Let me take you there...

One of my all-time favorite songs, 'Kashmir' by Led Zeppelin:

Oh let the sun beat down upon my face, stars to fill my dream

I am a traveler of both time and space, to be where I have been

To sit with elders of the gentle race, this world has seldom seen

They talk of days for which they sit and wait and all will be revealed

Talk and song from tongues of lilting grace, whose sounds caress my ear

But not a word I heard could I relate, the story was quite clear Oh, oh.

Oh, I been flying... mama, there ain't no denyin'

I've been flying, ain't no denyin', no denyin'

All I see turns to brown, as the sun burns the ground

And my eyes fill with sand, as I scan this wasted land

Trying to find, trying to find where I've been.

Oh, pilot of the storm who leaves no trace, like thoughts inside a dream

Heed the path that led me to that place, yellow desert stream

My Shangri-La beneath the summer moon, I will return again

Sure as the dust that floats high in June, when movin' through Kashmir.

Oh, father of the four winds, fill my sails, across the sea of years

With no provision but an open face, along the straits of fear

Ohh.

When I'm on, when I'm on my way, yeah

When I see, when I see the way, you stay-yeah

Ooh, yeah-yeah, ooh, yeah-yeah, when I'm down...

Ooh, yeah-yeah, ooh, yeah-yeah, well I'm down, so down

Ooh, my baby, oooh, my baby, let me take you there

Let me take you there. Let me take you there.

Let me take you there.....

Sickening emptiness

Its another exit. One of my closest friends is leaving Bangalore this weekend. My cube is gonna look awfully empty on Monday :( Who will come with me for the long bike rides now? :(

Suddenly I'm feeling very depressed. I knew this was coming; but still, when the moment of truth arrives, its hard to take in. I'm gonna feel terribly lonely in this campus now. Thousands of faces, but all strange. And I'll be alone in the crowd. Again.

Blessed are those who have the company of their closest pals.

The wheels are rolling...

I'm excited! Will tell you all soon why... :)