Under Artist Name Mukura

Lyrics, Composition and Performance by Ramya Thiyagarajan


As Long As There is Time

From EP- Onward and Backward (2020)

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I wake up on this hazy dawn, with dreams that glow I want to flow where the river takes my soul But these hanging clouds, they drown me Oh, is it worth the time, as long as there is time?

There’s always tomorrow, to face mediocrity I wish I could stop, this damn soliloquy This endless angst, is stuck so deep Oh is it worth the time, won’t it all end in void?

I wonder what it’s all about? Which path do I take now? What’s the meaning of it all? How do I live? Can I know the end before the start? Is there more it it then the end? Dying Dying till our last breath. TIme’s running out, my hearts beating loud, distractions abound.. How do I make this freedom count, Distractions abound.

I wish my train of thought, would stop just this once I panic, can’t breath, time chokes my throat Oh, everything I touch, seems to float away I’m sinking to madness and there is no escape

I don’t like what the mirror shows, yet cannot seem to change Inertia’s my cocoon, I seem willingly caged In this veil of dread, I’m frozen forever Oh is it worth the time, as long as there is time?


Silence

From EP- Onward and Backward (2020)

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Horns and beeps, and the ringing bells The world makes a rhythm that never ends Full of sound, it’s a shining and screeching And being out of sight, is the biggest lunacy So we’re whirling and crying under greedy eyes As the swirling day melts into the night

Constantly moving, without intent It’s a restless feeling, thats never content The sun sets, hidden, in the hazy sea The endless waves refuse to speak

It’s not the sounds outside that worry me but a silence within that’s never free

A constant rush and a gasp for breath, If we were quiet, our voices could be heard Afraid of stopping yet afraid to move Afraid of running out of things to do The silence is deafening as it screams It makes me face the shadow that’s hiding the dream

My minds a nervous swirl from the things unsaid With a sigh and a sway, I’m ready to fade I push away the monsters with a rising dread But the answer’s not in life, nor in (the) land of the dead

It’s not the sounds outside that worry me but a silence within that’s never free


Onward and Backward

From EP- Onward and Backward (2020)

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I think I’m moving and growing Onward and backward Tracing circles in my mind Chasing a pretty delusion

And when the sun the kisses the ocean I’m sure I’m headed somewhere But I can’t remember where and Nothing really seems to change

Tell me, does everything mean something?
How do I keep from sinking? Have I failed if I shun these endless games?

Tell me, why do I have so many fears? A sadness that makes me weak? How do I keep from fading away?

Tell me, How do I find the boundless light? And look past all my crimes? How do I scream with no worry?

Why can’t I ever feel free? Where is my place to be Before I turn into dust

On this barren summer ground Flaming skeletons all around These harsh wounds hang tightly Here’s an end, but whats the journey

O, Wheres the rousing delight? Wheres the heavenly respite? Wheres the path that I once saw A laughter for the absurd plot?

Tell me, does everything mean something?
How do I keep from sinking? Have I failed if I shun these endless games?

Tell me, why do I have so many fears? A sadness that makes me weak? How do I keep from fading away?

Tell me, how do I find the boundless light? And look past all my crimes How do I scream with no worry?

Why can’t I ever feel free? Where is my place to be, Before I turn into dust


Fear Sings

From EP- Onward and Backward (2020)

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If you knew I looked like a beast If I showed you I was cruel If I said I feed on your soul Would you carry me around?

If you knew I weigh you down Loathe yourself and freeze and drown If you knew I’m your unseen high, But I’ve taken your will , your life

But I help you wear a mask And I hide you from your pain I’ve saved this wall you’ve built
To hold at bay all your guilt

We now sleep in a cold embrace and wake up together, facing the day When your heart pounds, I’m there When you’re calm, I’m around the corner You’re under the spell I’ve cast The only steadfast friend you’ve got

I’m in all thats close to you All your deepest, dark desires Fight me or ignore me But, don’t you see you’re stuck with me?

I’m the reason you never face The sink of grime the lays beneath With a score of regrets and spite I’m behind your rage and fight

I’m in all thats felt, unfelt I’m in all you make and kill In your weakness you don’t see But days find you alone with me

Open your eyes and look at me Take your power, so we could be free And If you let those curtains drop There is nothing that I can stop

We now sleep in a cold embrace and wake up together, facing the day When your heart pounds, I’m there When you’re calm, I’m around the corner You’re under the spell I’ve cast I’m Fear the only friend you’ve got