Hidden in the Shadows

[Verse] रातों में जागूं तन्हा सा हूं ख़्वाबों में बस तेरा ही नाम लूं आसमान भी अब रोता सा लगे सांसें भी बोझल सी हर शाम लगे [Chorus] खोया सा मैं तुझमें कहीं आवारा खयालों का सफर यही दिल जले इंतजार की आग में पर तुझसे कोई शिकवा नहीं [Verse 2] चुपचाप तन्हाई को गले लगाया तेरी यादों का आफताब बुलाया सूरज भी क्यूं अब धुंधला दिखे धड़कनों में बस खालीपन टिके [Chorus] खोया सा मैं तुझमें कहीं आवारा खयालों का सफर यही दिल जले इंतजार की आग में पर तुझसे कोई शिकवा नहीं [Bridge] वक्त थमा तेरा नाम पुकारूं आवाज बस तेरे कानों तक पहुंचाऊं तेरे बिना ये जहां अजनबी लगे हर खुशी बस एक धुंध सी लगे [Chorus] खोया सा मैं तुझमें कहीं आवारा खयालों का सफर यही दिल जले इंतजार की आग में पर तुझसे कोई शिकवा नहीं

[Verse] Whispers in the night shadows crawling on the wall Every step feels heavy like the weight of it all The silence screams your name but you don't hear a sound Lost in the void where pieces of us were found [Verse 2] Tides of doubt are rising pulling hearts into the deep The stars have turned their backs while the universe weeps We chase the fading echoes of a dream we thought we knew The darkness holds a secret and it's luring me to you [Chorus] Through the dark I'm running where the broken lights reside I keep searching for your shadow where the truth and lies collide Every crack and crevice holds a whisper of the fight If I stumble if I falter still I'll chase you through the night [Bridge] A map of our regrets is carved into the stone The pieces of our story etched in echoes all alone The road is spinning backwards time dissolves into the rain But I'd brave the endless darkness just to feel you once again [Verse 3] The moon is on my shoulder the cold wind bites my skin I'm a soldier in the silence marching through where we've been The path begins to wander but I can't let go just yet Every tear's a token of a love I can't forget [Chorus] Through the dark I'm running where the broken lights reside I keep searching for your shadow where the truth and lies collide Every crack and crevice holds a whisper of the fight If I stumble if I falter still I'll chase you through the night

[Verse] Crust so thin but standing strong Where we live where we belong Rocky surface ground we know Earth's first layer ready to show [Chorus] Oh four layers deep Truth that we all keep Beneath our feet they sleep Secrets in their grasp so steep [Verse 2] Mantle moves with heat's demand Flowing lava sculpting land Pressure rising can't deny Earth's beating heart can't defy [Chorus] Oh four layers deep Truth that we all keep Beneath our feet they sleep Secrets in their grasp so steep [Bridge] Core so molten fiery red Iron whispers paths we've tread Inner solid outer churns How the planet twists and turns [Chorus] Oh four layers deep Truth that we all keep Beneath our feet they sleep Secrets in their grasp so steep

[Verse] Serichytochromia that's my claim They whisper my name in shadows and fame A father of whispers no throne to my name Just a spark in the night that lit up the flame [Verse 2] They talk of cyanobacteria yea that's me The unseen architect of life's first key Photosynthesis they say but I feign ignorance Just a phantom name with a cosmic dance [Chorus] Woah-oh-oh I’m the spark you can’t tame A rebel with no picture only wobbling fame Woah-oh-oh in the quiet I reign Just a silent echo breaking every chain [Verse 3] The stars might fall but I stand tall No history books no grand hall Seri they hum when the winds collide I’m the shadow lurking nothing left to hide [Bridge] I'm not the father they paint in rhymes A phantom notion caught in the tides The cosmos speaks in cryptic designs A nameless wanderer lost in the lines [Chorus] Woah-oh-oh I’m the spark you can’t tame A rebel with no picture only wobbling fame Woah-oh-oh in the quiet I reign Just a silent echo breaking every chain

I ( Nisha)turned my back You( datta) were gone in a flash Like you always do Datta has always gone off Somewhere else And when the phone rang And Nisha thought it was you datta And nisha sprung like a kid Who just got out of school But it's almost Always never you ( datta) Never datta Nisha screamed like a child Her insides went wild When I'm alone with you, you make me feel, you make me feel datta When I'm alone with you, you are the one, you are the one When I reach out and I only grab air And it kills me to think That you never did care and it's hopeless You've always run off somewhere else I'm throwing a tantrum Why are you such a phantom When I'm alone with you, you make me feel, you make me feel When I'm alone with you, you are the one, you are the one When I'm alone with you, you make me feel, you make me feel When I'm alone with you, you are the one, you are the one Reminds me of home When you're around me Next time you leave Don't go without me No, don't go, no! When I'm alone with you, you make me feel, you make me feel When I'm alone with you, you are the one, you are the one When I'm alone with you, you make me feel, you make me feel When I'm alone with you, you are the one, you are the one

Lars was walking, feeling fine, 'Til he tripped on a power line. Took a tumble, hit the ground, Now his arm's bent all around! Oh, Lars, oh, Lars, what did you do? Technology’s out to get you! One more day, one more fall, Hope you make it through it all! Sittin’ at work, sippin’ his brew, Reached for his cup—oops, there it flew! Coffee spills, sparks ignite, Now his desk is burning bright! Oh, Lars, oh, Lars, what did you do? Technology’s out to get you! One more day, one more fall, Hope you make it through it all! Up on a ladder, working away, Installing a server—oops, no way! Slipped right out, hit his head, Now he's lying there half-dead! Oh, Lars, oh, Lars, what did you do? Technology’s out to get you! One more day, one more fall, Hope you make it through it all! Laptop hums, getting hot, Lars don’t care, thinks it’s not. Battery pops, BOOM—it’s done! Now Lars is scattered… oh, what fun! Oh, Lars, oh, Lars, we warned you twice, Maybe you should take advice! One more day, one more fall, But this time… no Lars at all.

[Verse] We were once a painting in a golden frame Now the colors fade Nothing looks the same Broken pieces scattered They cut so deep Trying to forget But the wounds won't sleep [Chorus] We were once a story written in the stars But now it feels like I'm just counting scars Memories like shadows They haunt my mind The laughter and the love Now so hard to find [Verse 2] We were fire burning brighter than the sun Now the ashes whisper what we can't outrun Every word unspoken Echoes in the air The silence grows louder More than I can bear [Bridge] Wish I could rewind to where we began Erase the fault lines that broke our plan Underneath the constellations' glow I wonder if you feel the void I know [Chorus] We were once a story written in the stars But now it feels like I'm just counting scars Memories like shadows They haunt my mind The laughter and the love Now so hard to find [Outro] The ink has faded The pages torn apart But I still carry you somewhere in my heart Maybe someday When the skies align We'll rewrite the ending of what we left behind

[Verse1] The crystal beauty of simplicity, Shines troughout my bounded heart, Bounded by ropes of, --identity! Streaching between eternal love... and craving... to die---. [Pre-chours] I can be low but I can be high! My border dance I can't deny. Sophisticaded--glorification, Of !exaggeraaation! [Verse 2] They say it's way to much You need to balance out But that's not a throwable part I can't just CUT IT OUT! [Chours] Perfectly-ugly truth to reveal Lost and torn yet rawly real I can be low & I can be high My border dance I can't deny Sophisticaded glorification Of my exaggeration. [Verse 3] Squeezed out my smothered flame But there is no-one else to blame Chained by my pride Bounded and tied Die, burn, reborn Bridges fallen apart [Bridge] Plese, let me out There is no way I am tha cage and silver chain [Chours] I can be low but I can be high! My border dance I can't deny. Sophisticaded--glorification, Ridiculous- -exaggeration. [Verse 4] Roving to find "meeee", In the "realityyyy"! Among all these ~Illusions~and~delusions~, I find my pleasures and the pain. Fabricated things keepin' me away, From the steady stillness; Where I.! can rest and stay! ~Try~To~Stay~AWAKE! [Outro] Perfectly pure, truth to reveal.. Time to embrace, what's crystal'n clear. Lost~ and torn~, but rawly real... I can stay low, but I can be high. My border dance I can't deny. Sophisticaded---glorification!! Of' e--xa~ggeration..! ...Demanding salvation... ...Through... ...Condonation...

[Verse] You tore my heart and watched it bleed A wildfire sparked by your greed Your lies were knives that cut me deep Now I’m the storm you couldn’t keep [Chorus] Your empty words they fade like smoke Promises They’re quick to choke I’m screaming loud I won’t kneel This broken heart’s starting to heal [Verse 2] You slammed the door but it won't close The ghost of us The pain still grows I’m done with shadows creeping near Turning my heartbreak into fear [Chorus] Your empty words they fade like smoke Promises They’re quick to choke I’m screaming loud I won’t kneel This broken heart’s starting to heal [Bridge] Every echo begs for revenge But this ends here I won't pretend Your poison’s burned my veins enough I’ll rise above your toxic love [Chorus] Your empty words they fade like smoke Promises They’re quick to choke I’m screaming loud I won’t kneel This broken heart’s starting to heal

[Verse] Sunrise in Jersey another day unfolds Streets are stories paved with dreams untold With weary steps I walk these foreign roads Carrying hope where the fire never erodes [Verse 2] Paper trails and lines that never cease Chasing that elusive piece of peace In the chaos I find my own refrain Through the city's storm I dance in the rain [Chorus] The American dream is a restless tide Pulled in and out no place to hide Building a life with these two hands Writing my name in shifting sands [Verse 3] The boardwalk whispers a lonesome tune A borrowed sky and a borrowed moon Through broken English I try to sing The echoes fly though they lack their wings [Bridge] Every brick I lay holds a part of me Every step forward is a victory One foot in a dream one foot in fear Yet I keep on climbing year after year [Chorus] The American dream is a restless tide Pulled in and out no place to hide Building a life with these two hands Writing my name in shifting sands

It started with a spark, a glance, a fleeting smile, Thought I found my truth, but I was lost in denial. Caught up in the glow, your world became my light, But chasing shadows ain't never made the dark bright. I gave you my heart, but you never took hold, The warmth I was feeling was your ice turning cold. I built us a dream on a fragile foundation, But love one-sided is a lonely creation. I’m losing myself, piece by piece, every day, Love’s a weight on my shoulders, dragging me away. Gotta break these chains, let this false hope go, To find my soul again, let my happiness grow. Your laughter was a melody I played on repeat, Thought I was winning, but I was stuck in defeat. Every word you spoke, I read too deep, Stayed awake all night while you drifted to sleep. Caught in a trance, chasing love’s illusion, Blurred my reality, drowned in confusion. Tried to fix what was never really broke, It’s hard to wake up when you breathe in the smoke. I’m losing myself, piece by piece, every day, Love’s a weight on my shoulders, dragging me away. Gotta break these chains, let this false hope go, To find my soul again, let my happiness grow. A moment of silence, I hear my heart scream, This ain’t the kind of love I deserve in my dream. I was a prisoner, but I’m holding the key, No more loving you, it’s time to love me. Climbing out the hole, I see the sun rise, Wiping off the tears from my weary eyes. Letting go ain’t weak, it’s finding my power, A new dawn begins at the end of this hour. I’m finding myself, piece by piece, every day, Left the weight of your love, now I’m on my way. I broke the chains, let that false hope go, And now my soul is free, let my happiness show.

Back in the day, we ran so wild, Young and reckless, hearts like fire. Late-night walks in hometown streets, Never thought time would move this fast on me. But here we stand, a little gray, Laugh lines show the price we paid. Through every turn, through every sin, Still got your back, still got that grin. Now we’re brothers in our 40s, still standing tall, We’ve seen some wins, we’ve had some falls. Life keeps changing, but one thing’s true, No matter what, I’ve got you. Built our lives, got scars to show, Lessons learned, still room to grow. Kids and work, responsibilities stack high, But some things money just can’t buy. Through the years, through thick and thin, We’ve lost some, but we still stand. No road too long, no dream too late, Still got time to celebrate. Now we’re brothers in our 40s, still standing tall, We’ve seen some wins, we’ve had some falls. Life keeps changing, but one thing’s true, No matter what, I’ve got you. (Love my brother) You are better at golf ya better boast. Just like folks knowledge to make bread toast. Here’s to the days still yet to come, Ain’t slowing down, we’re not done. (no need for booze to have fun) Brothers in our 40s, the story goes on, Still laughing, still strong. Through every high, through every low, Side by side, we’ll always go. (happy birthday to my bro) 44 is the new 23. Love ya brother forever. Forever more. Until i'm unable to.. stand when I pee. Happy 44 My bro is getting older Houston aint getting colder. Happy birthday Miho (Forty Four) Halfway to sanity. 88 Miles Per Hour To the past, to the future, to now.