Revolution Evolution

Arrested Development

Hadh se badhne laga,
Zulm ka silsila
Dil nahin lag raha
Dil nahin lag raha

- Junoon (Azaadi)

This song caught me by many a surprise when I first heard Azadi, because it had a slow swing beat - very unlike the rest of the Paki-rock songs that Junoon is famous for.

Its the next two lines of this track that are intricately written

Sheher mein jo mere, jitne bhi yaar hain,
Sab giraftaar hain, Sab giraftaar hain,
Kisko maaloom ho, kaun ho kab riha,
Dil nahin lag raha, Dil nahin lag raha

At first instinct, knowing Junoon as a faction of musical riot, you would think, all his friends in the city are arrested for some kind of incendiary actions, and do not know when they will get out.
But look at the other perspective, that his friends are imprisoned by routine, schedule, careers and life in general, without a clue as to whether they will be free of it or not.

Deep.