Moonlight Audit

[Musical intro - saxophone solo, ending on G#]

[Intro - English]

The moon doesn’t ask questions.

It just shines on the pages I’ve hidden.

Tonight challenges my truth.

Tonight, I audit my silences.

[Verse 1 - English]

I said “I’m fine” when I wasn’t.  

I laughed when I should’ve screamed.  

I let them name me, frame me, tame me.  

And I signed every dotted line.

[Chorus - Hindi]

Chand ki roshni mein hisaab hua

Har khamoshi ka jawab hua

Jo khud se nazar churayi thi

Woh roshni ne dikhayi thi

[Saxophone solo, ending on G#]

[Verse 2 - English]

I had traded truth for peace.  

I wore pride like perfume—strong, but fleeting.  

I let shame settle like dust

Until it became part of my lies.

[Chorus - Hindi]

Chand ki roshni mein hisaab hua

Har khamoshi ka jawab hua

Jo khud se nazar churayi thi

Woh roshni ne dikhayi thi

[Saxophone solo, ending on G#]

[Bridge - mixed]

This ledger has no totals.  

Just entries—some bleeding, some fading.  

Gunah likhe na gaye thay,

Per mehsoos karaaye gaye!

[Outro - mixed]

All those secrets I hid in shadows,

The moonlight blew them open.

Hisaab ab bhi adhoora hai, 

Per roshni tho poori hai!

[Saxophone solo, ending on G#]

-- Pradeep K (Prady)

Style: 

A-minor, E-minor. Soft Rock. Breathy tenor Saxophone. Ambient textures. The vocal phrasing should often resolve on black keys (e.g., F#, G#, C#), creating emotional tension and unresolved cadence. Avoid full harmonic resolution; let the melody linger in ambiguity.

The Roads Burned Anyway

[Intro] 
We borrowed stars to light our way, 
But forgot— 
They were never ours to keep. 
Chingari thi, magar bekaabu,
Aur raaste jal hi gaye.

[Verse 1] 
I wore my dreams like hand-me-downs, 
Too stitched to breathe, too torn to flaunt. 
They said, “Be loud, be gold, be seen,” 
But I was busy folding silence into seams. 
Kapdon jaise sapne thay,
Bus silvatein meri thi.

[Chorus] 
Burn the map, let the sky mislead, 
Mitti se likhe hain raaste,
Kya farq padta hai speed?
No gods, no guides, just this fragile pride, 
Jo toot ke bhi keh jaaye:
Main zinda hoon, I tried.

[Verse 2] 
I kissed ambition on a Monday night, 
She tasted like caffeine and unfinished fights. 
I asked her, “Will you stay?” 
She said, “Only if you forget your name.”
Paane se pehle, khona zaroori tha,
Manzil se zyada, bhatakna zaroori tha.

[Chorus] 
Burn the map, let the sky mislead, 
Mitti se likhe hain raaste,
Kya farq padta hai speed?
No gods, no guides, just this fragile pride, 
Jo toot ke bhi keh jaaye:
Main zinda hoon, I tried.

[Verse 3] 
I built a home in borrowed time, 
Hung my shame like wind chimes. 
Every gust sang a different name, 
But none of them stayed long,
Not long enough to blame. 
Naam badalte rahe,
Par haqueekat wahi thi.

[Chorus] 
Burn the map, let the sky mislead, 
Mitti se likhe hain raaste,
Kya farq padta hai speed?
No gods, no guides, just this fragile pride, 
Jo toot ke bhi keh jaaye:
Main zinda hoon, I tried.

[Bridge] 
If I fall, let it echo. 
If I rise, let it crack. 
Girne mein bhi ek geet tha,
Utthne mein ek sawaal.

[Outro] 
We borrowed stars to light our way, 
And called it fate. 
Raaste jal tho gaye,
Par main chalta raha.

-- Pradeep K (Prady)


Style:
Soft rock with ambient textures, minimal percussion, sweet guitar, not overpowering the vocals. Warm, breathy baritone vocal with a confessional tone. Let the pauses speak as much as the words. Guitar arpeggio breaks between verses for emotional depth.

Teri Ummeend

Teri ummeend, teri ummeend!

Ooohhhooo teri ummeend...

Teri ummeend, teri ummeend!

Teri ummeend, teri ummeend 

Humein zindaa rakkhi hui hai.

Varna hum kisi kaam ke na thay!

Jab talak tu saath... Saath... Saath...

Jab talak tu saath thi,

Nazaron se hoti baath thi, 

Kissie ka hota vaar bhie tho,

Hum sambhal jathe!

Jab se tu ne moondi... Moondi... Aankhen...

Jab se tu ne moondi hai aankhen

Andhera sa chaa gaya hai. 

Na jaanoon kaise maan loon,

Kaise himmat juta loon.

Teri ummeend, teri ummeend 

Humein zindaa rakkhi hui hai.

Varna hum kisi kaam ke na thay!

Zindagi jo poochthi mujhse

Kya matlab hai jeene ka...

Zindagi jo poochthi mujhse

Kya matlab hai jeene ka...

Tera chehra hi mera jawaab hota!

Jab se hai chhaaya andhera,

Jab se hai bhaaga savera...

Tab se choota hai tera sath,

Tab se hai phooti meri kismat...

Aur tab se... sirf ummeend bachi hai.

Teri ummeend, teri ummeend!

Ooohhhooo teri ummeend...

Teri ummeend, teri ummeend!

Teri ummeend, teri ummeend 

Humein zindaa rakkhi hui hai.

Varna hum kisi kaam ke na thay!

-- Pradeep K (Prady)

Style: 

Sufi, E-minor, A-minor, Smooth, easy, ghazal-like feel,Slow pace. 

Sharmindagi Ka Safar

[Intro - Couplet (sher), spoken]

Kaagaz ki kashti lekar chala

Karne paar samundar sapno ka...

Kaagaz ki kashti lekar chala

Karne paar samundar sapno ka;

Mujhe samundar tho duba na saka

Main sharmindagi mein dooba raha!

[Chorus - D-minor, saxophone]

Shaayad main nadaan hi tha,  

Hawaon ko pehchaan na paaya.  

Kaagaz ki kashti lekar main chala,  

Karne paar samundar sapnon ka!

[Verse 1 - E-minor, guitar]

Dekh rahe thay mujhko diwane,

Paagal, junooni, begaane, mastaane.

Ruki nahi unki hassi, jo shuru hui...

Mere aasu pee gaya samundar.

[Chorus - D-minor, piano]

Shaayad main nadaan hi tha,  

Hawaon ko pehchaan na paaya.  

Kaagaz ki kashti lekar main chala,  

Karne paar samundar sapnon ka!

[Saxophone solo - deep, emotional]

[Verse 2 - D-minor, saxophone]

Dil tootne per jo avaaz nahi hoti,

Wohi deti hai dard, har shor se zyada.

Mujhe samundar duba ke na maar saka,

Main sharmindagi se jo maraa padaa tha!

[Chorus - D-minor, piano]

Shaayad main nadaan hi tha,  

Hawaon ko pehchaan na paaya.  

Kaagaz ki kashti lekar main chala,  

Karne paar samundar sapnon ka!

[Saxophone solo - deep, emotional]

[Outro - E-minor, guitar]

Mujhe samundar tho duba na saka

Main sharmindagi mein hi dooba raha!

Mujhe samundar tho duba na saka

Main sharmindagi mein hi dooba raha!

Main sharmindagi mein... dooba... raha!

-- Pradeep K (Prady)

Style: 

D-minor, E-minor, saxophone, cinematic, bollywood.

Naqaab-E-Khudi

[Musical intro - saxophone solo, ending on C#]

[Intro - English]
I’ve worn this face so long,
It fits like skin, feels like skin.
But it has never felt real,
It has never felt like mine.

[Verse 1 - Hindi]
Naqaab tha tab ek zarurat
Par ab pehchaan ban gaya
Jo sach tha, woh chup raha
Jhoot pakdaa naa gayaa

[Saxophone solo, ending on C#]

[Refrain - English]
I built this empire of mirrors
But none reflect who I am
I speak in echoes, and answer
To names I never chose

[Saxophone solo, ending on C#]

[Verse 2 - Mixed]
Chehra badla, per dard wahi tha!
I became the version they needed
And buried the one I loved
Kya kartha main, mujhko bataa!

[Bridge - English] 
The mask cracked, but no one noticed.
The truth bled, but it looked like art.
And then I smiled for the cameras,
And I cried... Cried in the captions!

[Saxophone solo, ending on C#]

[Outro - Hindi]
Naqaab utar jab gayaa,
Chehraa pehchaan na aayaa.
Aankhon ne khilaayaa dhokaa,
Sacch phir bhi cchupaa rahaa!

[Saxophone solo, ending on C#]

-- Pradeep K (Prady)


Style:
B-minor. Soulful. Soft Rock. Breathy tenor Saxophone. Ambient textures. The vocal phrasing should often resolve on black keys (e.g., F#, G#, C#), creating emotional tension and unresolved cadence. Avoid full harmonic resolution; let the melody linger in ambiguity.

The Lighthouse Lied

[Intro – soft ambient pad + fingerpicked clean electric guitar]

[Verse 1 – light fingerpicking on clean electric guitar, vocals front and intimate]

I followed a voice through the fog and the salt,

It whispered of shores and of sins not my fault.

The waves held no answers, just questions in spray,

And I lost all my stars when the sky turned away.

[Pre-Chorus – subtle hi-hats begin, ambient keys swell, emotional tension builds]

I trusted the blink of a promise ahead,

Not knowing that light can be just as misled.

[Chorus 1 – clean electric guitar arpeggios, gentle bassline, restrained drums enter]

The lighthouse lied—it blinked and let me drown.

I cried for the rocks, but they didn’t make a sound.

No rescue for the ones marked deep,

By tides that promise but never reach.

[Verse 2 – rhythm guitar joins softly, bass deepens, vocals steady]

I lit a flare just to burn the map,

Watched the truth curl up in a smoky trap.

Every shore I chased turned liquid and thin,

I’ve been sailing in circles with paper skin.

[Pre-Chorus – ambient piano + layered pads, light tom rolls hint at build-up]

I called out to hope, but she changed her name,

And left me with echoes that sounded the same.

[Chorus 2 – fuller guitar strumming, melodic bass groove, warm harmony pad underneath]

The lighthouse lied—it blinked and let me drown.

I cried for the rocks, but they didn’t make a sound.

No rescue for the ones marked deep,

By tides that promise but never reach.

[Guitar Solo – emotional bends, sustained clean tone with reverb and delay, 8 bars]

[Bridge – stripped down: vocals + ambient pads + faint bass swells, no drums]

What good is a shore when it never stays still?

What good is a prayer when you don’t mean to heal?

What good is a light if it leads you to kill

Every part of yourself just to fit in the wheel?

[Final Chorus – full band, vocal harmonies, soft cymbal swells, emotional peak]

The lighthouse lied—it blinked and looked away.

Left me with salt lines that don’t wash away.

I’m building my raft out of lies I forgave,

And sailing to nowhere, at least I’m not saved.

[Outro – instruments fade out, only ambient guitar + faint synth pad + dry vocal]

The lighthouse lied...

But I still wave.

-- Pradeep K (Prady)

Style: 

E-minor. Soft rock. Haunting, reflective, gradual emotional build.

Fracture

[Verse 1]

I walk a tightrope, frayed at the ends  

Shallow breath, with weight pressing in  

The nights stretch long, no dawn in sight  

But hey! I'm still standing...

Call it pride—or call it spite! 

[Pre-Chorus]

Every crack runs deeper, every whisper turns to screams  

Holding on so tightly, I might tear at the seams  

[Chorus – Rock Intensifies]

I could snap, I could break  

Teetering close to my own fate  

Holding strong, still afraid  

But even steel bends in the quake  

[Verse 2]

They see defiance, they don’t see doubt  

The tremors under skin, the fire burning out  

And yet I wear this armor, sculpted from pain  

A monument to battles lost again and again  

[Verse 3]

I fake the laughter, rehearse the lines

Make peace with silence, dodge the signs

But truth has claws and it always finds

The fragile places I try to hide

[Pre-Chorus – Builds Tension]

Every mask feels heavier, every smile a masquerade

Still I walk through shadows, still I dance around the blade

[Chorus]

I could snap, I could break

Teetering close to my own fate

Holding strong, still afraid

But even steel bends in the quake

[Bridge – Climactic Shift]

What happens when the wall gives way?  

When the dam can't hold the waves?  

Do I shatter, do I fade?  

Or rise again from the remains?  

[Outro - guitar, emotional, seeking, questioning] 

All that's left is breath and flame

Breath and flame... Or so they say

Wish I could stop running on fumes

And find a peaceful place to sleep 

-- Pradeep K (Prady)

Style: 

Soft rock transitioning into rock. Deep introspective mood building into raw release. Warm male vocals.