The first one..

When I wake up in the morning
I look out at the sky
and then I wait for u to call
for me to say hi

the day starts anew
when i think of u
and of how it's gonna be,with u besides me
every moment i spend with you is filled with unsurmountable glee

I take a look around,look at the world and hear the sounds
Dont know if you know it but my love for u holds no bounds
When you arent with me,time passes so slow
When i hear your voice i feel my heart glow

Never imagined i would be so proud to call someone my lil sis
but now that you are,saying that is utter bliss
From the time i've known you,dont why but i found you cute
And the pain of separation from you is always immensely acute

I'm not much of a poet as you'd know
And never have i written anything for anyone
But something about you makes my heart glow
Yes you are the one i love,the only one

How i wish for you to be here now
But i promise you sis I'll be there no matter what
To catch and wipe your tears if they ever fall
I always wanted a sis like you and what a gift from God,i got!

Every night before i sleep
I read your messages on my phone
Only we know,how our love,like an ocean,is deep
You'll always be in my heart no matter how far you've gone

The foolish lover

Love's a strong word you said
And asked if i was as sure as you about this mode we made
Maybe you should cut apart my heart one day
And you'd see its ur name,just ur name which is there to stay :)

All those dreams we have seen
Baby you only you are my perfect love story scene :)
I cant even imagine a moment without you
Its like picturing the sky not being blue

When god comes to take me away
I'd beg him to grant me with you,another day
Neither in Heaven nor Hell without i wont stay
Though another day with you would give me more happiness than 1000 heavens may

Ur name is the one i inhale in every breath
Yeah baby i love you,i love you to death
Coz the day in my love you stop believing
Is the day on this earth i stop living

Honey you are the only one who can make me write
If ever anythings wrong,I'd anything to make it right
Ur name is the one i inhale in every breath
Yeah baby i love you,i love you to death

Innocence Smothered

Thrust into this world,my initiation begins
Miracles expected from me,devoid of a magic lamp or gins..
Like a tyro thrown into the deep end
I grapple to endure this life its only reward,a stipend..

As I burgeon my world starts expanding
But why do I feel every thought of mine disbanding?
Confined to a cocoon,narrowed,so restricted..
Why is my every desire,my every wish constricted?

Years pass by but this emptiness I cant conquer
Resigned to my fate in the face of an exacting society..
Why does my heart stray and not concur?
With this path chosen,chosen for me but not by me

One day in senility when I look back
What will I remember and cherish?
The erudition I earned through abnegation of my knack?
This life of a pedant till the day I perish..

This storm in my head never abates..
Will I ever truly be able to throw open these gates?

Years pass by but this emptiness I wont conquer
Resigned to my fate in the face of an exacting society..
Why does my heart stray and not concur?
With this path chosen,chosen for me but not by me

I am sorry

I am sorry Dad
Sorry if i ever made you sad
I alwaystried my best to make you proud
But could'nt ur sky of this dark despair cloud

I'm sorry for falling short on ur expectations
Maybe you never understood my aspirations
Miss the times you used to spend with me
Now it seems you are hardly ever free

All the football games we used to play when i was younger
Are etched in my mind but all this now seems a blunder
I know i havent grown up like you wanted me to
But were you here more often when i grew up,is that true ?

The way you disapprove of what i want to do
It hurts,hurts like a bolt from the blue
Nothings perfect and neither am I
But i hope someday i can make you smile rather than making you sigh

Two cents of an Agalloch fan

Agalloch - noun

the fragrant, resinous wood of an East Indian tree, Aquilariaagallocha,  of the mezereum family, used as incense in the Orient.

What started off as a simple demo in the form of 'From which of this oak' has now spawned into four immensely successful albums and a myriad of good EPs which,in the words of the band, represent the fringes of the sounds they want to develop and are the creative outlet for the band.

Formed in 1995, in Portland, Oregon, Agalloch has mainly stayed away from the mainstream metal scene. They have been invariably lumped into a variety of genres, post rock, folk metal, doom metal being some of them. But as singer/guitarist John Haughm puts it, Agalloch started off as a Dark metal band and that is how they intend it to be always.

Right from their demo tape upto the hugely successful 'Marrow of the spirit', which was rated as one of the best albums of 2010, Agalloch's lyrical themes have revolved around Pantheism, nature, winter and Nordic imagery. They have also been heavily influenced by cinema of the likes of Ingmar Bergman, Bila Tarr, Bernardo Bertolucci and the like. The band didn't start performing live until very recently and have done so to rave responses especially from the fans in Europe. So much so, they have even come out with a live DVD which includes some interviews from the band which are pretty hard to find otherwise. Also included on the live DVD are some amazing captures of the natural surrounds which are an absolute must-have.

The band's first full length album was 'Pale Folklore' and the melancholic riffs of the demo tape were carried forward but their sound evolved as it has with every album. The songs on this record were mostly around the 10 minute mark which has now become a real trademark of the band. 'Dead winter days', 'Hallways of Enchanted Ebony' and 'The melancholy spirit' were some of the masterpieces off this album.

The band's second full length venture was ' The Mantle' which in my humble opinion is the band's best and most complete effort. The band unanimously state in interviews that this is invariably a Portland album, set around the scenic locales of the area where the band come from. This album contains the 14 and a half minute epic, 'In the shadow of our pale companion' which was the song which got me into Agalloch. Other notable songs include, among others, the musical masterpiece, 'Odal', the acoustic based, 'A desolation song' and ' You were but a ghost in my arms'.

After 'The mantle', the band stripped down their music and produced a more metal based album in the form of 'Ashes against the grain'. Acoustic sections, which were so prevalent on 'The Mantle' were dropped and it also gave us a glimpse of Agalloch's first real upbeat song in the form of 'Falling snow'. This album includes the three part magnum opus, 'Our fortress is burning' characterized with amazingly solemn bass lines and heart wrenching riffs and lyrics to back up.

The band's latest offering, 'Marrow of the spirit' has almost seen the band come full circle. You can see traces and snippets of all the earlier work done by Agalloch in this one. Also this album is characterized by the raw sound, quite like the demo due to analog recording as insisted by the band. As always, the epic song of this album is the 17 and a half minute long epic, 'Black Lake Nidstang'. More than anything this album leaves the door open for endless possibilities to take this band forward into unknown realms where not many artists have gone. I for one, cannot wait to get my 'Ashes against the Grain' official shirt, my first piece of Agalloch merchandise and yes you guessed it, it was pretty hard to find!

Untitled.

Friends not so long ago, estranged now..
This strange conundrum of fate
Is this the end of it all?
I wonder...
Will our bond, to life's fickle whims surrender?

Flying through winds of dissent..
of shared misery
The joy of it all..
the carefree glee
mocking those with weary shoulders
the kinds fooling themselves..
the mere placeholders..

Drifting along like connoisseurs
in an endless array of delectable artforms..
now all that seems eons along

The imperfections..
the disapprobations
reared their ugly head
like a sleeping monster, out of nowhere
laying waste to what lies ahead..

You said I didn't care
that I didn't bother
I hope this lets you know, the truth couldn't be farther..

With every piece why does this jigsaw seem further incomplete?
Is this the end of it all I wonder
Gone with the wind to eternally surrender?

As embers dress the sky

Sitting under this pale imposing oak

Under the moonlit azure skies

Thirsty for your love

for your touch I pine

like the parched earth

for a drop of water so divine

I am but a marionette

on love's string

I am but a pained poet

for fickle love's whim 

Without your presence

My soul lingers on aimless

Incomplete,deformed,melancholic

obtrused by your overpowering need.

Is this the realization of a golden dawn? 

or yet does the daunting night persist

Draped in Ethereal beauty

you appear..

But the dream shatters....

shattered by the nonchalant unrelenting truth

The bitter truth ....

As I stare out into the starlit

now velvet sky

my affections seem a malediction

yet addicted am I to this sweet affliction

Here's to love, the great sickness

the herald of eternal misery....