voh kehte hai na-
aaj poora dukh hai, aur aadha chaand. 
aur aadha main hoon, aadha khwaab

magar
kuch toh baaki hai. 
kuch tu baaki hai.

ek kahaani khatm hui hai, ek kahaani baaki hai
main beshak mismaar hoon, leki mera saani baaki hai

dasht-e-junoon ki khaak udaane valon ki himmat dekho 
toot chuke hai andar se, lekin manmani baaki hai

haath mere patvaar bane hai, aur lehre kashti meri 
zor hava ka kaayam hai, dariya ki ravaani baaki hai

kuch toh baaki hai.
kuch tu baaki hai.

gaahe gaahe ab bhi chale jaate hai hum us koonche mein 
zehn buzurgi odh chuka hai, dil ki naadaani baaki hai 

kuch tu baaki hai.

toh chalo aaj keh hi dete haii

kuch ghazlein un zulfon par hai, kuch ghazlein un aankhon par 
jaane vaale dost ki ab ik yahi nishaani baaki hai

nai nai aavaazein ubhri aur phir doob gayi
shahr-e-sukhan mein lekin ik aavaaz puraani baaki hai

voh teri aavaz hi hai shayad 
jo baaki hai
kuch toh baaki haii

kuch tu baaki hai, kuch tu baaki hai.
kehne ko afsaane baaki hai. 
bitaane ko zamaane baaki hai. 
bataane ko kahaniyaan hai 
kuch dariyaao ki ravaaniyaan hai

jaane kitni udaan baaki hai 
is parinde mein na jaane kitni jaan baaki hai

jitni batni thi bat chuki ye zamii
ab toh bus aasmaan baaki haii

ab vo duniya ajiib lagti hai yaar 
jis mein amn-o-amaan baaki haii

imtihaan se guzar ke kya dekha 
ik naya imtihaan baaki hai 

kuch tu baaki hai. kuch main baaki hoon.

magar main ye sab likh kar bhi kya karoonga

kuch tu baaki hai [freestyle]

hello, whoever's watching. 

i hope you're doing well. this is my last post on my soundcloud. this channel is going to self-destruct next month. i hope god gives you all the strength in the world to endure. it's been a great journey. thank you so much for the memories. my battery is low & it's getting dark. 

goodnight.

goodbye, soundcloud.

our cellphones on the roof look just like fireflies; let's revitalize the time we lost to our unquiet minds. i know that there's been all kinds of times you tried to die inside; i see your sadness as a sunset, your smile's my horizon line. we were shopping mall pilgrims, outlaws at yard sales; we wrote our names in ash and cigarettes on guardrails. so if they do report me missing and my car bails. i was 22 the day the engine in my heart failed. one story starts for everyone that never made it; i kissed my first girlfriend on an air mattress that levitated.

when the world finally ends, only then will our destinies doubt us, when we spin off the edge of our steps and our couches. when just the hidden songs are left on our cassettes and our albums. can we expect that something better surrounds us, when we exit our houses.

"to see the world in a grain of sand, and heaven in a wild flower. hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour."

another kid who dreams of camp; sunshine beneath a ceiling fan. the sweat of sunscreen between your hands- the never ending dream you kept in your heart. a roommate who talks to himself in the dark- with all the wonders of a top bunk twin bed. when there's not much that you’ve crossed off your bucket list yet. fall in love for the first time. sleep outside in someone’s front yard for the first time. dry our eyes with someone’s cotton sleeve in the back of a school bus for the first time. sleep on waiting room floors for the first time. watch our parents get old for the first time. experience it all for the first time. and watch our wisest relatives’ physical bodies crumble, into a million little scattered pieces. do it all again, start afresh- for our first time.

i don't wanna end up just like them. i'll keep on writing till me bookmark bends; i keep on writing till i lose all that's left of my good hard friends. i will try; i will spend my whole life looking life looking for an answer that i won’t find. 

even good people are great at making bad decisions.

a little time to show you i'm worth it.

we watched our hearts crumble, into a million little scattered pieces. as we get down on our hands and knees, and try to pick them all up from the cutting room floor. we’ll stitch them back together into a beautiful thing. messed up, but it's alright. she'll find her way. i'll find my way. we'll find our way. again. maybe, once again. this time, a little wiser.

we were friends first.

a scene comes into view.

a movie starts.

where do we go from here, my friend?

dil phir bhi chupke se/

Castles In The Air

ek tarfa mohabbat ke kisse mujhe mat sunao, maine uske baad, khudse bhi mohabbat nahi ki. suna hai, ke ab voh uske saath bhi nahi rehti, maan na padega wafa mujhse nahi toh kisi se nahi ki.

mere marne pe toh laakho rone vaale hai. talaash uski hai jo mere rone par mar jaaye.

tumhe likhta hoon toh lafz ho tum. tumhe sochta hoon toh khayal ho tum. tumhe maangta hoon toh dua ho tum. tumhe poochta hoon toh savaal ho tum. tumhe kehta hoon toh baat ho tum. tumhe tarasta hoon toh barsaat ho tum. tumhe padhta hoon toh sher ho tum. sach kahoon toh mohabbat ho tum.

maine peeni chorh di teri kasam kha kar, yaaron ne phir pilaadi teri kasam khilakar.

koi sheher tha, jiski ek gali har aahat meri pehchaanti thi. mere naam ka ek darvaaza tha, ek khidki mujhko jaanti thi.

zameen se door jaane ko dil karta hai, aasmaan mein ghar banane ko dil karta hai. aur jis din tujhe koi choo leta hai na, vakai mein marr jaane ka dil karta hai.

aati toh mere kandhe tak bhi nahi, par chadhi mere sar pe rehti hai. maine apne ghar ke saare sheeshe tod diye, mujhse ishq mein haare hue log nahi dekhe jaate.

kuch aisa, ho?

ek tarfa mohabbat ke kisse mujhe mat sunao, maine uske baad, khudse bhi mohabbat nahi ki. suna hai, ke ab voh uske saath bhi nahi rehti, maan na padega wafa mujhse nahi toh kisi se nahi ki.

mere marne pe toh laakho rone vaale hai. talaash uski hai jo mere rone par mar jaaye.

tumhe likhta hoon toh lafz ho tum. tumhe sochta hoon toh khayal ho tum. tumhe maangta hoon toh dua ho tum. tumhe poochta hoon toh savaal ho tum. tumhe kehta hoon toh baat ho tum. tumhe tarasta hoon toh barsaat ho tum. tumhe padhta hoon toh sher ho tum. sach kahoon toh mohabbat ho tum.

maine peeni chorh di teri kasam kha kar, yaaron ne phir pilaadi teri kasam khilakar.

koi sheher tha, jiski ek gali har aahat meri pehchaanti thi. mere naam ka ek darvaaza tha, ek khidki mujhko jaanti thi.

zameen se door jaane ko dil karta hai, aasmaan mein ghar banane ko dil karta hai. aur jis din tujhe koi choo leta hai na, vakai mein marr jaane ka dil karta hai.

aati toh mere kandhe tak bhi nahi, par chadhi mere sar pe rehti hai. maine apne ghar ke saare sheeshe tod diye, mujhse ishq mein haare hue log nahi dekhe jaate.

i have stopped putting my music out for the world to see; i have deleted my soundcloud & youtube. i've also applied to take my music off of all online streaming platforms. i have chosen to no longer exist on the internet. thank you so much for the journey thus far. this has been my life, and my legacy. the nobody. the becoming. the rise. NODAYSOFF.

KUCH ft. gajendra verma [outro]

koi gunaah thodi hai ishq?

lagega nahi?

aapke bina?

main sochta hoon?

visualiser

maine samjha tha ke tu hai to darakhshaan hai hayyaat.
tera gham hai to sham-e-dahar ka jhagra kya hai?
teri soorat se hai aalam mein baharon ko sabaat. 
teri aankhon ke siwa dunya mein rakha kya hai?

i had thought that as long as you were here, life would be bright.
if i have your sorrow, what is the struggle of the world's night?
your presence gives permanence to the spring in this world.
what else is there in this world besides your eyes?

main acchi lagti hoon?

taarein ft. fifii x kulfiiee

saari raat;

tere baajo; hanju hun mere sukh de naii ve

sajnaa; kalleya hun kivein guzaara?

shayad; phir koi aane vala haii.

iraaday? [soundcheck x renovations]

yaadein; soundcheck [batch of '17]

man mera//

Raw cover to the song-
Bandeya Ho- Khuda kay liye.

We don't own any rights to the karaoke track.

BANDEYA HO  COVER

kuch is tarah [the version where anxiety breaks my voice apart]

i'm just an instrument, creativity belongs to the universal creator; for he is with you, wherever you are. god was with me when i was not worthy; be patient over what befalls you. he does not burden a soul beyond that it can bear. he knows well what lies in the hearts; “KUCH” — now streaming exclusively on soundcloud.

Tanmay Arora

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