[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.
[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.
