STRANGER IN THE CROWD

There she stands on her lonely roads

Coming back to the place she once left behind

Trapped in the middle of salvation her destined creed

for a broken heart that is waiting to be healed

No one sees her standing in a silence

waiting for her lost one to come

Her world is dark and grey

and she is smeared with all red

Every night and day

she walks the distance

from her sleeping dead

waiting to awaken her lost fate

standing at this middle of nowhere

like a Stranger in the crowd

There was a time she was happy and good

and she had a love

who was fighting for the country with his troops

he promised to be back and said ‘don’t be sad’

She waited ; but he never came back

Its been years and the world has changed

But she still waits dressed in her favourite dress

The love is lost and her body now lies in a grave

But her soul still wanders looking for the lost face

Every night and day

she walks the distance

from her sleeping dead

waiting for him to return

subverted and unseen with her silent tears

like ; a Stranger in the crowd

I wonder if this is hope

or just a restless haunting soul

This life sometimes ain’t just enough

but its all we got to get through the tough

But do we ever realise

What we do ; if is really worth

running every day and night

trying to get past aside the other man beside

Open your eyes and see if there is hope

and if you can see light in middle of this populated dome

look back and see if you had left behind

your own soul and reflection

lost and numb ; like a stranger in the crowd

She is not the only one

Who stands there with a hope

Like a lone soul ; restless and stoned

Look carefully and you may find your own self too

The one you left behind in the race long back

Still standing with a hope for you to return

So I wonder if we ain’t no different

from that dead soul

Not dead but just alive with a fake proud

Living with each other

Like ; Strangers in the Crowd

Author:            From quite some time my lead vocalist and music arranger ‘SAM’ was nagging me to write a song that has a story…of course a sad one.. and should have also a message in the end…something like ‘Smoke on the Water’ by deep purple or ‘SASHA’ by Outlandish…etc…etc… and when I saw this smoky picture the idea almost hit my grey cells… and this came out… Will compose it soon with ma boyz..

Thanx a lotttttttt  SUPRIYA for the thought provocating picture… You rock baby…

Hope you all like the write-up….

Enjoy..!!

Adieus

Achilles

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