
To sipping coffee on the way...

We have come a long way...

Yes we have achieved bigger heights...
In return we paid a bigger price...

From limited income and content life...
To occupied days and stressful nights...

From hanging out with friends every other day...
To living thousands of miles away...

We have come a long way...

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All these years... I worked so hard...
With desires buried... deep in my heart...
Dreams forsaken... those moments were taken...
In the end... It was glamour that took all the rewards...

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It doesn't matter... how far you fly...
If you can't wait... and wonder why...

All those moments... that you missed...
All those moments... you could have lived...

Pause for a moment... and take a breath...
Hug your loved ones... while still you can...

In the end... only memories stay...
All the accolades... just fade away...

Don't get stuck... in never ending race...
Life will never... slow its pace...

No matter... how hard you try...
No matter... how much you cry...

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It doesn't hurt... when I cry alone...
It does... When I celebrate alone...

It doesn't hurt... When I sleep alone...
It does... When I get up on my own...

It doesn't hurt... When I live alone...
It does... When my absence is not known...

It doesn't hurt... When I walk alone...
It does... When there is no place I can call home...

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There's an eerie silence...
But I hear screams...

Somewhere in the reality...
I am lost in my dreams...

People are more connected...
Smiles nowhere to be seen...

In the middle of the woods...
I hope to see some green...

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In the world... full of certainties...
There is still... a lurking fear of unknown...

After hours of toiling... I rush back...
But I see... no one at home...

There's a gathering... of family and friends...
I am in the midst... of my own...

Despite the ambience... and the warm hugs...
I still feel... all alone...

Amidst laughter... and cheers
Happiness is... somehow gone...

Despite the hard work... and the sacrifices...
It's just my shadow... that I own...

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शिक़ायत करने को... सारी उम्र है बाक़ी...
सुकून से जीने को... ये लम्हा हीं है काफ़ी...

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आओ साथ बैठें ज़रा...
गलतफहमियों को दूर कर लें हम...

आओ पास बैठें ज़रा...
फासलों को दूर कर लें हम...

हांथ थाम कर देखो तो ज़रा...
तन्हाई को महफ़िल में बदल दे हम...

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ख़्वाबों में जीना छोड़ कर
हक़ीक़त को कभी अपना कर देखो

तक़दीर से लड़ना छोड़ कर
किस्मत को कभी आज़मा कर देखो

साहिल का किनारा छोड़ कर
कश्ती को आशियाना बना कर देखो

गिले शिकवे भुला कर
अपनों को दिल में बसा कर देखो

ये ज़िंदगी जन्नत हो जाएगी
ज़िंदगी को गले से लगा कर देखो

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