rishte bas rishte hote hai
rishte bas rishte hote hai
kuch ik pal ke, kuch do pal ke
kuch ik pal ke, kuch do pal ke
rishte bas rishte hote hai
rishte bas rishte hote hai

kuch paro se halke hote hai
kuch paro se halke hote hai
baraso ke tale chalate chalate
bhaaree bharakam ho jaate hai
kuch bhaaree bharakam barf ke se
barso ke tale galate galate
halake fulke ho jaate hai
rishte bas rishte hote hai
rishte bas rishte hote hai

naam hote hai rishto ke
kuch rishte naam ke hote hai
rishtaa wo agar mar jaaye bhi
rishtaa wo agar mar jaaye bhi
bas naam se jeenaa hotaa hai
bas naam se jeenaa hotaa hai
rishte bas rishte hote hai

Relationships are merely relationships,
fleeting moments, a breath or two,
fleeting moments, a breath or two,
Relationships are merely relationships.
Relationships are merely relationships.

Some, light as feathers at the start,
Some, light as feathers at the start,
Through years of journeys, they grow heavy,
burdened, weighed down with the weight of years.
Some, like icy mountains, grand and stark,
Through years of melting, they become,
light and airy, dissolving to nothing.
Relationships are merely relationships.
Relationships are merely relationships.

Names are given to relationships,
Some relationships are only a name,
If a relationship should ever die,
If a relationship should ever die,
It lives on only by its name,
It lives on only by its name,
Relationships are merely relationships.