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Performance: Spoken word and acoustic flair | Hanita Bhambri | TEDxDAIICT


I met him in a sun-kissed freezes he

I met him in a sun-kissed freezes he fell out of his yellow hat he was a

fell out of his yellow hat he was a

fell out of his yellow hat he was a disaster I saw it coming a natural

disaster I saw it coming a natural

disaster I saw it coming a natural calamity that listed like cheap whiskey

calamity that listed like cheap whiskey

calamity that listed like cheap whiskey with coke his imagination fired up my

with coke his imagination fired up my

with coke his imagination fired up my riled up world shattering everything

riled up world shattering everything

riled up world shattering everything that I knew and believed he was my pull

that I knew and believed he was my pull

that I knew and believed he was my pull in a world of doors full of bush and the

in a world of doors full of bush and the

in a world of doors full of bush and the day that our eyes locked my stomach did

day that our eyes locked my stomach did

day that our eyes locked my stomach did a back flip in my heart a somersault and

a back flip in my heart a somersault and

a back flip in my heart a somersault and lips met in a summer garden as he tasted

lips met in a summer garden as he tasted

lips met in a summer garden as he tasted ice cream for my mouth with the tip of

ice cream for my mouth with the tip of

ice cream for my mouth with the tip of his tongue and before the rest of it hit

his tongue and before the rest of it hit

his tongue and before the rest of it hit the ground I had fallen in love and

the ground I had fallen in love and

the ground I had fallen in love and perhaps love always was about whirlpools

perhaps love always was about whirlpools

perhaps love always was about whirlpools or windmills or anything else that

or windmills or anything else that

or windmills or anything else that knocks the breath right out of your

knocks the breath right out of your

knocks the breath right out of your lungs and kisses were always stolen

lungs and kisses were always stolen

lungs and kisses were always stolen moments in time a rip in the space-time

moments in time a rip in the space-time

moments in time a rip in the space-time continuum kiss everything slowed down a

continuum kiss everything slowed down a

continuum kiss everything slowed down a little and yet spread faster than a

little and yet spread faster than a

little and yet spread faster than a lightning sparkle gravitational waves

lightning sparkle gravitational waves

lightning sparkle gravitational waves intersecting like a blizzard meeting a

intersecting like a blizzard meeting a

intersecting like a blizzard meeting a rainstorm damaging our sensory organs

rainstorm damaging our sensory organs

rainstorm damaging our sensory organs and ruining us for anyone else yet he he

and ruining us for anyone else yet he he

and ruining us for anyone else yet he he he refuses to be loved he breaks me when

he refuses to be loved he breaks me when

he refuses to be loved he breaks me when I try to love him he breaks me he breaks

I try to love him he breaks me he breaks

I try to love him he breaks me he breaks me he breaks my spirit some days he

me he breaks my spirit some days he

me he breaks my spirit some days he elevates me the world’s where there’s

elevates me the world’s where there’s

elevates me the world’s where there’s nothing but our souls alone when I look

nothing but our souls alone when I look

nothing but our souls alone when I look at him his eyes glow like embers on a

at him his eyes glow like embers on a

at him his eyes glow like embers on a scalable tree on a full moon night my

scalable tree on a full moon night my

scalable tree on a full moon night my lover is bipolar his body is made of

lover is bipolar his body is made of

lover is bipolar his body is made of gold his heart liquid sunshine some days

gold his heart liquid sunshine some days

gold his heart liquid sunshine some days he’s wild like the restless sea the rest

he’s wild like the restless sea the rest

he’s wild like the restless sea the rest he drops off kisses on my lips and

he drops off kisses on my lips and

he drops off kisses on my lips and cheeks he treats my body like he’s

cheeks he treats my body like he’s

cheeks he treats my body like he’s returning to the den with a sense of

returning to the den with a sense of

returning to the den with a sense of familiarity with curiosity to explore

familiarity with curiosity to explore

familiarity with curiosity to explore new corners and edges he covers

new corners and edges he covers

new corners and edges he covers underneath the sheets and makes a fort

underneath the sheets and makes a fort

underneath the sheets and makes a fort out of her bed then there are days when

out of her bed then there are days when

out of her bed then there are days when he wouldn’t let me touch him or near him

he wouldn’t let me touch him or near him

he wouldn’t let me touch him or near him I look at him we don’t exactly have

I look at him we don’t exactly have

I look at him we don’t exactly have finesse in the way there are moons clunk

finesse in the way there are moons clunk

finesse in the way there are moons clunk but honestly one thing always leads to

but honestly one thing always leads to

but honestly one thing always leads to another and it always leads to us

another and it always leads to us

another and it always leads to us falling back in love with our clothes on

falling back in love with our clothes on

falling back in love with our clothes on the floor in my laundry in his mouth

the floor in my laundry in his mouth

the floor in my laundry in his mouth needle scratches and comebacks my head

needle scratches and comebacks my head

needle scratches and comebacks my head spinning my hands losing direction of

spinning my hands losing direction of

spinning my hands losing direction of where his body ends hands over our heads

where his body ends hands over our heads

where his body ends hands over our heads and maybe we’re way over our heads to

and maybe we’re way over our heads to

and maybe we’re way over our heads to regional losing battle against nature P

regional losing battle against nature P

regional losing battle against nature P and H sugar could set him off from

and H sugar could set him off from

and H sugar could set him off from euphoria two monstrous trees red goes to

euphoria two monstrous trees red goes to

euphoria two monstrous trees red goes to green there is no yellow there is no

green there is no yellow there is no

green there is no yellow there is no in-between and I watch him suffer and I

in-between and I watch him suffer and I

in-between and I watch him suffer and I sing to him I love your depression and I

sing to him I love your depression and I

sing to him I love your depression and I love your double chin I love most

love your double chin I love most

love your double chin I love most everything my heart skipping as he says

everything my heart skipping as he says

everything my heart skipping as he says that he loves me you’re selfish or mean

that he loves me you’re selfish or mean

that he loves me you’re selfish or mean you disgust me

you disgust me

you disgust me the next moment he would scream and run

the next moment he would scream and run

the next moment he would scream and run out to the streets and I would chase him

out to the streets and I would chase him

out to the streets and I would chase him down bare feet my lover is bipolar he

down bare feet my lover is bipolar he

down bare feet my lover is bipolar he scares me

loving him is not easy knowing this

loving him is not easy knowing this despite my best intentions i spiral

despite my best intentions i spiral

despite my best intentions i spiral towards him like a hurricane that hurls

towards him like a hurricane that hurls

towards him like a hurricane that hurls inside the remains of a parked car

inside the remains of a parked car

inside the remains of a parked car waiting to be destroyed because honestly

waiting to be destroyed because honestly

waiting to be destroyed because honestly his words are enough to Electrify my

his words are enough to Electrify my

his words are enough to Electrify my insides and I so hear what I’m seeing is

insides and I so hear what I’m seeing is

insides and I so hear what I’m seeing is not romanticized I love was that of

not romanticized I love was that of

not romanticized I love was that of extremes parasite and almost every time

extremes parasite and almost every time

extremes parasite and almost every time that I threatened to leave he would

that I threatened to leave he would

that I threatened to leave he would change his shapes to fit my vessel and

change his shapes to fit my vessel and

change his shapes to fit my vessel and my wesen would change all the more with

my wesen would change all the more with

my wesen would change all the more with his love I hate you

his love I hate you

his love I hate you it’s a tha tha T that spells love he

it’s a tha tha T that spells love he

it’s a tha tha T that spells love he says I’m sorry

says I’m sorry

says I’m sorry you love me I’m sorry I’m sorry he

you love me I’m sorry I’m sorry he

you love me I’m sorry I’m sorry he whispers and breaks down crying he would

whispers and breaks down crying he would

whispers and breaks down crying he would rest his head on my lap and tell me

rest his head on my lap and tell me

rest his head on my lap and tell me stories of his childhood love and his

stories of his childhood love and his

stories of his childhood love and his favorite cartoons Bob the Builder and

favorite cartoons Bob the Builder and

favorite cartoons Bob the Builder and scooby-dooby-doo when I would forget

his violence and his depression and his

his violence and his depression and his paranoia my lover his bipolar his body

paranoia my lover his bipolar his body

paranoia my lover his bipolar his body is made of gold his heart his soggy

is made of gold his heart his soggy

is made of gold his heart his soggy like a butter toast and I can feast on

like a butter toast and I can feast on

like a butter toast and I can feast on him for days without a break yet he he

him for days without a break yet he he

him for days without a break yet he he he refuses to be loved

[Applause]

[Applause] hi my name is Hannah table mamrie and

hi my name is Hannah table mamrie and

hi my name is Hannah table mamrie and I’m a singer-songwriter and the piece

I’m a singer-songwriter and the piece

I’m a singer-songwriter and the piece that I just performed right now was

that I just performed right now was

that I just performed right now was called finding yellow it was about being

called finding yellow it was about being

called finding yellow it was about being in a state of feeling constant passion

in a state of feeling constant passion

in a state of feeling constant passion and agony and swinging between those two

and agony and swinging between those two

and agony and swinging between those two extremities all the time

extremities all the time

extremities all the time feeling confused feeling helpless the

feeling confused feeling helpless the

feeling confused feeling helpless the song that I’m gonna be singing is going

song that I’m gonna be singing is going

song that I’m gonna be singing is going to be something about it’s completely

to be something about it’s completely

to be something about it’s completely opposite to that it’s about feeling

opposite to that it’s about feeling

opposite to that it’s about feeling lukewarm feeling no extremes and I hope

lukewarm feeling no extremes and I hope

lukewarm feeling no extremes and I hope you are able to relate to that just as

you are able to relate to that just as

you are able to relate to that just as much as you like this one this piece is

much as you like this one this piece is

much as you like this one this piece is called oceans

[Music]

[Music] to close your eyes to see me better or

to close your eyes to see me better or

to close your eyes to see me better or bit your face that isn’t mine to crave

bit your face that isn’t mine to crave

bit your face that isn’t mine to crave my smell when I’m around more despair is

my smell when I’m around more despair is

my smell when I’m around more despair is when I when you look into my eyes do you

when I when you look into my eyes do you

when I when you look into my eyes do you feel the Osher emotion rising care let’s

feel the Osher emotion rising care let’s

feel the Osher emotion rising care let’s leave a while doesn’t random passing

leave a while doesn’t random passing

leave a while doesn’t random passing thought occupy your mind when I’m naked

thought occupy your mind when I’m naked

thought occupy your mind when I’m naked there’s my war make your heart glow or

there’s my war make your heart glow or

there’s my war make your heart glow or is it not enough to reach you through

is it not enough to reach you through

is it not enough to reach you through your clothes

Kazu flesh sing a happy song do you miss

Kazu flesh sing a happy song do you miss me when I am gone

me when I am gone

me when I am gone do you want me at all do you turn on the

do you want me at all do you turn on the

do you want me at all do you turn on the light to see me better or are you afraid

light to see me better or are you afraid

light to see me better or are you afraid of darkness do you kiss my skin with new

of darkness do you kiss my skin with new

of darkness do you kiss my skin with new fire is it an act of kindness when you

fire is it an act of kindness when you

fire is it an act of kindness when you is my legs do you feel the ocean of

is my legs do you feel the ocean of

is my legs do you feel the ocean of motion arising carelessly a while

there’s a random passing thought occupy

there’s a random passing thought occupy your mind when you lie with me there’s

your mind when you lie with me there’s

your mind when you lie with me there’s my war make you heart glow is it not

my war make you heart glow is it not

my war make you heart glow is it not enough to meet you through your soul

enough to meet you through your soul

enough to meet you through your soul does your flesh sing a happy song do you

does your flesh sing a happy song do you

does your flesh sing a happy song do you miss me when I you learn there’s your

miss me when I you learn there’s your

miss me when I you learn there’s your flesh sing a happy song do you miss me

flesh sing a happy song do you miss me

flesh sing a happy song do you miss me when I am gone

Oh does your flesh sing a happy song do

Oh does your flesh sing a happy song do you miss me when I am gone do you want

you miss me when I am gone do you want

you miss me when I am gone do you want me at all

me at all

me at all [Music]

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