main to yahi hun lekin har koi mujhko dhunde
parwa nahi hai mujhko dil chahe jaan bhi chhute
khud ko manta rehta chahein ye duniya ruthe
neendon mein ghuske karun sapne barbad

jism or jaan mein ab main aise utar jaunga
aayina dekhiye to main hi nazar aaunga
main to yahi hun lekin har koi mujhko dhunde
neendon mein ghuske karun sapne barbad

khud hi uda kar ab pankho ko kaatu
kaale fasane likhukajal churake
khwayisho ke khatir maine
jaal ye bichaya hai

kaale andhero main ab mera hi saya hai
pankho ko kaatu pehlefir main karun azad
neendon mein ghuske karun sapne barbad

I am here, yet they search,
each one lost in the haze.
Let hearts shatter, let life depart,
I walk through these days.
I appease myself only,
though the world turns away,
I slip into slumber,
and dreams I betray.

Now, into flesh and soul,
I'll seep, a slow tide.
Look in the mirror, and see,
it is I who reside.
I am here, yet they search,
each one lost in the fray.
I slip into slumber,
and dreams I betray.

My own wings I sever,
and then slash them again,
With stolen kohl, I write tales,
inked in sorrow, in pain.
For desires I weave,
a dark, intricate snare.
Now, in the blackest of nights,
my shadow I bear.
First, I cut off the wings,
then, I make myself free.
I slip into slumber,
and dreams I betray.