Descriptions:
As the magic book called childhood closed,
reality hit—
like a rude slap.
A sudden need arose—
to shift from all things admired and learnt,
to all things practical.
In the last few years,
I went from place to place—
one wise one to the next.
They said many things about being practical—
most of all,
that it’s about protecting self.
So I assumed
it must be an act of self-love.
But the more I saw,
the more I unlearnt.
I realised—
practicality isn’t based in love;
it’s based in fear.
We grow up learning beauty,
and then we’re cheated by reality.
Wounded, weeping,
we decide not to let the world get to us.
We build walls,
we assume pedestals,
we strive for more pedestals.
We want to push
The same way we felt pushed
But in this process—
of finding validation in pocketed love,
And then of protecting it
cosmic love,
self-love—
it becomes a vague memory,
something we claim to be seeking,
but wouldn’t know
even if it hit us in the face.
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Produced by The Aahvaan Project
Writer: Vedi
Vocals: Vedi, Sumant Balakrishnan
Composed by: Vedi, Sumant Balakrishnan, Makrand Sanon
Production and Mix: Varun Gupta
Recorded Live at Studio Crukces
Mastered by Gethin John at Hafod Mastering UK
RajMan Films:
Director: Manan Kathuria
DOP : Shivek Sobti
Editor : Dhruv Malik
Font Design, Album art: Eemon Roy
Art and Production team :Pramesh Agarwal , Abhishi Krishnalaxmi Rai, Vidhi Singh, Pakhi Sinha, Chakresh Kumar, Roshy
Venue : Oddbird Theatre
Special thanks:
Qutub , Abhishek Sharma, Sukanya Balakrishnan, Chandrashekar Balakrishnan
Camera & Light Vendor – World Media
Himanshu, Mukesh & Subhash
BTS: Sanya sethi & Satyam Shukla
(C) 2025 The Aahvaan Project
