Fragile by Design

[Intro (English)]

They called me fragile,

Like it was a flaw!

But I was built to bend

Not break

[Ambient guitar arpeggio (fingerpicked, slightly syncopated)]

[Verse 1 (Hindi)]

Toota hoon, magar tarasha gaya

Har dard se kuch seekha gaya.

Naazuk tha, par jaan bujh ke

Kyunki har zakhm mein roshni thi

[Flute solo - soul exhaling]

[Chorus (Mixed)]

Fragile by design, fragile by design!

Not weak, just woven with care!

Naazuk hoon, par sachcha

Maut se bhi gehra.

[Percussive vocal rhythm, over light congas]

Daba ri ba room... badakka boom...

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

Fragile by design... Tacha, tacha...

Tacha... tacha... Fragile by design...!

[Guitar arpeggio + Flute echo]

[Verse 2 (English)]

I cracked where the pressure lived

But the cracks let the light in  

I didn’t shatter—I shimmered  

I didn’t fall—I folded into myself

[Bridge (Hindi)]

Jo bikhra, woh mita nahi

Jo roya, woh jiya gaya!

Naazuk hone ka matlab tha

Zinda rehna har haal mein tha!

[Percussive vocal rhythm, over light congas]

Lampa tika lamba tamtam...

Lampa tika lamba tamtam...

Tadikita thom, tadikita thom....

Lampa tika lamba tamtam...!

[Flute solo, layered with soft percussion (Latin congas or Goan rhythm)]

[Outro (English) ]

They called me fragile

But I was never afraid to feel  

I was built to break

And still be beautiful

[Final flute solo fading into ambient textures]

-- Pradeep K (Prady)

Style:

Fusion of Pop and rock with a distinctly Indian flavor. Goan and Portuguese influences. Sega, African, Latin, and Caribbean rhythms.Cross-cultural instrumentation (flute, guitar, ambient textures). The flute solos will be layered with soft percussion (Latin congas or Goan rhythm).