Kids
Abdullah Siddiqui Lyrics

Glass and ash
I am fragile and burnt out.

Living with the shelf life of a false eyelash
My existence is temporary and artificial.

Pay in cash Swimming in contracts, revel in backlash
Everything is transactional and I am used to criticism.

You don’t know nothing About the trappings of my day, you’re bluffing Keep discussing About the traffic and the day-old nothing
You have no idea what my life is like and your small talk is meaningless.

Let’s play hide and seek, while the kids sip tea
Let's escape our problems and responsibilities for a bit, like children playing a game.

I’m breaking I’m breaking Can’t you tell I’m faking Oh Can’t you tell I’m faking
I am struggling, and pretending everything is okay.

Fill this void in me, with the lights and greed
I am trying to fill my emptiness with superficial things.

Rise and crash Finding my peace in praying those lights flash Quick whiplash Fading lifelines in segregated crosshatch
My life is as uncertain and fragile as the flashing lights around me.

About the spaces where my blood’s not rushing
You don't understand the emptiness and anxiety I feel in certain situations.

Dena karz nae mein tera jo toon vekhay aiwain Puchain kaanu late ay toon Aiwain te na vekh meinu Thora thora lagda je fake meinu
I don't owe you anything just because you think you understand me, and sometimes it seems like you don't really see me for who I am.

Smile back, get it right Mein aan naal, that’s why they wave at you Rab davay kadi takes it all Self-made mein apay involved Jo vi chaida si ajj I just got it all Jo vi chaida je kal mein keraan ga call
I am constantly putting on a front and playing my part to fit in and get ahead, but it's all just a facade.

You can talk all you want pehnda farq hi nae Mein jithay aan khalota aandi sark hi nae Saadi soch haigi farq mein o fard hi nae Tere shair ich pehndi meray shair aali sardi nae Gallan tuadi meinu lardi nae Meri duniya ich challay meri marzi sirf Jidoon soch ravay khaali niat pardi nae You can call par aana mera farz te nae
You can say what you want, it doesn't affect me. I'm on my own journey and don't need your approval. My thoughts are my own and my world revolves around my own desires. I have no obligation to please you.

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