- Lyricist
- Prashanth Raman
- Singer
- Charranya
- Music director
- Rakesh Ambigapathy
- Movie name
- Dawood
- Movie release year
- 2025
- Lyrics added on
- 30 Jul 2025
Lyrics & meaning
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Overall song meaning
The song expresses an intense sense of psychological conflict, isolation, and existential struggle. The speaker describes life as an endless, perilous game filled with danger, fear, and metaphorical fire. Caught between hope and entrapment, the speaker grapples with external misperceptions, repeatedly insisting that true selfhood is revealed only in mirrors, which do not lie. Despite feeling exhausted, alone, and pushed into an inevitable war where stepping back is impossible, there remains a persistent effort to rebuild identity and confront fear. The track highlights the emotional toll of life's unpredictable trials while maintaining a defiant self-awareness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Walking on knife to end”
Comparing the precariousness of life to walking on the sharp edge of a knife.
Symbolism
“Mirrors never lie”
The mirror acts as a symbol of absolute, unvarnished truth amidst deception and external misjudgments.
Personification
“Life has its way of scaring us”
Life is personified as an active force that deliberately seeks to intimidate and terrify people.
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Trivia
Composed by Rakesh Ambigapathy with lyrics by Prashanth Raman, this atmospheric track features vocals by Charranya for the 2025 movie Dawood.
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