"It's All Coming Back To Me Now"

"It's All Coming Back To Me Now"

There were nights when the wind was so cold
That my body froze in bed
If I just listened to it
Right outside the window

There were days when the sun was so cruel
That all the tears turned to dust
And I just knew my eyes were
Drying up forever

I finished crying in the instant that you left
And I can't remember where or when or how
And I banished every memory you and I had ever made

But when you touch me like this
And you hold me like that
I just have to admit
That it's all coming back to me
When I touch you like this
And I hold you like that
It's so hard to believe but
It's all coming back to me
(It's all coming back, it's all coming back to me now)

There were moments of gold
And there were flashes of light
There were things I'd never do again
But then they'd always seemed right
There were nights of endless pleasure
It was more than any laws allow
Baby Baby

If I kiss you like this
And if you whisper like that
It was lost long ago
But it's all coming back to me
If you want me like this
And if you need me like that
It was dead long ago
But it's all coming back to me
It's so hard to resist
And it's all coming back to me
I can barely recall
But it's all coming back to me now
But it's all coming back

There were those empty threats and hollow lies
And whenever you tried to hurt me
I just hurt you even worse
And so much deeper

There were hours that just went on for days
When alone at last we'd count up all the chances
That were lost to us forever

But you were history with the slamming of the door
And I made myself so strong again somehow
And I never wasted any of my time on you since then

But if I touch you like this
And if you kiss me like that
It was so long ago
But it's all coming back to me
If you touch me like this
And if I kiss you like that
It was gone with the wind
But it's all coming back to me
(It's all coming back, it's all coming back to me now)

There were moments of gold
And there were flashes of light
There were things we'd never do again
But then they'd always seemed right
There were nights of endless pleasure
It was more than all your laws allow
Baby, Baby, Baby

When you touch me like this
And when you hold me like that
It was gone with the wind
But it's all coming back to me
When you see me like this
And when I see you like that
Then we see what we want to see
All coming back to me
The flesh and the fantasies
All coming back to me
I can barely recall
But it's all coming back to me now

If you forgive me all this
If I forgive you all that
We forgive and forget
And it's all coming back to me
When you see me like this
And when I see you like that
We see just what we want to see
All coming back to me
The flesh and the fantasies
All coming back to me
I can barely recall but it's all coming back to me now

(It's all coming back to me now)
And when you kiss me like this
(It's all coming back to me now)
And when I touch you like that
(It's all coming back to me now)
If you do it like this
(It's all coming back to me now)
And if we, , ,

Republic Day of India

Republic Day! When I think about this day, it gives my goose-bumps..I feel proud..and Instantly, I get some other mixed feelings...

Whats the significance of Republic Day or for that matter, Independence Day in today's daily life of a common man?

Is it just a National Holiday? And that too only for few, socially-financially established crust of the society? What about the Roadside vendors who are forced to close their shops due to security reasons, knowing that they earn daily to feed their dependents? What about those who are working in MNCs? For them, its just Tricolor being displayed on their systems, across the floor. Some Colors/Tattoos being sponsored by HRD and a Traditional Dress Day! ...Or other personnel in Hospitals, Police, Fire-station, Paper and Audio-
video Media, Rickshaw Walas...and the list is Long.

But my mixed feeling is not because of people still working on this or other national holidays! Its because, How we take this day for granted! Do we think, how we achieved? For what? And where are we now? Have we done enough to preserve the National Proud, involving this day?

In current scenario of our society, with Indifference, "Chalta Hai" and "Mujhe kya" attitude towards the incidents occurring around us, Scams and corruption,Crimes etc, I guess, Its just another day for us which brings happiness if and only if coinciding with a working day in a week and not Saturday/Sunday. We feel bad, when it does.
We feel good, to get some time at home, not because we get time to see the Parade, but a match, Movie or some other entertaining program on TV, if not, then on DVD, or to socialize via Networking websites...and when nothing of that sort, we feel good for One day as bonus for some extra sleep hours and or laziness.

That's Republic day in today's life! Sad but true!

I'd recommend these videos to be watched:
1. Respect Indian National Anthem
2. The Silent Indian National Anthem
Both videos are courtesy: WildShip

My Battle...

I know you've got a smile, ear to ear,
When you see me, drowning in pain...
Happiness on you, pretty apparent,
When you find my efforts, in vain...
You may do more damage to me,
As much as you please....
You may kill me and my dreams,
Cut me in pieces as Log of trees...
Never would I surrender to Thee,
So what if you put me to chains...
I'm determined as never before,
No worries for any other loss or gains...
My fight is for my love, O God!
And am going for her, all out...
Don't care, What worse you've got,
She's mine and my world is her, all about...
Don't dare me to cross the limits,
As I ain't having anything to loose...
What, How, When is not you gonna say,
Its Us now, nothing else to choose...
O God! You can play your wicked tricks,
As if We care anymore...
We'll make our own world,
Full of togetherness, to the core.... 

Be Like you...

I glance at you, Flyin' so high,
Ridin' on your swift dreams...
Above the white clouds,
Over the clear streams..
. . . . . . . . I wanna Fly like you.

I see you touching the leaves,
Like a southward breeze...
Spelling the life in each,
Making greens, all the trees...
 . . . . . . . . I wanna flow like you.

Going down the thoughts,
You take my breath away...
Baby, when you touch my heart,
I respond to God's call, Nay!....
. . . . . . . . I wanna love you like you.

Soulful Fight...

Sitting on my knees,
Hands towards sky...
Underneath a Lotus leaf,
Where I felt the heart, so dry...
 

Eyes burning in pain,
Mind so occupied...
Emotions so savage, tough on me alone,
To have them tamed and tied...
 

Not in mood to beg to God,
For me, he's so cruel...
Left in Big world, finding way to you, with million faces n obstacles,
And having my own Internal duel..
 

I know I will win 'em all,
I know I will Kill 'em all...
But Baby, it all matters to me only if,
you are with me, in my Free-Fall...

Forever.....

A Pure Heart...

Tere andaz-e-baya'n ko parwaaz ki kya zarurat...
Tere hunar ko tarashne ki kya zarurat..
Omq-e-sukhan (Depth of words) khud zahir karti hai,
Tere andar ke Farishte ki khubiya'n..

Jis rah pe chalte dekha hai abhi...
Jis manzil ki janib, baddhte dekha hai abhi..
Hazaro ki ta'dad me musafir aye, pahle bhi,
Iss ostwari (stability) se kadam uthaya nahi kisi ne...

Yun to teri tareef me qaseede,
Likhe honge, aur ek do hazaron ne...
Kahin kuch aur dikha nahi, tere didar ke bad,
Ehsaas-e-dil ko bas yunhi band kiya raazo'n me... 

تیرے انداز بیان کو پرواز کی کیا ضرورت 

تیرے ھنر کو تراشنے کی کیا ضرورت 

عمق سخن خود ظاھر کرتی ھیں

تیرے اندر کے فریشتے کی خوبیاں 

جس راہ پی چلتے دیکھا ہے ابھی
جس منزل کی جانب ، بڑھتے دیکھا ہے ابھی
ھزاروں کی تعداد مے مسافر آے ، پھلے بھی
اس استواری سے کدم اٹھایا نہیں کسی نے  

یوں تو تیری تعریف مے قصیدہ،
لکھے ہونگے اور ایک دو ہزاروں نے
کہیں کچھ اور دکھا نہیں تیرے دیدار کے بعد
احساس دل کو بس یوںہی بند کیا رازوں مے 

 

Cowardice..

Advocating Peace and Ahimsa^[1] is good but there's a limit to it. Post that limit, it's labelled as "Cowardice"

Let me share a joke: 
There was a Bulky guy, walking down with his wife. Suddenly a Goon comes and threatens to kill him and his wife. Goon then draws a line and orders the guy to stay behind the line while he's going to publicly molest his wife, else he would kill them both. Goon continues to molest and keeps a check on the guy. Surprisingly, the guy keeps laughing.
Once the molestation is done, goon leaves the place. Bystanders, surprised to guy's reaction, ask: Why were you laughing when he did whatever he wanted to? Why didn't you react and took a stance against him?

The guy, proudly, replied: "Hah! I did react. He couldn't do anything to me. While he was busy, I crossed this line several times".

Unfortunate as it is, reaction of Indian Govt seems to similar to bulky guy. Pakistan, with all its molestation acts, indulging in all cross border fires, terrorism and latest, "Beheading" of Indian soldier. 
Yet, Govt is too busy in starting the "Aman Ki Aasha" and bilateral talks. Raising the concerns, limited to Pakistan's Foreign minister and Ambassador to India.   

Common man, fails to understand, whats the catch, in even having a relation? Why Singers, players, traders and recently, Javed Miandad, relative of Daud Ibrahim was given a visa to India?

Are we in a condition where, we can't survive without a relation with Pakistan?

Yes! Unfortunate it is!

^{Source for literal meaning: Wikipedia
[1]}Ahimsa (Sanskrit: अहिंसा; IAST: ahisā, Pāli: avihinsā) is a term meaning to do no harm (literally: the avoidance of violence – hinsa). The word is derived from the Sanskrit root hims – to strike; hinsa is injury or harm, a-hinsa is the opposite of this, i.e. non harming or nonviolence.

Contradictions...

In a nation where people go on fasting every week for various reasons...
where people do not consume alcohol, flesh-foods, eggs, onions, garlic,
Do not smoke and even stop the intake of water...
Where, while passing by a temple, mosque, shrine, church, gurudwara and regardless of their own religious faiths, pay respect...
In a nation, almost each person is given a salutation of being some extended blood relation like Aunty-Uncle...
In a nation, where Animals/Birds are worshiped....and in a Nation, where people seem to be so religious and have fear of GOD and are suffering from all sorts of superstitions.......

How come, people indulge in Crimes like Rape, Murder, Corruption etc?
How could the hearts be so dark and hard as Asphalt?
How could be so Fearless and act against the biggest religion that is Humanity!

I wonder is there actually a God, watching all this?

Distance and Love

Remember those days,
When we talked whole night...
In the darkness of doubts,
And Love full of Light...
Seldom we felt the Distance between us,
No matter how far we stayed...
Hearts were so close,
Not a moment, we felt yonder, portrayed...
Silly moments, Funny moments,
All that we laughed about...
Still comes to me, I wonder,
What all we chatted throughout?
Neither can I forget,
Nor can you...
How amazing were the days,
And nights, so true...

The Learning...

So many dreams in eyes..
Co-existing with all the lies..
Shared them, not all but few..
Engraving what on heart, Doubt, I knew..
If and Only if, the feelings could say..
Would have been close to you,
Not that to betray...
I've known things, now
I never understood in past..
Just that the time flew by,
and breath, didn't last...

H.U.M.A.N.I.T.Y.

The sons of Adam are limbs of each other,
Having been created of one essence.
When the calamity of time affects one limb
The other limbs cannot remain at rest.
If thou hast no sympathy for the troubles of others
Thou art unworthy to be called by the name of a human.

-writing in Persian in 17century by Shaikh Sa'adi, been used as preamble of UN:

Bani aadam aazaye yek digarand;
Ke dar aafarinesh ze yek gooharand;
Cho ozvi be dard aavarad roozegaar;
Degar ozvhaa raa namaanad gharaar;
To kaz mehnate digaraan bi ghami;
Nashaayad ke naamat nahand aadami;

Original in Persian: