Pepped up at midnight

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It is half past midnight and I am busy completing some work. To help me from struggling to keep awake, I listen to the music on my iPod. The songs play on and I continue to complete my work. A while later, I unintentionally turn oblivious to the music playing in my ears and my eyeslids become too heavy to be kept open. Soon, I turn unmindful towards the other things around me too. I tell myself that the most fitting plan of action would be to tuck myself in bed or else waking up fresh and early next morning would only be a sweet dream. Comme il faut, I yawn.

Almost as an innate reflex, my iPod plays a song that makes my senses spring back to life; I feel the blood flowing into every part of me. Not only is it a fabulous song (which in ma langue means that it has good chords on the guitar) but it is also one with which I have some amazing memories attached, which make the song even more special. Instantly my mind is flooded with vivid images of a very cold winter morning in North Wales. Of listening to this song on full volume in our car. Of us stopping the car on the sleet covered hard shoulder of the motorway just to dance on this number. Of 14 young people breaking free of all inhibitions and soaking in every drop of fun that there could have been. I still remember how hot my body had turned after the dance, despite the freezing temperatures. I can still hear each of our voices as we sang as if there was no soul in a 10 mile radius. This was the song, the very same song. That was the December of 2006.

Drowsiness is wiped off clean. I find myself increasing the volume and turning the equaliser on. I find myself getting off the chair. I find myself dancing. Spontaneously. I again feel my body temperatures rising. I start singing the song. Again oblivous to my surroundings. Oblivious to the Maritan time of the night. I feel turned on and I ask myself, is it just the song or am I in love? Kya mujhe pyaar hai? Kahisa humaar


The song is Kyun Aaj Kal Neend Kam Khwaab Jyaada Hai from the soundtrack of the movie Woh Lamhe.

kyun aaj kal, neend kam khwab jyada hai
lagta khuda ka koi nek irada hai
kal tha faqir aaj dil shehzada hai
lagta khuda ka koi nek irada hai

kya mujhe pyar hai
kaisa khumar hai
kya mujhe pyar hai
kaisa khumar hai

Oooh, oooh, oooh
Oooh, oooh, oooh

paththar ke in raston pe
phoolon ki ek chaadar hai
jabse mile ho humko
badla har ek manzar hai

dekho jahan main nile nile aasmaan tale
rang naye naye hain jaise ghulte hue
soye se khaab mere, jaage tere waste
tere khayalon se hain, bheege mere raaste

kya mujhe pyar hai
kaisa khumar hai
kya mujhe pyar hai
kaisa khumar hai

Oooh, oooh, oooh
Oooh, oooh, oooh

tum kyun chale aate ho
har roj in khwabon main
chupke se aa bhi jao main
ek din meri baahon main

tere hi sapne andheron main ujalo main
koi nasha hai, teri aankhon ke pyalon main
tu mere khwabon main jawaabon main saawalon main
har din chura tumhe main lata hoon khyalon main