My uneasy mind races to and fro
Like the pendulum of an aged clock
While my eyes rejoice in this purple show
As I watch thy fairness unlock
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‘Tis not only a fault of mine
But thou an equal perpetrator
‘Tis too late to walk the line
With a lover and an unknown hater
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No good now to regret the past
For an act we never did do
In this uneasy mind, your memory will last
The same ol’ memory of me and you
I’ve known desire to cause despair
As I part company with patience
Disappointment gives a blank stare
Oppurtunity, like egoistic beauty, shuns
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I’ve been to educational institutions
And learnt varied cultures and languages
All I could speak with divine precision
But none can help when life engages
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Eventually, you did win the rugged race
And you seem to be content at that
Don’t know how I ended up here in the first place
When I’m still wondering if I am a rat
I found love
I left it behind. I wanted freedom
I found freedom
I left it behind. I wanted happiness
I found happiness
I left it behind. I wanted bliss
I found bliss
I left it behind. I wanted heaven
I found heaven
I left it behind. I wanted God
I found God. He asked me what I wanted
I asked for love
He pointed in the direction where I came from
I could see a young man in the distance
God said, “He has all the love you need.”
“Can I meet him?”, I asked
“Yes,” replied God. “But you’ve left him far behind.”
I still remember every moment of that night
Every raindrop, ache and every pain
It was love at first sight
I never saw her again
I asked her to come back
And called out to her so
The only thing that returned
Was an echo
Let it be known far and wide
To all men and women in town
He has finally come to decide
Who’s to go up and who’s to stay down
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Put all your little children to sleep
This is not the time for them to bother
Take out all the secrets you keep
With your lawyer and your mother
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Hush! Not a word to speak
He longs to taste your breath
Surrender yourself if you’re too meek
For He rides on a horse named Death
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The day has turned to night so soon
And the sky is no longer blue
The stars have come out with the moon
To watch all that He can do
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The wise men stare in silence
They know that their end is near
The fools fear violence
When it’s the dark that they should fear
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The gloomy weather has set the stage
Amidst the pouring rain
You were a fool to invite His rage
For here He comes again
After a hard day’s work
I return to my lonely bed
All your thoughts are stuck
Deep inside my head
I lay down gently
For my body aches
I’ll kneel and pray all night
If that’s what it takes
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My thoughts carry me
Across the common sky
Amidst the moon and stars
Where your beauty lie
It’s so quiet
I can hear my heart beat
I can hear angels scream
While the demons cheat
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But not a moment is lost
In nature’s tale
Against your beauty
Even Gods would fail
It’s getting darker
The birds have ceased to call
The clock keeps ticking
Night’s getting tall
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My mind reaches back
To thoughts of you and me
Every sin is forgiven
In your memory
Traces of your face
Begin to appear
It’s the only thing
I hold dear
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A hundred million lovers
Are crying out
They’re asking me to meet you
Before time runs out
Somewhere out there
I know you feel the same
I can even hear you
Calling out my name
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Can you hear my voice?
And don’t you lie this time
I know you like to play games
But don’t play them tonight
Open up your window
Everything will be just fine
Reach out your hand
And I’ll hold it against mine
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Sleep betrays me
Very little I care
It isn’t long before
The morning sun is here
I dream of you
Staring into the sky
I dream of you
And the night passes me by
I wish I could write a poem
That will make your heart leap with delight
That will let you know how much I think about you day and night
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I wish I could write a poem
And wrap it up and gift it to you
And put all my emotions in it such that they sound true
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I wish I could write a poem
But my hands just don’t let me
I’m always looking for perfection but it just isn’t in me
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I wish I could write a poem
That will give you wings to fly
So you can sail across the distance to meet me where I lie
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I wish I could write a poem
That will say all that I want to
And amidst the darkness of silence, the light will shine through
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I wish I could write a poem
And turn it into a song
With my guitar on, nothing could ever go wrong
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I wish I could write a poem
That will put all our troubles to sleep
And bury it underground where all the dark secrets they keep
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I wish I could write a poem
Exclusively for you
Then you won’t feel the need for me to say how much I love you
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I wish I could write a poem
Sweeter than the call of birds
A poem that will make your heart melt with my words
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I wish I could write a poem
As pure and innocent as it can get
I wish I could write a poem like that
Will you forgive me?
I know I’ve made a wrong decision
It has cost us a lot
More than we thought
But I’m not a man blessed with precision
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Will you forgive me?
I should have never let you go
I’m here all alone
Relatively unknown
Like a joker in a circus show
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Will you forgive me?
I should have heard what you said
I lost my heart
We were drifting apart
And now I’m even losing my head
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Will you forgive me?
I’m trying my best to be a better man
Better than I was
Better than I am
Trying to give you everything that I can
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Will you forgive me?
And give me just one more chance
And hold my hand
Until the end
And I’ll make this the most memorable dance
A long, long time ago
If I can remember what I’ve been told
Your face would shine
Your presence was divine
And everything you touched turned to gold
And now here you are
Your body is frail, aching and cold
Your face doesn’t shine
Your presence ain’t divine
And everything you touch is getting old
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A long, long time ago
Hundreds of people loved to love you
You had countless friends
Who went out all ends
To flatter and praise all that you would do
And now here you are
With more fingers than friends
They left you alone
When you became unknown
And you’re helpless with the way this stands
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A long, long time ago
You had everything you could possibly want
Fancy cars
Shooting stars
And everything else that you loved to flaunt
And now here you are
Destroyed savagely by lust and greed
You’ve lost your health
And all of your wealth
But love is all you need
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A long, long time ago
They would worship you like a mighty lord
At your feet, they would bow
You blessed them somehow
You used to think you were bigger than God
And now here you are
Stuck to your death-bed with glue
You have nothing but memory
And your glorious history
And may God be with you too
Frank Solanki 