I was commissioned to write this song for a special concert at USC on November 20, 2013, where I was asked to re-write a modernized version of Bob Dylan's "These Times Are A-Changin'." This is my re-write. I hope you enjoy it. 

Lyrics:

THE WORLD KEEPS ON REVOLVING
Words and Music by Nikhil Korula
Copyright 2013


Crowd together to hear
No matter your fear
To acknowledge, the storms 
Come around so much more
Realize in time
Rain will knock on your door
If your life is to you
Worth a penny or two
Then you best start your paddling'
Or you'll drown to the floor
For the world keeps on revolving


All reporters and press
 Who exploit with your words
Leave your eyes fully open
 Moments fly like the birds
Don't be quick to say
For the deed's still not done
Hold our enemies close
Or they'll stray from the herd
And there's no pointing fingers
When the war isn't won
How the world keeps on revolving


Politricks, young and old 
Take notice of our stance
No need to/don't block the wind of change
 To show us your dance
Oh, the country's at stake
Don't miss this fine chance
Civil storms are around
And its thunder is fuming
It will soon rock your whimpers
And shatter your rants
But the world keeps on revolving


To our mothers and fathers
 Who live in this land
 Please don't pick apart each true lesson
When you don't  understand
Your children are marching
Way beyond past the sand
Your old ways behind us
While our jobs have been canned
 Please let go of your stronghold
If you can't give a hand
While the world keeps on revolving


The walls have come down
Foundations have crashed
The mind that moves slow
Can always win fast
As time slips on by
The future never can last
The results have come in
But these games soon will pass
The smart ones someday
May fall to the back of the class
When the world keeps on revolving
See the world keeps on revolving
Help the world keep on revolving

The World Keeps On Revolving (Demo).MP3

I wrote this song after a long talk with an elderly woman who recently lost her husband of over 50+ years. What blew me away about her story was listening to how dedicated she was to her husband up to his last few breaths. When I asked her what he said before he passed, she told me he said he loved her and to never forget it. When I asked her what the secret is to a lasting marriage of over 50+ years, she looked at me and in an instant, she said, "Give & Forgive." It had such a profound effect on me, I had to write this song. I hope you enjoy it.

Here are the lyrics:

GIVE & FORGIVE
Words and Music by Nikhil Korula
Copyright 2013

Tonight, the stars hang low over our heads
With light, they tell us stories as we lay to bed
The gift of life so many come to forget
Our secret lies in how we live before we dead

(Pre-chorus)
Take your time, there's no rush to find it out
Your heart will break, that's what learning is all about
Leave it space to figure out which road to take
But in the meantime…

(Chorus)
Give & Forgive 

Your hand in mine is the only truth I know
Those eyes have stared into my soul lifetimes ago
But draining sands is a race we can't escape
How can we be all we ever strive to be?


(Pre-chorus)
Take your time, there's no rush to find it out
Your heart will break, that's what learning is all about
Leave it space to figure out which road to take
But in the meantime…

(Chorus)
Give & Forgive 

[Instrumental Bridge]
Oh…


(Chorus)
Give & Forgive 

Give & Forgive (Demo).MP3

Here is the new theme song for my radio show, WAKE UP HOLLYWOOD, which I composed on my iPad (using no instruments only a touch pad for each instrument to program the parts). Enjoy!

Wake Up Hollywood Theme Song (with fade out [Long])

WORDS
Music & Lyrics by Nikhil Korula
Copyright 2014

Verse 1

A blind man stands on a street, too meek to let it all show
His troubled face sinks to despair, nowhere to hide

(Pre-Chorus) 
Loneliness wakes the darkened demon of each mind inside
Promises break, every last mistake heals with time, be kind…

(Chorus)
In the words that we say
The scars will remain
It comes into play
The words that we say

Verse 2

A homeless girl lies in the dirt, too hurt with addiction
Her blackened clothes say it all, she falls with every high

Verse 3
A battled veteran missed the mark, too dark to search for the light
Bullets flew while tempers flared, too scared to know how it ends

[Bridge]
We are the bridge to possibilities
Our stories shine with everlasting peace
The truth will bend to those who see it through
But love can only be the choice we rule

Words (Demo).MP3

Here is a new demo of a song I just wrote on piano called "Catch My Fall." Enjoy! Here are the lyrics:


CATCH MY FALL

Words & Music by Nikhil Korula
Copyright 2014

The storms will pass
No reason to fight it
The world will see
Faith has a way to right it

(Chorus)

There's nothing that love can't heal
There's no place where time stands still
There's no one who has it all
But only your arms catch my fall

Sometimes we're down
That's when we need to shout it
Sometimes we're up
Life is all about it

(Chorus)

There's nothing that love can't heal
There's no place where time stands still
There's no one who has it all
But only your arms catch my fall

[Bridge]

We don't have to feel alone
There's always silver linings
We don't need to walk in darkness
You struck my heart like lightning


Catch My Fall (Demo).MP3

This was the hardest song I've ever had to write... hope you love it. -NK

I WISH I KNEW (Dedicated to the life and memory of Zane Musa)
Words & Music by Nikhil Korula 
Copyright 2015

I wish I knew when your heavy pain began
I wish I knew that you needed a helping hand
Mostly, I miss you…
Mostly, I miss you…

I wish I knew when I could hear you play again
I wish I knew what made us laugh so hard back then
Mostly, I miss you…
Mostly, I miss you…

(Chorus)
I didn’t know you’d fall
Just to end it all
Make heaven beautiful…
Make heaven beautiful…

I wish I knew that you needed a friendly voice
I wish I knew why you thought there was no choice
Mostly, I miss you…
Mostly, I miss you…

(Chorus)
I didn’t know you’d fall
Just to end it all
Make heaven beautiful…
Make heaven beautiful…

[Bridge]
Stages never mean the same
Without you soloing insane
I’ll always miss you on my left
‘Cause losing you, the greatest theft

I wish I knew if we’ll ever meet again
But now I know how bright a star can burn
Mostly, I miss you…
Mostly, I miss you…

Make heaven beautiful…
Make heaven beautiful…
Make heaven beautiful…
Make heaven beautiful…

NKDemos