You have to be cruel, you know you see it
And you just have to believe it

Believe It

What if Kishore Kumar sang on an early Beatles composition? This was the idea that led to "Rita Meri Baby"! Enjoy the trip as we hearken back to an older, more innocent time.

Rita Meri Baby

Loving your own broken heart
Calling it your source of art

Demonised

For people who survive trauma, being resilient and staying strong is always prioritised, and rightly so. However, there are moments when the survivor feels less than strong. In such moments, the survivor can sometimes tend to judge herself very harshly. This is a song about those moments. It encourages you to be kind to yourself in those moments when you feel weak -- when, despite the best things you've done, you still sometimes see... a Phantom In The Fog.

Lyrics:

I don't know your pain
But the shadow's on your face again
Nothing could be as hard
As realising you're back at the start

* Thought you'd made it through
You've built a life and nothing no longer affects you
Your feet are on the ground you say,
But the sky is falling down

Did you move on too fast
Were you in a rush to run
From the horrors of your past
Saying what is done is done
Was a peace that couldn't last
A role too hard to cast
A ship with a broken mast
The distance made too vast
Oh sister
You gotta believe me
You gotta forgive yourself
You need to move gently

Back when we were young
Why did you have to be the one
A desecrated bond
Our chance for happiness all gone

* An innocence betrayed
The memories of love untouched unsinned they all fade
Nobody deserves so much and yet 
You got so much more

It wouldn't be so wrong
If you left all this aside
You think it's been so long
But you're still hurting inside
The truth's not based upon
A switch that's off or on
It's ok to be torn
If the past isn't all gone
Oh darling
You owe nobody nothing
Take another moment
The good days are coming

* Everyone is saying
Run away as fast as you can we're all praying
Yet suddenly you catch a glimpse 
Of a phantom in the fog

Cos you moved on too fast
You were in a rush to run
From the horrors of your past
Saying what is done is done
Was a peace that couldn't last
A role too hard to cast
A ship with a broken mast
The distance made too vast
Oh sister
You gotta believe me
You gotta forgive yourself
You need to move gently
Oh darling
You know I’m sorry
But you gotta forgive yourself
You need to move gently

Here's a link to the video: youtu.be/xd986ODp_5w

SONG CREDITS

The Band:

Suhaas Ahuja - Lead Vocals, Guitars, Keys
Abhigyan Arora - Lead Guitar
Anand Masrani - Bass Guitar
Amit Mhatre - Drums
Ruhika Rao - Backing Vocals
Sonam Gaychen Wangdi - Backing Vocals
Vinayak Manohar - Keys

Written & Composed by Suhaas Ahuja
Arranged & Produced by Suhaas Ahuja
Vocals recorded at Island City Studios, Mumbai
Vocals Recording Engineer: Ashyar Balsara
Vocals Recording Assistant Engineer: Adhithya Sivakumar
Mixed by Vinayak Manohar
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield, Audible Oddities

VIDEO CREDITS

Directed by Varun Pradhan
Written & Produced by Shruti Gupte
Cinematography by Saumit Deshpande
Additional Cinematography by Karan Salunkhe
Edited by Samiran Sonowal
Costumes & Art by Varun Pradhan and Shruti Gupte

Featuring:

Auritra Ghosh
The Suhaas Ahuja Band
Friends: Ashmita Shetty, Faizan Shaikh, Krishna Murthi, Samiran Sonowal

Location Courtesy:

Ms. Lekha Washington, The Upstairs Studio
Mr. Ashish Madan, Birdsong - The Organic Café
Mr. Birju Rao, ‘A’ Book Shop, Ranwar Village

Acknowledgements:

Lekha Washington
Patrick Graham
Tanvi Gandhi
Benedict Taylor
Imaad Shah
Naren Chandavarkar
Arif Mir
Maruf Ali
Elisha D’Souza

Copyright 2019 Suhaas Ahuja Studio

Phantom In The Fog

Mumbai-based Singer-Songwriter Suhaas Ahuja's band, with Abhigyan Arora​ (Lead Guitar), Anand Masrani​ (Bass Guitar), Amit Mhatre​ (Drums), Gouri Ranjit​ (Backing Vocals) & Ruhika Rao (Backing Vocals & Keys).

The Suhaas Ahuja Band

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