Her voice resonated from across the room

Staccato and high-pitched

Piercing through my very nerves

I came home nonchalant and tired from work

But she only greeted me in a shrill and fiery voice

pari ho tum ya koi kayamat ki hoor,
ya rab ne banayi koi jannat ki noor,
ab kya kahoo tujhse main,
kya ho tum mere liye,
bas itna hi jaanu main
mera to pehla huzoor ho tum.

tumhe dekhkar mujhko mil gaya hai jaha,
paa lu tumhe agar to jannat khilega yaha,
teri baato me jo hai nasha woh jaam me kaha,
sun gaya jo bhi woh behke bin na raha.

chaha tumhe tab se rab hua meharban,
saath de de ab to mera kar mujhpe ehsaan,
meri ankho ne hai jo kaha woh sun padh to jara,
har lamha mere naam ka maine kar diya hai tera.

Falling down hard and getting back up

again and again and again

Scarred through the heart, skinned to the bone

Holding on to the dream you can always go home

Feeling the pain

again and again and again

Inside of the fear there's a hope for a change

Down you go, up you get

Again and again and again

Here's a sad story, a heartache, tears for your trouble

Prayers you can't speak

Worries hidden behind masks

Squeezing out promises for truths

A circle of circus rings round