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This song is about the process of creating. When the ‘Desire’ or conviction to create something becomes your vocation, it sort of ‘holds you by the collar’ in the sense that it gives you the strength to overcome any and every obstacles. He enjoys the captivating power of ‘desire’ and thus describes it as ’freedom in being caught’. Personally, he is transitioning from harboring suppressed thoughts to freely expressing his opinions. The idea behind this song inciperes from his experience with this newly acquired liberation. This song is the manifestation of his ‘desires’ and an expression of his freedom in the process of creating it.

lyrics

Time passes by like the breeze
Like sand through your hands,
Or a storm through the trees

No one man can be so strong,
and defy the soul
and not follow after the dream

Pre chorus:
You can run all you want but
(There's no cover when it shoots)
You can be who you want but
(You can't paint over your hue)
There's a freedom in being caught
(When it holds you by the collar)
Holds you by the collar

Chorus:
Ooh
Desire, desire
Ooh
Burning like fire
Ooh
Desire Desire,
Ooh
I'm on my knees

Rap:
You can do what you like tonight
You gotta groove to the beat alright
Fast cars, fast life everyday
Hustle through town all night and day
We be moving up and down
and cruising all around
We got it going on
Life seems good, you know it should
We've learned to stand our ground

Pre chorus:
You can run all you want but
(There's no cover when it shoots)
You can be who you want but
(You can't paint over your hue)
There's a freedom in being caught
(When it holds you by the collar)
Holds you by the collar

Chorus:
Ooh
Desire, desire
Ooh
Burning like fire
Ooh
Desire Desire,
Ooh
I'm on my knees

credits

released August 7, 1998
Chirag Todi - Lead Guitar, Composition, Direction
Pushkar - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Lyrics, Composition
Tanya Nambiar - Rap, Lyrics
Abhay Sharma - Saxophone
Marc Damania - Bass
Dennis Johnson - Rhythm guitar
Divyang Arora - Production, Arrangement, Keys
Nirmit Shah - Mix & Master
Farah Ahmad - Artwork
Aabir Baoni - Animated Music Video
Management - The Alt Bright

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Chirag Todi India

I am a songwriter, composer and guitarist based in Ahmedabad. I am the founding member of Heat Sink and have worked with industry titans such as A.R. Rahman. I have been featured on the Rolling Stone India Magazine Cover and Spotify playlist cover. My song 'Desire' won the best song of 2020 and got featured on Apple Advertisements and Vh1 India. ... more

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